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Last chance to book your place with the Southampton Language Opportunity!

The Southampton Language Opportunity currently still has places available for language courses starting in the week beginning Monday 25th January, in Arabic 1a, Portuguese 1a, German 2a and Russian 1a. The Southampton Language Opportunity, which offers students the chance to learn a new language free of charge alongside their degree, is also running a new 6-week course in Intercultural Communication. Continue reading →

Future Modern Languages students to attend Routes into Languages Study Day

Over 100 Year 12 students and their teachers will be visiting the University’s Avenue Campus on Tuesday 19 January 2016 to participate in a Routes into Languages Study Day. Students will participate in sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in French, German or Spanish, and will have the chance to do an ab initio session in Chinese or Portuguese. Continue reading →

New Italian Film season launches on 25th January

Modern Languages’ new Italian film season will begin on Monday 25th January 2016 with a showing of Io sono Li (Alessandro Genovesi, 2011) in the new location of Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm. The spring season promises another interesting selection of films that will inspire you and stimulate your interest in the world of cinema and Italian culture. There will be a screening every Monday upto and including 14th March. Continue reading →

Bookings now open for Modern Languages evening courses starting in January

Booking is now open for a new series of Modern Languages Lifelong Learning courses starting in January. Languages include Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English as a Foreign Language, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. The courses on offer are ‘b’ courses, which follow on from 20 hours of previous study (so are not suitable for beginners). To find out more about the language stages, pricing and to book your place, visit the Lifelong Learning website. Continue reading →

Intercultural Connections Southampton lunchtime seminar

The Intercultural Connections Southampton Project will be hosting a seminar entitled ‘Internationalisation of the Curriculum: What does it mean for your discipline and in the classroom?’, taking place on Thursday 14th January 2016 from 12:00 to 13:00 in Building 34, Room 1020. This seminar will have a practical orientation, providing an opportunity to explore and discuss key aspects of Internationalisation of the Curriculum (IoC). Continue reading →

Joint TNS and Archaeology seminar: ‘Assembling Alternative Futures for Heritage’

A joint Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) and Archaeology seminar will be taking place from 5:00-6:30pm on Wednesday 9th December 2015, in Room 1173, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled ‘Assembling Alternative Futures for Heritage’ and will be presented by Dr Rodney Harrison, Reader in Archaeology, Heritage and Museum Studies at University College London and Director of the Assembling Alternative Futures for Heritage research programme. Continue reading →

Save the date for the next Routes into Languages employability webinar

The next Routes into Languages webinar will take place on Friday 15th January 2016. Similar to the previous two webinars “Routes into language teaching” and “Working as a translator or Interpreter : Ask the Experts!“, the webinar will aim to address an audience of students, teachers and trainers who are invited to ask questions to a panel. The discussions can be followed on Twitter at #RoutesLive. Continue reading →