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Get Ready for Southampton!

The eLanguages team in Modern Languages and Linguistics have launched the 2018 edition of the free online course Get Ready for Southampton. This course aims to show what life and study is like for international students at the University of Southampton, and provides an opportunity for students to network prior to arrival. Last year over 3200 students used the course, and this year over 50 students had signed up within an hour of its launch. Continue reading →

Get Ready for Southampton continues to grow!

Now over 1700 students from over 110 countries have used Get Ready for Southampton so far this year. The course is aimed at international students who are considering coming to study a degree at the University of Southampton or who have already applied. The course will be open until early October so there’s still time to join and meet your potential classmates! If you would like to take part in the course, please email elang1@soton.ac.uk to find out details of how to create an account. Continue reading →

Over 1000 students decide to ‘Get Ready for Southampton’ in 2016!

Over 1000 students from almost 100 countries have used Get Ready for Southampton so far in 2016. The course is aimed at international students who are considering coming to study a degree at the University of Southampton or who have already applied. If you would like to take part in the course, please email elang1@soton.ac.uk to find out details of how to create an account. Continue reading →

Modern Languages launches new eLearning Group

Modern Languages at Southampton has recently launched an eLearning Group, consisting of staff members from across the department with an interest in eLearning and blended learning. The group aims to enable it members to meet on a regular basis, explore how colleagues are making use of online tools in their day-to-day teaching and share best practice in this area. The group has a blog, which presents examples of pedagogic research into blended learning from across the department. 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 →

Get Ready for Southampton 2015 launches!

Yesterday the eLanguages team in Modern Languages launched the 2015 edition of the free online course Get Ready for Southampton. This course aims to show what life and study is like for international students at the University of Southampton, and provides an opportunity for students to network prior to arrival. There are already over 60 students from 23 different countries participating in the course. 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 →