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Italian film showing today: Il segreto di Santa Vittoria/The Secret of Santa Vittoria (Stanley Kramer, 1969)

The Italian film, Il segreto di Santa Vittoria/The Secret of Santa Vittoria (Stanley Kramer, 1969) (134 minutes, dubbed into Italian with no subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 10th October 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Centre for Global Englishes seminar: “Intercultural Perspectives on Internationalising Universities”

The first Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar of the new semester will take place on Friday 14th October 2016 from 5-6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Intercultural Perspectives on Internationalising Universities” and will be delivered by Dr Tony Young from Newcastle University. Continue reading →

Dedication

By Peter Bridgwood (MMus Performance) Written by the acclaimed playwright Nick Dear, Dedication explores the relationship between William Shakespeare and the 3rd Earl of Southampton Henry Wriothesley. Taking the extremely limited knowledge that we have about their relationship, Dear postulates three different story lines; an old man obsessed with the young Lord; a business relationship like any other; or a sordid love affair, condemned by the society of the time. Continue reading →

Still places for students on free language courses this semester!

Don’t miss your chance to sign up for a free language course this semester! For courses starting in the week beginning 10th October, there are still places in the following courses: Beginners (no prior knowledge of the language required): Russian 1a; Chinese 1a; Arabic 1a; Portuguese 1a; Farsi (Persian) 1a Pre-intermediate (for improvers – please note you will need to have already completed a beginner’s course in the language): German 2a; French 2a Intermediate (please note... Continue reading →

CGE Seminar Friday 14th October 2016: Dr Tony Young

Please join us for the next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar. When: Friday 14th October 2016, 5-6.30pm Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus Who: Dr Tony Young, Newcastle University Intercultural Perspectives on Internationalising Universities More than four million people are now studying in Higher Education (HE) institutions outside their country of origin, and many thousands of ‘international’ academic staff work in our universities worldwide. Continue reading →

25th EuroCALL conference to be held at Southampton in 2017!

The 25th EuroCALL conference will be hosted by Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, 23-26 August 2017. EuroCALL is the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning and it has been supporting and developing research and good practice in the use of technology for language teaching and learning for over 25 years. We are very excited to be hosting EuroCALL’s conference at Southampton. Continue reading →

Modern Languages launches Southampton German Festival

The Department of Modern Languages at Southampton has teamed up with the Winchester Poetry Festival and the Phoenix Film Theatre for its forthcoming ‘Southampton German Festival’, which aims to introduce different facets of contemporary ‘German’ culture through an exciting range of cultural activities, catering for different tastes and including family friendly activities. Continue reading →