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Modern Languages Year 12 Autumn Study Day

Forty potential future Modern Languages students will be visiting the University’s Avenue Campus on Tuesday 5th November 2013 for the Year 12 Autumn Study Day. The event is designed for students who are thinking about studying languages at university. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in French, German or Spanish, as well as the chance to do an introductory session in another language (such as Chinese or Portuguese). Continue reading →

More future Modern Languages students to visit the University

More potential future Modern Languages students will be visiting the University on Wednesday 19th June 2013 for the Year 12 Languages Study Day, run by Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. The event is for Year 12 students who are thinking about studying languages at university. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in French, German or Spanish, plus the chance to do a taster class in a new language and attend a talk on languages and careers. Continue reading →

More future students for Modern Languages

Languages South-East will be holding its Year 12 Able Linguist Day at the University of Southampton on Tuesday 22nd January 2013. More than 100 Year 12 future modern languages students will be attending this event and taking part in a variety of sessions on cultural topics, careers in languages and language taster sessions. For further information about Modern Languages events for schools at the University of Southampton, see the Modern Languages website. Continue reading →

Children in Europe are learning languages earlier

A new report by the European Commission entitled ‘The Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe 2012’ has shown that children are starting to learn foreign languages at an increasingly early age in Europe. Many countries have lowered the starting age for compulsory language learning over the past 15 years and some are beginning to offer it at pre-school level. Continue reading →

Children in Europe are learning languages earlier

A new report by the European Commission entitled ‘The Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe 2012’ has shown that children are starting to learn foreign languages at an increasingly early age in Europe. Many countries have lowered the starting age for compulsory language learning over the past 15 years and some are beginning to offer it at pre-school level. Continue reading →

Future students for Modern Languages

Over 60 sixth formers visited the University of Southampton on 6th November 2012 for the Year 12 Languages Study Day. The event, designed for Year 12 students considering studying languages at university, offered sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in French, German or Spanish, careers in languages, and the chance to try a taster class in a new language. The event was a great success and was positively evaluated by those who attended. Continue reading →