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South East Regional Routes into Languages Foreign Language Spelling Bee Competition

It is with great pleasure that Modern Languages and Linguistics are today (24th April) hosting the South East regional qualifying round of the Routes into Languages Foreign Language Spelling Bee Competition. 3,284 year 7s started the competition in the South East and the last 60 pupils from 20 schools are competing today, with the top 4 in each language proceeding to the national finals in London later this year. Continue reading →

Apply now for the Catalyst Challenge!

Students from Modern Languages are invited to apply for The Catalyst Challenge, a business competition held at the Southampton Science Park, which requires students to collaborate with other team members on a commercial brief. The competition, which is open to all University of Southampton students, aims to support students to become better leaders and collaborators and develop creative thinking and communication skills. Continue reading →

Apply now for the Catalyst Challenge!

Students from Modern Languages are invited to apply for The Catalyst Challenge, a business competition held at the Southampton Science Park, which requires students to collaborate with other team members on a commercial brief. The competition, which is open to all University of Southampton students, aims to support students to become better leaders and collaborators and develop creative thinking and communication skills. Continue reading →

EU competition launched to find UK’s Languages Undergraduate of the Year

EU Careers are sponsoring a competition to find the UK’s Languages Undergraduate of the Year. The competition is open to current undergraduates from any year studying any degree subject but they must also be able to speak a second language (French or German if the student’s first language is English). In addition to language skills, applicants should be motivated, have very good interpersonal skills and an excellent academic record. Continue reading →

United Nations launches essay contest

The United Nations has launched an essay contest for college and university students which challenges students to write an essay in one of its six official languages on the role of multilingualism in a globalised world. The contest, entitled ‘Many Languages, One World’, supports international education and multilingualism through the continued study of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Continue reading →