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Student Life: An internship with eLanguages

We want to say a big thank you to Marcy Nguyen, who is currently studying for an MSc in Education, and recently completed a 4-month internship with eLanguages here in Modern Languages and Linguistics. Marcy has written the following blog about her experiences with us: I received an email regarding internship opportunities from the Employability Lead of the Southampton Education School back in December. It included the opening position of eLanguages Project Assistant. Continue reading →

Student Life: An internship with the MA in ELT: Online

Back in June, I gladly waved goodbye to Avenue campus, having spent the last few months hunkered down in its corridors hunched over my laptop, exasperated in my efforts not to write 8,000 words of waffle in lieu of a dissertation. Yet, I found myself not a month later returning to campus to start a 3-month internship with the online MA programme in English Language Teaching. Continue reading →

Modern Languages staff to present at Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference

A number of Modern Languages staff will be presenting at the Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference, taking place on Tuesday 28th April 2015 from 9:00-16:30 in Garden Court, Highfield Campus. Amongst the sessions, Julie Watson will be presenting on the following theme: “Get Ready for Southampton: a pre-arrival online transition course for all international students coming to the University of Southampton”. Continue reading →

Students numbers grow on free pre-arrival online course

Over 1,600 incoming and prospective international students are currently participating in Get Ready for Southampton, a free online course open between April and October, which enables participants to meet and make international friends, and get a taste for what life is like at the University of Southampton before coming to study. Now in its fourth year, numbers on the course this year are still climbing with expected figures to exceed last year’s record of 2,500. Continue reading →

Happy New Year 2014 from Languages at Southampton!

Wishing all followers of our Languages at Southampton blog a very Happy New Year in 2014! Why not brush up on your digital literacies knowledge in 2014 by visiting our free Digital Literacies Toolkit, an interactive learning tool designed and developed by eLanguages in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. The Toolkit can help you explore the educational uses of Web 2. Continue reading →

International students – Prepare for Success in your UK studies

Developed at the University of Southampton, Prepare for Success is a free interactive transition tool for international students planning to study at university or college in the UK. It can also be used for teaching purposes by receiving institutions in the UK, or institutions overseas. The interactive learning resources on the website help students discover what British academic culture is like and what kind of academic skills they will need for effective study. Continue reading →