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Our Languages in HE Sixth Form Conference will take place at Aston University on Wednesday 18th June 2014. This is a Routes into Languages West Midlands collaborative event involving a number of partner universities.
The Languages in HE Sixth Form Conference will enable your Year 12 students to discover more about the opportunities available for language study at university, helping them to make an informed decision about their future studies.
The varied conference programme will provide Year 12 students with an opportunity to hear about the different types of language study at university, as well as hearing from current undergraduate students about their experiences of language study and the year abroad. In addition, students will participate in two sessions in their current language(s) of study (French, Spanish or German) and a taster session in a new language, or in Translation studies.
This conference will start at 10.00am and end at 3.30pm on Wednesday 18th June 2014 and is free to attend. Please note that places are limited so early booking is advisable as all places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please use the form below to book or contact us at routes@aston.ac.uk or on 0121 204 3872.
Programme
Please see the draft outline programme below for details of the content of the session - please note sessions titles and course leaders will be confirmed in due course.
Languages in HE Sixth Form Conference
18th June 2014, 10.00am – 3.30pm
Aston University
10.00am Welcome
10.15am Languages in HE - what are the options?
10.45am International Experiences at University
11.15am The student perspective - Q & A session
11.45am Break
12.00am Lecture Choices
French: Topic TBC - Laurent Binet, Coventry University
Spanish: Cuba - los logros y los puntos débiles : Cuba - its achievements and its shortcoming - Maggie O'Toole, Open University
German: Perceptions of Austria - Elisabeth Wielander, Aston University
12.45pm Lunch & Exhibition
1.35pm Lecture Choices
French: Robocop à Paris: technology and theory in France - Brian Sudlow, Aston University
Spanish: Language in translation: Culture in Dialogue - Rosa Sanchez, University of Birmingham
German: Frauen in der Arbeitswelt - Andrea Klaus, University of Warwick
2.20pm Short break
2.25pm Taster sessions
Arabic / Chinese / Italian / Japanese / Portuguese / Russian / Spanish / Translation & Interpreting
3.15pm Evaluation and close
