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EuroCALL 2017: Call for papers

The 25th EuroCALL conference will be held at the University of Southampton, in the United Kingdom, from 23rd -26th August 2017. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31st January 2017 Submit your abstract here: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/conf2017 The programme will include individual papers, symposia, workshops, presentations on EU-funded projects, and posters. EUROCALL conferences are hosted under the auspices of the EUROCALL : the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning. Continue reading →

Symposium in honour of Professor Michael Kelly, University of Southampton

A symposium in honour of Professor Michael Kelly will be held Friday 20th January 2017 at Europe House, London. Mike has recently retired after a long and distinguished career as Professor of French at the University of Southampton. He has published widely in the area of French Studies and more recently in the field of languages in times of conflict and war. He has also been influential in the area of public policy and languages in Europe and the UK for many years. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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 →

Are Europe’s smaller languages at risk in the digital age?

The Guardian has published an article discussing how the internet and its technologies are eroding many languages, in particular in the Baltic countries, and asks what can be done about it. It argues that the predominance of a few larger languages online has led to them becoming default domains for technology, software and business. As a result, it suggests, smaller languages are struggling to keep up to speed in the digital age. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Film Studies Research Seminar: ‘Transnational Latin American Art Cinema and New European Funding Landscapes: the Story behind the Credits’

A Film Studies Research Seminar entitled, ‘Transnational Latin American Art Cinema and New European Funding Landscapes: the Story behind the Credits’, will take place on Tuesday 25th March 2014 at 4pm in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus. The seminar will be led by Dr Deborah Shaw from the University of Portsmouth. 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 →