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Routes Into Languages: Employability Events Week - 7th to 11th June 2010


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Date: 
Monday, 7 June, 2010 - 01:00 to Friday, 11 June, 2010 - 01:00
Region: 
London
Location: 
London

Universities in the Routes into Languages Capital L London Consortium have put together a range of special thematic days for London school students. Each day will be unique and will focus on different employability-related themes and different community languages. Below is a table that highlights the offered activities:

This event has now been POSTPONED until Thurs, 17th June
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies
Theme: Media
(Priority given to speakers/ learners of Turkish or Farsi; language tasters in Indonesian & Japanese)
Contact: Mr. Julien Boast
T: 020 7898 4113
E: jv73@soas.ac.uk

Tue, 8th June
Venue: Kings College London
Theme: Health
(Priority given to speakers/ learners of Spanish; language tasters in Turkish and Russian)
Contact: Ms. Dominique Borel
T : 020 7848 2381
E : dominique.borel@kcl.ac.uk

Wed, 9th June
Venue: London School of Economics & Political Science
Theme: Business
(Priority given to speakers/ learners of Chinese; language tasters TBC)
Contact: Dr. Hong Lu
T: 020 7955 6126
E: H.Lu1@lse.ac.uk

Thu, 10th June
Venue: University of Westminster
Theme: Creative Arts
(Priority given to speakers/ learners of Spanish or Portuguese; language tasters in Arabic & Chinese,)
Contact:  Ms. Payal Gaglani
T: 020 7911 5765
E: p.gaglani@wmin.ac.uk

Fri, 11th June
Venue: University of Westminster
Theme: Leisure & Tourism
(Priority given to speakers/ learners of Spanish or French; language tasters in Arabic & Chinese,)
Contact: Ms. Payal Gaglani
T: 020 7911 5765
E: p.gaglani@wmin.ac.uk

Learning Outcomes
The key learning outcomes of the day are as follows:

- to get involved in themed subject-specific activities that show an insight into how languages are used in the real-life working world

- to participate in a range of new language taster sessions

- to interact with staff and students from universities and enjoy the facilities available in higher education institutions

Target Group: Year 9 Students

Numbers: 40 places on first come basis

Date & Time: 7th – 11th June 2010; 10 am to 4 pm

Registration: Please complete the attached application form and email it to the contact at the university you would like to attend the event at by Friday, 21st May 2010.