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EMMA – multilingual access to European MOOCs

The EMMA (European Multiple MOOC Aggregator) project team has recently published its March 2015 newsletter, providing an update on developments on the EMMA project, including a new round of MOOCs launched in February, and updates to the platform. The EMMA initiative is a 30 month pilot project supported by the EU, aiming to provide a system for the online delivery of MOOCs in multiple languages from different European universities. Continue reading →

New online platform for finding and comparing language courses launched

LanguageLearningPortal.com, a new online platform that aims to help prospective language learners globally to search for, compare and select language courses that correspond to their needs, has recently been launched through a partnership between the Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) at the University of Southampton, StudyPortals and Linguaid, as part of the Hello! Home of European Language Learning Opportunities project. Continue reading →

Project to help Multilingual Families

Parents, teachers or anyone involved or interested in multilingualism can help evaluate resources being created to help families, educators and stakeholders raise children multilingually. This EU-funded “Multilingual Families” project is targeted at preserving the languages and culture of immigrants and the many families with parents with more than one language. See Multilingual Families website at http://www.multilingual-families.eu/ and the project invitation at https://app.box. Continue reading →

Talk on careers in the EU institutions today

John Evans, staff translator for the European Commission, will be giving a talk on careers opportunities available for language graduates in EU institutions on Monday 10th March from 6:00-7:00pm, in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton. Focusing in particular on careers in translation, the talk will offer an insight into the challenging and varied work on offer, and will provide an explanation of the recruitment procedure and information on the traineeship scheme. 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 →

Talk on careers in EU institutions

A talk on career opportunities for language graduates in EU institutions will be taking place on Wednesday 13th February 2013 from 6.00 – 7.00pm in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus. Exploring, in particular, the work of translators, the talk will offer insight into the challenging and varied work on offer, explain the recruitment procedure and will provide information on the traineeship scheme. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Continue reading →