An Interview with Daniel K. Richter
Today at The Junto, Daniel K.
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New Italian Film season launches on 25th January
Modern Languages’ new Italian film season will begin on Monday 25th January 2016 with a showing of Io sono Li (Alessandro Genovesi, 2011) in the new location of Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm.
The spring season promises another interesting selection of films that will inspire you and stimulate your interest in the world of cinema and Italian culture. There will be a screening every Monday upto and including 14th March.
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The student exam season starts today!
The two-week January exam period at the University starts today. For important information about sitting the exams, please see this article on the iSoton blog.
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Improving Verses for Children
Concert at Chawton House, 11th December 2015
The performers: Lorna Beckett, Hannah Shilvock, Sabrina Beever & Archie Combe, gathered round the Stodart grand piano in the dining room at Chawton.
Our concert at Chawton went down well. It marked the 150th Anniversary of Edward Loder’s death by presenting some of his settings of Isaac Watts’s improving verses for children, best known today from their parodies in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”.
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Routes into Languages employability webinar: âLanguages for businessâ
The next Routes into Languages webinar on âLanguages for businessâ will take place on Friday 15th January 2016 at 12pm. The webinar will be live streamed and participants will be able to submit questions to a panel of experts. The discussions can be followed on Twitter at #RoutesLive.
For further details about this webinar, including information about the panel of experts, visit the Routes into Languages Live website.
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More potential future Modern Languages students visit the University
Potential future Modern Languages students are participating in a visit day today at the Avenue Campus to meet Modern Languages staff and students, and find out more about Modern Languages study at Southampton.
Our visitors may be interested to take a look at Get Ready for Languages, an online resource which aims to guide you to useful information about life as a Modern Languages student at Southampton.
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British Council urges people to learn a new language in 2016
The BBC has reported on a new campaign launched by the British Council to encourage people in the UK to make learning a new language a resolution for 2016. According to the British Council, learning âjust a phrase a dayâ could make a significant difference to peopleâs language skills.
To read the article in full, visit the BBC website.
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Happy New Year from Languages at Southampton!
Happy New Year 2016 to all followers of our Languages at Southampton blog! Keep an eye on our blog and Modern Languages Twitter to keep updated on Modern Languages events and language-related news this year.
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Merry Christmas from Languages at Southampton!
Wishing all followers of our Languages at Southampton blog: students, staff and friends of Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2016!
Please continue to follow us in the New Year on our blog and on Twitter to keep up-to-date about all Modern Languages events and language-related news.
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Bookings now open for Modern Languages evening courses starting in January
Booking is now open for a new series of Modern Languages Lifelong Learning courses starting in January. Languages include Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English as a Foreign Language, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. The courses on offer are âbâ courses, which follow on from 20 hours of previous study (so are not suitable for beginners).
To find out more about the language stages, pricing and to book your place, visit the Lifelong Learning website.
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