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Is there a link between disappearing habitats and the loss of languages?

The Guardian has published an article discussing a new report, which suggests that there is a direct link between disappearing habitats and the loss of languages. The report, undertaken by researchers at the Zoological Society of London and the George Wright Society, describes a correlation that has been found between changes in local environments and the disappearance of languages spoken by communities in those environments. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

[Advanced] Analyse some palaeo-environmental core data – comments

Advanced Palaeoenvironmental Step Copyright FerrĂ©ol Salomon Thanks for all your interesting comments on my [Advanced] step. Lots of hypotheses have been proposed! You all described very well the core sequences. Congratulation! Different sedimentary behaviors can be observed: Claudius’ basin shows sand accretion, whereas the access channel to Trajan’s basin shows mud accumulation. Continue reading →

English as a Medium of Instruction for International Academics course starts today

A number of PhD students from Modern Languages will be participating in a short course in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) for International Academics on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June 2014 at the Avenue Campus, University of Southampton. The course is designed to support academics whose first language is not English to gain confidence in teaching and researching through the medium of English. Continue reading →

Future Modern Languages students to visit the University

Around 190 potential future Modern Languages students will be visiting the University on Tuesday 10th June 2014 for the Year 8 Able Linguist Day, run by Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. Activities include an intensive mini-project in either French, German or Spanish, a taster session in a new language, plus a talk about languages and how they can be useful in the world of work. For further information about this event, visit the University’s Modern Languages website. Continue reading →

The Past in Pieces: Lego and Lost Civilisations

Matthew Tyler-Jones:A great post and the second time this week that the Antikythera Mechanism has been brought to my attention Originally posted on res gerendae: As I think I may have mentioned once or twice, I was a Lego-mad child. Of all the things under the tree on Christmas morning, Lego was always the most prized. Like many, I ‘grew out of’ Lego in my teens, only to come back to it as I’ve got older and had more disposable income. Continue reading →

Top four position for modern languages and linguistics at Southampton in Guardian University Guide

Modern languages and linguistics at the University of Southampton has been placed in 4th position in the UK this year in the Guardian University Guide, after Cambridge, Oxford and Surrey. Southampton also received the joint highest score in the table for student satisfaction with teaching. This is the eighth year that Modern Languages has appeared in the top 5 in this table, which is specifically focused on learning and teaching, student satisfaction and careers. Continue reading →

Reflecting on PGRAS 2014

The last two weeks have given us all time to reflect on PGRAS 2014 and what we were able to take away from the symposium. We kicked off on Thursday 22nd May with a session entitled ‘Thinking and Doing in Archaeology’, which was concerned with looking in detail at the methodological and theoretical constructs that Southampton PGRs are making use of in their research. Continue reading →

Visualising an Uncertain Past: Procedural Modelling at Portus

Positioned between the two harbours of Portus, Rome’s Imperial port, once stood an enormous building built on massive concrete piers. The vestiges of this structure (“building five”) were visible above ground when I visited the site for the first time in 2011, my first season working on the Portus Project. Remains were dotted across the site, often masked by overgrowth, some incorporated into the standing remains of the Late Antique city wall. Continue reading →