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English as a Lingua Franca book launch

Co-authored by Alessia Cogo (University of Southampton), and Martin Dewey (King’s College London), and published by Continuum, the new book “Analysing English as Lingua Franca: a corpus investigation” was successfully launched at Somerset House, London, on 28th November 2012. The book was introduced by Jenny Jenkins from the University of Southampton, and several Southampton students and staff attended the launch hosted by King’s College London. Continue reading →

English as a Lingua Franca book launch

Co-authored by Alessia Cogo (University of Southampton), and Martin Dewey (King’s College London), and published by Continuum, the new book “Analysing English as Lingua Franca: a corpus investigation” was successfully launched at Somerset House, London, on 28th November 2012. The book was introduced by Jenny Jenkins from the University of Southampton, and several Southampton students and staff attended the launch hosted by King’s College London. Continue reading →

The Confucius China Study Plan

The Confucius Institute at Southampton is inviting students to take advantage of a new initiative, the Confucius China Study Plan, which offers students the opportunity to apply for funding to study in China. The initiative consists of six strands but under the Young Leaders Subprogram, those students who have little or no Chinese language can apply for funding for a visit of between two weeks and six months. Continue reading →

The Confucius China Study Plan

The Confucius Institute at Southampton is inviting students to take advantage of a new initiative, the Confucius China Study Plan, which offers students the opportunity to apply for funding to study in China. The initiative consists of six strands but under the Young Leaders Subprogram, those students who have little or no Chinese language can apply for funding for a visit of between two weeks and six months. Continue reading →

Discussion about accents on the BBC

Clare Mar Molinero, Professor of Sociolinguistics in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, has taken part in a discussion on BBC Radio Solent about the importance of accents and how people use them to judge others. Clare is a frequent guest in the media when languages are in the news. To listen to an audio podcast of Clare’s interview, see the University’s Humanities website. Continue reading →