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Italian film showing today: Noi e la Giulia / The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (Edoardo Leo, 2015)

The Italian film, Noi e la Giulia / The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (Edoardo Leo, 2015) (115 minutes in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 9 November 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

E-Learning Excellence Award for Prepare for Success

Julie Watson from Modern Languages, has been awarded an e-Learning Excellence Award for Prepare For Success, the web-based transition tool for international students coming to study in the UK. The competition for the awards was conducted by Academic Conferences and Publishing International (ACPI). The call for the competition, announced in 2014, attracted 70 submissions from the university environment, business or industry, government departments or schools. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La grande bellezza / The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)

The Italian film, La grande bellezza / The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013) (135 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 2 November 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Neil Tibbetts. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* La Grande Bellezza è uno dei più premiati film italiani degli ultimi 10 anni. Continue reading →

Next ILC seminar: ‘Open Access and Research Outputs’

The next Institute for Language and Culture (ILC) seminar will take place on Wednesday 28th October from 4-6pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled ‘O(pen) A(ccess) and Research Outputs’. The first part of the seminar will be an information and Q&A session with Kate Walker (Hartley Library) on ‘OA publishing: what does it mean for me?’. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La mossa del pinguino / The Move of the Penguin (Claudio Amendola, 2014)

The Italian film, La mossa del pinguino / The Move of the Penguin (Claudio Amendola, 2014) (95 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 26 October 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Leonardo Provvedi & Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa divertente commedia è una sorta di “Full Monty” all’italiana. Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar: “Acquiring definite and indefinite articles across populations: L2 children, children with SLI and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 4:00-6:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Acquiring definite and indefinite articles across populations: L2 children, children with SLI and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” and will be delivered by Professor Theo Marinis from the University of Reading. Continue reading →

‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’ MOOC starts on Monday!

Modern Languages at Southampton will be relaunching the University of Southampton MOOC, ‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’ on Monday 19 October, for the third running of the course. This four-week course will introduce participants to the field of second language learning, consider language classrooms and the role of teaching in language learning, and explore the uses of technology in teaching. Continue reading →