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Modern Languages and Linguistics to host workshop on eye tracking in linguistics

Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton is hosting an all-day workshop on Tuesday 28th March 2017 from 10:30 – 17:00 in Room 2129, Building 65, Avenue Campus, focusing on the use eye tracking in linguistics with particular emphasis on its use in sociolinguistics. The workshop will be run by Dr Duncan Robertson from the University of York and is open to University of Southampton staff and students, linguists and non-linguists. Continue reading →

Academic language skills support for University of Southampton international students

The International Centre is offering academic language skills support sessions to University of Southampton international students who want to develop their English language and academic literacy skills during their studies. In Semester 2, sessions are available in grammar, presentation skills, critical thinking, academic writing, everyday English as well as PGT Dissertation and PGR Thesis writing support in two teaching blocks. Continue reading →

Interactive workshop on ‘Receiving and Using Feedback’

The Language and Academic Advising team in Modern Languages at Southampton are holding an interactive workshop on ‘Receiving and Using Feedback’ on Monday 16th November from 16:00-16:45 (Building 65, Lecture Theatre A) and Wednesday 18th November (Building 65, Room 1173) from 16:00-16:45. The workshop is aimed at all language-learners, and particular Modern Languages students. Students can book onto this event by visiting alabookings.soton.ac.uk and selecting ‘Future Sessions’. Continue reading →

Critical skills and strategies for language learning additional workshop

The Language and Academic Advisory Team in Modern Languages at Southampton will be running a repeat session of the workshop, ‘Critical Skills and Strategies for ‘Good’ Language Learning’, following a very positive response from this week’s attendees. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 11 March at 13:00-13:45 in Room 2117, Building 65. Continue reading →

Critical skills and strategies for language learning workshop

Language learners at the University of Southampton, in particular Modern Languages students, are invited to participate in a 45-minute workshop on the development of skills and strategies for independent language learning. There are two repeat workshops taking place on Tuesday 3 March 17:00-17:45, Building 65, Room 1097, and Wednesday 4 March 14:00-14:45, Building 65, Room 1177. Continue reading →

Next TNS Seminar: A network of ties, or tied to a network?

The next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar will be taking place from 4.20pm-7.00pm on Wednesday 12th March 2014 in Room 2251, Building 65a, Avenue Campus. PhD students Heather Meyer and Jenny Cuffe will lead a workshop on transnational social ties, using examples from their current research to illustrate what it means to be ‘globally connected’. Continue reading →

ELF ReN workshop: “ELF and multilingual practices in professional contexts”

The next ELF ReN workshop will be taking place at the University of Southampton Avenue Campus on 7th and 8th November 2013. The workshop is entitled “ELF and multilingual practices in professional contexts” and aims to encourage multi- and inter-disciplinary exchanges on the phenomenon of super-diversity in ELF professional contexts. This is a small workshop and there will be plenty of time for asking questions and discussion. Continue reading →

Workshop on digital literacy in the Humanities

This free event for teachers and postgraduate researchers is part of the HEA Open Education Resources seminar series. It will take place on Wednesday, 7th November 2012, room 2151, on the Avenue Campus at the University of Southampton. The focus of the workshop will be to show how engaging with open practice can enhance the digital literacy of staff and students, and to show how using and publishing Open Educational Resources can be a bridge between humanities teaching and research. Continue reading →