South West

The objectives of this day are to:
- provide a taster of language study in a University environment to develop/raise aspiration to HE and in particular to the study of MFL Post 16 and beyond;
- support the curriculum in areas associated with MFL;
- stimulate and challenge students in the practical application of language skills.

The day, running from 9.30 – 2.30 will focus on three languages, French, Spanish and German, and a lesser taught subject designed to provide the opportunity for participants to “learn a language from scratch”. The visit will include a campus tour and the opportunity to spend time with current UWE students to gain a real insight into life as a student in higher education.

We are delighted to announce that our big annual Celebrating Success Event will take place on Wednesday 24th June at the University of Bath this year.

The event will run in two parts:

MFL Speaking Competition Regional Final -

All winners & runners-up from three sub-regional finals in Barnstaple, Swindon and Bath are invited to compete (full list). Students may either improve the presentation that they delivered in March or make an entirely new presentation. Creativity, imagination and an element of drama will be highly commended! The topics are the same as for sub-regional finals and are available in the downloadable competition flyer (see below).

Students will be judged on presentation as well as language skills (spontaneity, fluency, accent, interest, range of language and originality) by a panel of judges.

Cash prizes will be given to winners (£50) & runners-up (£25).

Deadline for registrations: Friday 29th May. To register, please complete the downloadable registration form (see below) and e-mail it to: I.Holdsworth@bath.ac.uk

Pop Video Competition Award Ceremony -

Nine nominated videos will compete for the 'Winner 2015' award. The winners in each category, including the 'Online Viewers' Award', will be announced in the Oscar-style ceremony.

Cash prizes will be given to winners (£100) & runners-up (£50).

And we are hoping to have a live performance by one of the Pop Video winners from previous years again!!

Nominees will be notified by the end of May.

The voting poll for the 'Online Viewers' Award' will open after the closing date for four weeks and nominees will be notified 10 days prior to the event.

For more information please go to:https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/south-west/events/3989

For more information please go to:https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/south-west/events/3989

For more information please go to: https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/south-west/events/3989

Start Date: Monday 16th February

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Explore the culture, language and national identity of eight countries through their books, images, slogans and monuments.

Are you interested in other countries? Do you want to study and understand other cultures? This free online course will take you on a journey through a number of periods from the medieval to the modern day, from Russia to Europe and all the way to Latin America. 

This course extends over the period of 4 weeks and comprises 12 5-minute talks by members of academic staff on books, slogans, monuments and images from various cultures.

The course was designed by the University of Bristol, the lead institution on thematic area 'Languages for Culture, History and Society' in the South West Consortium.

It is aimed largely at Sixth Form students but some Year 11 students might also find it interesting.