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Modern Languages staff receive teaching award

Modern Languages’ Carmen Martín de León and Cristina García Hermoso have been awarded second place for best Spanish teachers of the year, in the international congress, IV Congreso Internacional del Español en Castilla y León. The innovative teaching project they presented, which was also praised by our Stage 5 students this academic year, was based on Carmen’s published book series, El Mundo de Custodio. Continue reading →

Modern Languages students graduate this week!

Many of our new graduates in Modern Languages are attending Summer Graduation this Thursday 14th July at the University of Southampton, and are graduating alongside other students from Humanities. Many congratulations to all of our new graduates! Don’t forget you can keep in touch with the University via the Southampton Alumni Facebook page or on Twitter @UniSotonAlumni. Continue reading →

Over 1000 students decide to ‘Get Ready for Southampton’ in 2016!

Over 1000 students from almost 100 countries have used Get Ready for Southampton so far in 2016. The course is aimed at international students who are considering coming to study a degree at the University of Southampton or who have already applied. If you would like to take part in the course, please email elang1@soton.ac.uk to find out details of how to create an account. Continue reading →

International PhD conference on Global Englishes 24th June

On 24 June 2016, the University of Southampton’s Centre for Global Englishes held a one-day international PhD conference on Global Englishes in the Marcus Liebherr Lounge of Southampton Football Club. This conference was designed for doctoral and early postdoc students working in the research field of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), or more broadly, Global Englishes. The event began with a keynote from Professor Anna Mauranen. Continue reading →

Pre-sessional courses begin next week

Hundreds of international students are arriving from all over the world this week to take part in the summer pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes at the University of Southampton, beginning on Monday 4th July 2016. We welcome all of our new students to the University! For further information about the University’s pre-sessional courses, see the University website. Continue reading →

Welcome to our Pre-sessional Course A tutors and ILFs!

This week, 100 new and returning pre-sessional tutors and ILFs (Independent Learning Facilitators) are arriving from all over the world in preparation for the start of Pre-sessional Course A next week. We welcome all these tutors to the University! For further information about the University’s pre-sessional courses, visit the pre-sessional pages on the University website. Continue reading →

Music, art, machines and more.

By Christian Drew, Music undergraduate student. Somewhere near the end of an in-depth discussion around his work, David Pocknee is asked what the relationship might be between the various divergent paths his output as composer, performer, researcher and visual artist has taken. An answer to such a question is not clear cut, as Pocknee himself admits that the diversity of his practice evades any easy summary. Continue reading →

The value of a music degree

The National Association of Music in Higher Education (NAMHE) has produced a series of short videos highlighting the value of studying music at university.The videos profile individuals in different careers – from theatre music composition, to community music, to professional performance and more – to explore how the skills you learn in a music degree can prepare you for life after university. Continue reading →

Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference this Friday

This Friday (24th June) members of Modern Languages, Andrew Davey and Charlotte Everitt, will be presenting at the Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference (SLTCC) 2016. The conference will be held at Southampton Solent University, and aims to promote excellence in learning and teaching, connecting staff and students, exploring innovative opportunities and sharing experience and best practice. Continue reading →