CLLEAR seminar Wed 18th November 2015: Prof Jeannette Littlemore
Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar.
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Interactive workshop on ‘Receiving and Using Feedback’
The Language and Academic Advising team in Modern Languages at Southampton are holding an interactive workshop on ‘Receiving and Using Feedback’ on Monday 16th November from 16:00-16:45 (Building 65, Lecture Theatre A) and Wednesday 18th November (Building 65, Room 1173) from 16:00-16:45. The workshop is aimed at all language-learners, and particular Modern Languages students.
Students can book onto this event by visiting alabookings.soton.ac.uk and selecting ‘Future Sessions’.
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New publication: How the Press Began by Henry Ettinghausen
Henry Ettinghausen, who joined the Department of Spanish in 1965 and was Professor of Spanish at Southampton from 1983 until he retired in 2001, has just published online How the Press Began. The Pre-Periodical Printed News in Early Modern Europe (304 pages, incl. 90 illustrations, SIELAE, 2015. JANUS DIGITAL, ANEXO 3).
It can be downloaded for free at http://www.janusdigital.es/anexos.
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Open seminar: Perspectives on intercultural communication and intercultural communicative competence
An open seminar hosted by the CGE, CLLEAR, TNS and MEXSU entitled ‘Perspectives on intercultural communication and intercultural communicative competence’ will take place on Wednesday 11th November 2015 from 5:00-6:30pm at Avenue Campus, Building 65, Lecture Theatre C.
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New story by postgraduate researcher Dr Marilyn Mallia
We are publishing research stories from our postgraduate researchers or recent graduates. Read the first one, by Dr Marilyn Mallia, here. If you or one of your postgraduates affiliated with the ILC would like to publish a research story, please contact Lisa Bernasek (l.bernasek@soton.ac.uk).
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Italian film showing today: Noi e la Giulia / The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (Edoardo Leo, 2015)
The Italian film, Noi e la Giulia / The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (Edoardo Leo, 2015) (115 minutes in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 9 November 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube.
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The unique ability of humans: using language
The Guardian has published an article discussing how humans differ from other animals in terms of their unique ability to use language.
To read the article, visit the Guardian website.
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CGE Seminar Wed 11th November 2015
When: Wed 11th November 2015
Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus
CGE will be hosting a panel presentation on intercultural communication.
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New MOOC: How to succeed in the English B1 Level Exam
A new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on ‘How to succeed in the English B1 Level Exam’ has been launched this week (starting 3rd November). The MOOC is aimed at learners with an intermediate level of English as a Foreign Language who would like to take an official exam. The MOOC has been developed as part of the European Project ECO and offers a wide range of learning strategies and tips, all free of charge.
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E-Learning Excellence Award for Prepare for Success
Julie Watson from Modern Languages, has been awarded an e-Learning Excellence Award for Prepare For Success, the web-based transition tool for international students coming to study in the UK. The competition for the awards was conducted by Academic Conferences and Publishing International (ACPI). The call for the competition, announced in 2014, attracted 70 submissions from the university environment, business or industry, government departments or schools.
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