North West

These events will have a practical focus and aim to support AS and A2 students in their preparation for the A-Level examination. They will include:

• A talk on languages in higher education and career opportunities with languages;
• A language session on a current A-Level topic in the language studied and a taster in another lesser-taught language;
• An examiner’s talk, in which an experienced A-Level examiner will talk about exam techniques and share tips for success.

A-Level students will also have the opportunity to talk to university languages students over lunch and find out more about life at university. 

To download an application form and provisional timetable please click on the below links. For further information please contact routes@mmu.ac.uk / tel. 0161-247-6290.

These events will have a practical focus and aim to support AS and A2 students in their preparation for the A-Level examination. They will include:

• A talk on languages in higher education and career opportunities with languages;
• A language session on a current A-Level topic in the language studied and a taster in another lesser-taught language;
• An examiner’s talk, in which an experienced A-Level examiner will talk about exam techniques and share tips for success.

A-Level students will also have the opportunity to talk to university languages students over lunch and find out more about life at university.

To download an application form and provisional timetable please click on the below links. For further information please contact routes@mmu.ac.uk / tel. 0161-247-6290.

Our Language Enrichment Events will be interactive, exciting events that will encourage school children to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home.

Events will be held at all five partner institutions and will include a talk entitled "Why Study Languages," two taster sessions in a new language (in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu or Italian) and a multi-cultural market where pupils will be able to learn more about different cultures. Student ambassadors from our partner institutions will talk to pupils about life at university and the advantages of studying a foreign language.

Enquiries: 0161-247-6290

Registration: This event is now fully booked.

Our Language Enrichment Events will be interactive, exciting events that will encourage school children to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home.

Events will be held at all five partner institutions and will include a talk entitled "Why Study Languages," two taster sessions in a new language (in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu or Italian) and a multi-cultural market where pupils will be able to learn more about different cultures. Student ambassadors from our partner institutions will talk to pupils about life at university and the advantages of studying a foreign language.

Enquiries: 0161-247-6290

Registration: This event is now fully booked.

Our Language Enrichment Events will be interactive, exciting events that will encourage school children to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home.

Events will be held at all five partner institutions and will include a talk entitled "Why Study Languages," two taster sessions in a new language (in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu or Italian) and a multi-cultural market where pupils will be able to learn more about different cultures. Student ambassadors from our partner institutions will talk to pupils about life at university and the advantages of studying a foreign language.

Enquiries: 0161-247-6290

Registration: This event is now fully booked.

Our Language Enrichment Events will be interactive, exciting events that will encourage school children to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home.

Events will be held at all five partner institutions and will include a talk entitled "Why Study Languages," two taster sessions in a new language (in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu or Italian) and a multi-cultural market where pupils will be able to learn more about different cultures. Student ambassadors from our partner institutions will talk to pupils about life at university and the advantages of studying a foreign language.

Enquiries: 0161-247-6290

Registration: This event is now fully booked.

Our Language Enrichment Events will be interactive, exciting events that will encourage school children to continue with their language studies at school and to think about the advantages of learning a new language or gaining a qualification in a language they may speak at home.

Events will be held at all five partner institutions and will include a talk entitled "Why Study Languages," two taster sessions in a new language (in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Urdu or Italian) and a multi-cultural market where pupils will be able to learn more about different cultures. Student ambassadors from our partner institutions will talk to pupils about life at university and the advantages of studying a foreign language.

Enquiries: 0161-247-6290

Registration: This event is now fully booked.

Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a multi-lingual poetry project intended to celebrate cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken by young people across the United Kingdom.  Initially run as a regional pilot by Manchester Metropolitan University and Routes into Languages North West, the project has been adopted as a Laureate Education Project by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and will be rolled out across England, Wales, Scotland and possibly Northern Ireland as Mother Tongue / Other Tongue UK in 2013. The North West project was officially launched by Carol Ann Duffy on 30th January and is open to young people ages 8 to 18. Other regional projects will be launched throughout the year.

Using the Laureate links into national poetry organisations, the project will hopefully have support from a range of well-known poets. We have already secured support from Carol Ann Duffy in England and Gillian Clarke in Wales. Working with Manchester Mela we have identified a number of South Asian poets who we hope to work with as well.

There are two categories to the competition: Mother Tongue and Other Tongue.

Mother Tongue invites pupils to write a ‘remembered’ or ‘original’ poem or song in their first language (any language at all, or in a mix of languages).  They will also be asked to write, in English, a brief account of their inspiration for submitting the piece. This category is judged on the commentary. Collaborative entries are encouraged.

Other Tongue invites pupils studying a language in school to write an original poem in that language. Entries must be from non-native speakers of the language.

You can find out more about the project at www.mtot.org.uk