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Centre for Global Englishes seminar: “English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy”

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place on Wednesday 22nd April 2015 from 5:00 – 6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy” and will be delivered by Andy Kirkpatrick from Griffith University. Continue reading →

Seminar today: ‘Transnational political consultancy and nation-making in Latin America: The case of the Spaniard José Joaquín de Mora’

Modern Languages students and staff may be interested in attending today’s History Seminar Series seminar, at 1pm in Room 2115, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled ‘Transnational political consultancy and nation-making in Latin America: The case of the Spaniard José Joaquín de Mora’ and will be led by Dr Graciela Iglesias Rogers from the University of Winchester. Continue reading →

TNS Seminar next week: ‘Globalisation on the Ground’

The next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar will take place from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday 18th March 2015 in Room 1177, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The session is entitled ‘Globalisation on the Ground’ and will be led by Professor Caroline Knowles from Goldsmiths, University of London. All welcome! Here is the abstract for this seminar: This paper interrogates some of the intersections between work, globalisation and youth. Continue reading →

Intercultural Connections Southampton Project seminar: ‘Business School Peer Advisors, helping Postgraduate students make the transition to studying at University of Southampton.’

The first of a series of seminars run by the Intercultural Connections Southampton Project will take place on Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 13:00-14:00 in Building 6, Room 1083, Highfield Campus. The seminar will be led by Emma Lester and Mary Morrison of the Southampton Business School, and is entitled ‘Business School Peer Advisors, helping Postgraduate students make the transition to studying at University of Southampton.’ Lunch will be provided. Continue reading →

Latin American Studies seminar tomorrow: “Language and return: an invisible presence? Mexicans ‘going home’”

The Latin American Studies Seminar Series continues tomorrow, Wednesday 11 March 2015, from 16:00-17:30 in Room 1163, Building 65, Avenue Campus, with a presentation by Professor Clare Mar-Molinero (University of Southampton, Director of Centre for Mexico-Southampton Collaboration), who will be discussing her research on returnee migrants to Mexico. The seminar is entitled ‘Language and return: an invisible presence? Mexicans ‘going home’’. Continue reading →

Next TNS Seminar: ‘Globalisation on the Ground’

The next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar will take place from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday 18th March 2015 in Room 1177, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The session is entitled ‘Globalisation on the Ground’ and will be led by Professor Caroline Knowles from Goldsmiths, University of London. All welcome! Here is the abstract for this seminar: This paper interrogates some of the intersections between work, globalisation and youth. Continue reading →

CGE seminar tomorrow: “Without English this is just not possible…”: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015, from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled, “Without English this is just not possible…”: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia, and will be led by Julia Hüttner and Will Baker from Modern Languages, University of Southampton. Continue reading →

Latin American Studies Seminar Series: Life Expectancy Disparities in Cuba, 1987-2007

In this month’s Latin American Studies Seminar Series, Madelin Gomez-Leon from the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton will be discussing his current research on life expectancy disparities in Cuba. This will be at 16:00-17:30 on Wednesday 11 February, in room 1163 at Avenue Campus. All welcome! Abstract: Cuban population shows a high life expectancy (78 years old in 2012) and a low fertility levels, placing its population in an advanced stage of ageing. Continue reading →