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Dear languages enthusiast,
Welcome to the March e-bulletin.  Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the link to find out more and book. Read up on the latest news from the regions.

Claire Wilkins
Programme Administrator

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Up-coming events

Events in the North East

• 26th March: Linguavision Songs (Primary)
• Festival of International Culture, Newcastle University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW - 27th March: CPD for Teachers, Newcastle University
• 29th April: GCSE Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 29th April: A-Level Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 6th May: GCSE Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 6th May: A-Level Conversation Masterclass, Durham University

Events in the North West

• 31st March: Chinese GCSE Day, UCLAN

Events in Yorkshire and The Humber

• 25th March: A spasso per L’Italia – AS/A2 Level Revision Day, University of Hull
• 1st April: Wombwell High School Y8 Languages Day, University of Leeds

Events in the East

• January – December 09: Language Gym, Anglia Ruskin University
• NEW - March – May 09: GCSE Revision Classes, Anglia Ruskin University

Events in the West Midlands

• 18th March: El español de las Américas! Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• 25th March: Jour de la Francophonie! Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• 27th March: GCSE Revision Day for French and Spanish, Coventry University
• 6th April: 3 day Intensive Courses in Japanese / Mandarin Chinese for Year 9 pupils, University of Birmingham
• NEW 14th – 16th April: 3-day immersion in Oriental Languages, University of Warwick
• 23rd April – 24th April: Year 8 Language Residential, Keele University FULLY BOOKED

Events in the East Midlands

• NEW – 17th March: Making Languages Our Business, Sandworth Academy
• NEW – 13th May: Bespoke German Fun Day, Nottingham Trent University
• NEW – 21st May: Internally Themed Family Language Supper, University of Nottingham

Events in the South West

• NEW - 17th March: Year 8 Languages and Careers Day, St John’s School
• NEW - 17th March: Aimhigher Year 8 Taster Day, University of the West of England
• NEW - 18th March: A/S French Revision Day (Sixth Form), University of Plymouth Business School
• 11th May: G&T Dragon’s Den, D&T and Languages (year 9)
• 13th May: French and Spanish Languages day (year 9), University of Plymouth Business School
• 20th May: German and French Languages Day (year 10), University of Plymouth School

Events in the South

• 24th March: Score in French, University of Southampton FULLY BOOKED

Events in London

• NEW – Nov 2008 – April 2009: Teacher focus group
• Nov 2008 – Nov 2010: Volunteer scheme
• NEW – March 2009 - May 2009: Volunteer scheme

National Network for Interpreting Events

• Nov 2008 – 31st May 2009: National Network for Interpreting Mock Conferences
• Nov 2008– 29th May 2009: Talks for schools on interpreting, University of Salford

National Network for Translation Events

• NEW - 6th June: Starting work as a Translator or Interpreter, University of Westminster
• NEW - 7th November: The Translator as Expert Writer, University of Portsmouth

Competitions

• NEW – 22nd May: Pop Video Competition, South West Consortium
• NEW – 29th May: Languages for Business Competition, South West Consortium

News and recent events

For further details, check out each regions webpage by clicking on the region name.

North East

• Film resources available now: Following the success of our film days organised with Tyneside Cinema, here are the resources for use with the films... (read more)

West Midlands

• Celebrating China 2009: On Monday 9th February, 50 Year 8 students from 5 West Midlands schools celebrated the start of Chinese New Year with the "Celebrating China" event held at Aston University... (read more)
• International Flavour for Flexible Learning Day: Cardinal Wiseman School, Coventry University and local Businesses teamed up to provide international activities for the Year 7 and Year 10 Flexible Learning Day on 25th November... (read more)

South West

• Film Boosts Language Learning – University World News – a fast growing weekly internet-based international higher education newsletter, has highlighted an innovative film project… (read more)

National Network for Interpreting

• Routes into Language Careers (Yorkshire and the Humber) - 24 February 2009, University of Leeds: The second major National Network for Interpreting (NNI) and Leeds Routes into Languages collaborative event organised in conjunction with the University of Leeds Careers Centre took place in Leeds on 24 February 2009... (read more)

Professor Michael Kelly pays tribute to Lord Dearing whose death at the age of 78 has just been announced.

 'This is a grave loss to education and to language education in particular; he has been the ideal critical friend, spotting good ideas and supporting them but also making his own shrewd judgements. His report on languages brought a turning point in government thinking and has given new momentum to language education in this country.'

The new interpreting video clip from the European Commission can be viewed at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2fWvtMPDU

This video is to encourage 14 - 19 year old pupils to consider a career in Interpreting at the European Commission. 

Routes into Languages responds to the interpreter shortage in the European Commission - to view this recent press release click here

Dear language enthusiast!
With option deadlines looming, plans for the new year are already under way across the regions in England.  Book early to beat the rush and don't forget to have a look at the events taking place over the next few months as well!  Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the link to find out more and book. 

Claire Wilkins
Programme Administrator

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Up-coming events

Events in the North East

• 4th February: GCSE French 2 hour Master class, Teesside University FULLY BOOKED
• 5th February: Year 10 Linguacast, Newcastle University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW - 11th February: Tyneside Cinema German Film Day – Year 12
• 11th February: Year 11 Master class, Durham University
• 11th February: Japanese, Chinese, German and Spanish Tasters, Sunderland University
• 12th February: Year 10 Linguacast, Newcastle University FULLY BOOKED
• 25th February: A-Level French, German and Spanish Masterclasses with Taster
• 26th February: Roadshow, George Stephenson High FULLY BOOKED
• 4th March: GCSE German 2 hour Masterclass, Teesside University
• 4th March: GCSE French and German Masterclasses, Sunderland University
• 5th March: Roadshow, Sandhill View FULLY BOOKED
• 11th March: Year 11 Double Master class, Durham University
• NEW - 13th March: Tyneside Cinema German Film Day – Year 12 FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 26th March: Linguavision Songs (Primary)
• NEW – Festival of International Culture, Newcastle University
• 29th April: GCSE Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 29th April: A-Level Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 6th May: GCSE Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 6th May: A-Level Conversation Masterclass, Durham University
• 16th June: Year 10 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 17th June: Year 10 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 18th June: Year 10 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 14th July: Enhanced A-Level Master class with Taster, Durham University
• 15th July: Enhanced A-Level Master class with Taster, Durham University
• 16th July: Enhanced A-Level Master class with Taster, Durham University

Events in the North West

• NEW – 9th February: MMU Italian Day, Manchester Metropolitan University
• NEW - 13th February: Breaking Barriers, Parrs Wood High School
• NEW – 31st March: Chinese GCSE Day, UCLAN
• 9th June: Language Enrichment Event, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 11th June: Language Enrichment Event, University of Bolton FULLY BOOKED
• 17th June: Language Enrichment Event for Y8 / Y9 pupils, UCLAN FULLY BOOKED
• 8th July: Language Enrichment Event for Y8 / Y9 pupils, University of Salford FULLY BOOKED

Events in Yorkshire and The Humber

• NEW – 1st February: Language Ambassador at Y9 Options Market Place, Wombwell High School
• NEW – 1st February: Language students into School, Allerton Grange School
• NEW – 1st February: Spanish Dayschool, Wensleydale and Selby
• NEW – 1st February: French Dayschool, Minsthorpe Community College, Wetherby High School, Selby College, The Wensleydale School
• NEW – 12th February: Languages for Work and Film, Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
• NEW – 24th February: Routes into Language Careers 2, University of Leeds
• 25th February: Le due Italie – A2/AS Level Revision Day, University of Hull
• 25th March: A spasso per L’Italia – AS/A2 Level Revision Day, University of Hull
• NEW – 1st April: Wombwell High School Y8 Languages Day, University of Leeds
• NEW – 1st June: Able Linguist Day, Pontefract New College
• NEW - 1st July: Latin America Awareness Day, University of Leeds
• NEW – 1st July: Popular Culture Sixth Form Conference, University of Leeds
• NEW – 1st July: Sixth Form Conferences: Focus on interpreting, University of Leeds

Events in the East

• January – December 09: Language Gym, Anglia Ruskin University

Events in the West Midlands

• NEW – 3rd February: Y11 Language Taster Day, University of Birmingham FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 9th February: Celebrating China, Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 5th March: Deutsch International, Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 18th March: El español de las Américas! Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 25th March: Jour de la Francophonie! Aston University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – GCSE Revision Day for French and Spanish, Coventry University
• NEW – 6th April: 3 day Intensive Courses in Japanese / Mandarin Chinese for Year 9 pupils, University of Birmingham
• 23rd April – 24th April: Year 8 Language Residential, Keele University FULLY BOOKED
• NEW – 3rd July: Themed Language Day (French, Spanish and German), Coventry University
• NEW - 27th July: 3-day Intensive courses in Japanese/Chinese for Year 12 pupils, University of Birmingham

Events in the South West

• NEW – 1st Oct – 1st July: Languages Talks to Year 9 students
• NEW – 1st Oct – 1st July: Languages Talks to Year 11 students
• NEW – 1st Nov – 1st June: Languages at Work in the South West
• NEW – 4th February: Enterprising Languages Day (year 8), University of Plymouth Business School
• NEW – 4th February: Year 9 and Year 10 Languages Day, Bath Spa University
• NEW – 7th February: German Masterclass, University of Plymouth Business School
• NEW – 10th February: Enterprising Languages Day (year 9), Eggbuckland Community College
• NEW – 4th March: French and Spanish Taster Day, University of Plymouth Business School
• NEW – 12th March: AS French Revision Day, University of Plymouth Business School
• NEW – 17th March: Year 8 Languages and Careers Day, St John’s School
• NEW – 11th May: G&T Dragon’s Den, D&T and Languages (year 9)
• NEW – 13th May: French and Spanish Languages day (year 9), University of Plymouth Business School
• NEW – 20th May: German and French Languages Day (year 10), University of Plymouth School

Events in the South

• 10th Nov – 7th July: The Gold Award for Languages – FULLY BOOKED
• 10th Nov – 22nd April: E-mentoring – FULLY BOOKED
• NEW - 10th Nov – 7th July: School Visits
• NEW – 12th Nov – 15th June: Face to Face mentoring, University of Southampton
• NEW – 13th Nov – 12th June: Language Clubs, Southampton area schools
• NEW – 2nd February: Up for Languages, University of Portsmouth
• 24th March: Score in French, University of Southampton FULLY BOOKED
• NEW - 13th June: Reaching out to parents, Oxford Brookes University
• 15th June: Able Linguist Days, University of Portsmouth FULLY BOOKED
• NEW - 19th June: Able Linguist Days (AM), University of Surrey
• NEW - 19th June: Able Linguist Days (PM), University of Surrey
• NEW - 19th June: Reaching out to parents, University of Surrey

Events in London

• NEW - 18th Nov – 31st Jan: Activities with schools
• NEW - 18th Nov – 30th Apr: Teacher focus group
• NEW – 18th Nov – 30th Nov 2010: Volunteer scheme

National Network for Interpreting Events

• NEW – 22nd Oct – 31st May: National Network for Interpreting Mock Conferences
• NEW – 30th Oct – 29th May: Talks for schools on interpreting, University of Salford School of Languages
• 1st January: Careers in Languages Day, University of Westminster
• 18th February: Careers in Interpreting, University of Salford
• NEW - 24th February: Routes into Language Careers Open Day, University of Leeds

National Network for Translation Events

• NEW – 7th February: Careers in Languages Day, University of Westminster
• NEW – NNT and NNI joint event, University of Salford
• NEW – The Translator as Expert Writer

News and recent events

For further details, check out each regions webpage by clicking on the region name.

North West

• October Away Day:  The many parts of the Routes into Languages North West COLT project were brought together in October.  Held in the lavish setting of Manchester University’s Ashburne Hall… (read more).
• COLT Teacher Training: As part of the COLT Project, Routes into Languages North West launched a series of Teacher Training courses in the summer term… (read more).
• Autumn Newsletter: Highlighting the accomplishments of last year and looking forward to forthcoming events, the new Routes into Languages North West Newsletter has arrived… (read more).

North East

• Film resources available now: Following the success of our film days organised with Tyneside Cinema, here are the resources for use with the films...  (read more)
• Competition – 5th February: German Challenge... (read more)

Yorkshire and The Humber

• Consortium Launch – 24th September: The ten year anniversary of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages coincided nicely with the launch... (read more)

East

• University of Bedfordshire, Language Learning in Partnership, Final evaluation Report covering Feb 2008 to June 2008: Feedback from participants in the Language Learning Partnership programme… (read more)

East Midlands

• Follet Report Launch, by Fiona Hancock, NTU Language Student Ambassador: I was one of two student ambassadors chosen by the Routes into Languages Programme Team to attend the Follet Report Launch in Westminster… (read more)
• Round Up: Recent events in the East Midlands:  Year 12 students from across the region participated in a languages’ summer residential course which was hosted on the Clifton Campus… (read more)

West Midlands

• Warwickshire Language Days: Student volunteers from the University of Warwick worked with Arden School in Solihull to organise two language days on the University Campus... (read more)

South West

• Film Boosts Language Learning – University World News – a fast growing weekly internet-based international higher education newsletter, has highlighted an innovative film project… (read more)
• Competition - 22nd May: Pop Video Competition
• Competition - 29th May: Languages for Business Competition

South

• Languages and film in action at the University of Brighton: Forty pupils from four schools in Brighton and West Sussex took part in Languages on Film at Brighton University…(read more)

Links into Languages is a consortium of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and Association for Language Learning (ALL) which has been commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to build a nationally co-ordinated network of Regional Support Centres for Languages. A programme of high quality professional development and support will be offered by nine Regional Centres from April 2009, together with funding for development projects carried out by teachers.

Our vision is to create a learning community where language teachers in primary, secondary and further education institutions can participate in a coherent programme of high quality CPD and support. The Regional Centres will be based on the Routes into Languages regional consortia which bring together teachers and learners in schools and universities A common core of training will be available across the country and provision will be tailored to regional and local needs.

We shall seek to promote closer cooperation with other providers and stakeholders to achieve more coherent provision; to deliver information, advice, and interactive and professional development materials, in person and online; and to encourage face to face and web-based networking and sharing of good practice between teachers.

Michael Kelly
University of Southampton
On behalf of the Links into Languages consortium

For further information, visit the Links into Languages website
(www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk)

Dear language enthusiast!

The first half term of the school year has already flown by, and there are many activities and events taking place this term to promote languages, before young people start making their option choices next term. Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the link to find out more and book.

Judi Clark
Assistant Programme Manager

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Up-coming events

Events in the North East

• 5th November: A level Master class, Teesside University
• 5th November: GCSE Spanish 2 hour Master class, Sunderland University
• 6th November: Year 12/13 German Open Day, Newcastle University Campus
• 6th November: Roadshow, Macmillan Academy FULLY BOOKED
• 12th November: Tyneside Cinema French Film Day – Year 12, Tyneside Cinema FULLY BOOKED
• 12th November: Year 11 Master class with taster, Durham University
• 13th November: Roadshow, Ponteland High, FULLY BOOKED
• 14th November: Year 12 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 20th November: Roadshow, Carmel School, FULLY BOOKED
• 3rd December: GCSE French Master class, Sunderland University
• 4th December: Roadshow, Ryton Comprehensive, FULLY BOOKED
• 5th December: Year 12 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 10th December: A level Master class, Durham University
• 12th December: Year 12 Linguacast, Newcastle University

Events in the North West

• 5th November: A level Italian Day, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 6th November: A level Urdu day, University of Manchester
• 7th January: Languages NoW!, John Moores University
• 9th January: Language Enrichment Event for Y8/Y9 pupils, University of Manchester

Events in Yorkshire and The Humber

• 6th November: Your Language (Language Taster Day), Sheffield Hallam University, FULLY BOOKED 
• 12th November: A-Level Option Choices, Notre Dame High School, FULLY BOOKED
• 18th November: A-Level Option Choices, Silverdale School, FULLY BOOKED
• 20th November: GCSE Option Choices, Abbeydale Grange School, FULLY BOOKED
• 22nd November: The Italian Job GCSE Revision Day, University of Hull
• 10th December: La meglio gioventù, AS/A2 revision day, University of Hull
• 31st January: The Italian Job GCSE Revision Day, University of Hull

Events in the East

• 1st October - 31st December: Business Mandarin and Chinese classes, University of Bedfordshire

Events in the West Midlands

• 13th November: Active Languages (Sports and Languages), University of Birmingham
• 12th January - 27th March: FLAGS - German, West Midlans Schools

Events in the South West

• 1st November: Languages at work in the South West DVD available

National Network for Interpreting Events

• 3rd December: Careers for Linguists Open Day, University of Leeds
• 1st January: Careers in Languages Day, University of Westminster
• 26th January: Careers for Linguists Open Day, University of Leeds

National Network for Translation Events

• 5th November: 1st Year Celebration of the National Network for Translation, University of Salford
• 8th November: The Changing Face of Translation, University of Portsmouth

Third party events

• 12th November: Comparing Cohesive Strategies in English and German Originals and Translations seminar, University of Salford (contact s.hanna@salford.ac.uk or d.hughes1@salford.ac.uk)

• 3rd December: Consistency and Precision in Specialist Translation: a Terminological View from the Text, University of Salford (contact s.hanna@salford.ac.uk or d.hughes1@salford.ac.uk)

News and recent events

For further details, check out each regions webpage by clicking on the region name.

North West

• October Away Day:  The many parts of the Routes into Languages North West COLT project were brought together in October.  Held in the lavish setting of Manchester University’s Ashburne Hall... (read more).
• COLT Teacher Training: As part of the COLT Project, Routes into Languages North West launched a series of Teacher Training courses in the summer term... (read more).
• Autumn Newsletter: Highlighting the accomplishments of last year and looking forward to forthcoming events, the new Routes into Languages North West Newsletter has arrived... (read more).

Yorkshire and The Humber

• Consortium Launch – 24th September: The ten year anniversary of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages coincided nicely with the launch... (read more)

East Midlands

• Round Up: Recent events in the East Midlands:  Year 12 students from across the region participated in a languages’ summer residential course which was hosted on the Clifton Campus... (read more)

West Midlands

• Warwickshire Language Days: Student volunteers from the University of Warwick worked with Arden School in Solihull to organise two language days on the University Campus... (read more)

South West

• University World News – a fast growing weekly internet-based international higher education newsletter – has highlighted an innovative film project... (read more)

South

• A successful first year!: Routes into Languages in the South has enjoyed a successful first year of the project, with many exciting events taking place throughout the region... (read more)

Dear language enthusiast!

With the start of the new term, the regional consortia and national networks are now gearing up for a new year of language promotion activities and events.  Have a look at the links below to find out what’s going on in your region!

Judi Clark
Assistant Programme Manager

To receive this monthly e-bulletin simply sign up to our mailing list.

Up-coming events

Events in the North East

• 15th October: Tyneside Cinema Spanish Film Day - Year 12, Tyneside Cinema FULLY BOOKED
• 15th October: GCSE Tasters, Sunderland University
• 16th October: Roadshow, Easington Community College FULLY BOOKED
• 22nd October: A level Masterclass, Durham University
• 23rd October: Roadshow, Laurence Jackson School FULLY BOOKED
• 5th November: A level Masterclass, Teeside University
• 6th November: Roadshow, Macmillan Academy FULLY BOOKED
• 12th November: Tyneside Cinema French Film Day – Year 12, Tyneside Cinema
• 12th November: Year 11 Masterclass with taster, Durham University
• 13th November: Roadshow, Ponteland High FULLY BOOKED
• 14th November: Year 12 Linguacast, Newcastle University
• 20th November: Roadshow, Carmel School FULLY BOOKED

Events in the North West

• 5th November: Italian A level Day, MMU University
• 6th November: Urdu A level Day, University of Manchester

Events in the East

• 1st October - 31st December: Business Mandarin and Chinese classes, University of Bedfordshire
• 18th October: The World’s Got Talent, competition launch, University of Cambridge

Events in the West Midlands

• 29th September – 12th December: FLAGS (Foreign Language Awareness Group for Schools) – Italian and Japanese
• 13th November: Active Languages (Sports and Languages) Introductory Conference, University of Birmingham

Events in the South West

• 1st November: Languages at Work in the South West

National Network for Translation Events

• 8th November: The changing face of translation conference, University of Portsmouth

Third party events

• 22nd October: ESRI centre for Research and Linguistics seminar: Optimizing quality for users, the translation of corporate film material
  For further information contact: Dr. Sameh Hanna, School of Languages s.hanna@salford.ac.uk or Debbie Hughes, ESRI d.hughes1@salford.ac.uk
• 24th – 26th October: Isle of Wight Conference at Nodehill Middle School, for modern foreign language teachers and practitioners.
• 12th November: ESRI centre for Research and Linguistics seminar: Comparing cohesive strategies in English and German originals and translations
  For further information contact: Dr. Sameh Hanna, School of Languages s.hanna@salford.ac.uk or Debbie Hughes, ESRI d.hughes1@salford.ac.uk

News and recent events

For further details, check out each regions webpage by clicking on the region name.

North East

See the report on the Routes into Languages North East regional launch.

North West

The Community and Lesser Taught Languages Project was successfully launched on Thursday 8th May 2008.
Coming soon: First edition of the North West regional newsletter.  Contact l.ashby@mmu.ac.uk for further details.

Yorkshire and The Humber

Dissemination Event – 2nd July
This event was an introduction into Routes into Languages, aimed at those interested in promoting languages, in particular teachers from schools and colleges in the region.

East Midlands

Children from schools in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire attended two internationally themed family language suppers at the end of the summer term.

West Midlands

Student volunteers from the University of Warwick worked with Arden School in Solihull to organise two language days on the University Campus.

South

Routes into Languages in the South has enjoyed a successful first year of the project, with many exciting events taking place throughout the region.

South West

University World News – a fast growing weekly internet-based international higher education newsletter – has highlighted an innovative film project.

Bespoke analysis of the Hobsons’ 2007 school-leaver data, commissioned by Routes into Languages 

The aim of the analysis was to support the ongoing work of Routes into Languages relating to awareness and uptake of languages, provide an insight into student attitudes to languages, focusing on key sub-groups and paint a picture of school and college leavers and explore the particular perceptions and behaviours of students who expressed an interest in studying languages at university, as well as those who do not intend to continue with languages.

Final report

Download final report (723Kb, pdf)

Back in May we announced that TV production company Shine Limited were looking for enthusiastic young students for the ultimate work experience - touring with a band and helping fix some of the arrangements, using language skills along the way to assist the team.

We are now pleased to reveal that the series will be shown on T4 starting Saturday 9th August at 9.25 am.

Dear language enthusiast!
Summer’s here at last! With the summer holidays almost upon us, many consortia are looking forward to a well earned August break before the new school year gets under way. June and July have been buzzing with Routes into Languages activity, so here’s the latest from across the regions in England.

Judi Clark
Assistant Programme Manager

Up-coming events

Intensive courses in Chinese and Japanese at Birmingham University

28th July – West Midlands
These 3-day courses are held at the University of Birmingham for gifted and talented Y12 pupils. They combine an introduction to the languages with an introduction to Chinese and Japanese culture. 

Summer School, Anglia Ruskin University

28th July – East
An opportunity for pupils from years 7, 8 & 9 to have fun learning a new language and finding out about its culture. 

Open evenings for postgraduate courses at University of Westminster

3rd September – National Network for Interpreting. Contact: S.Bryans@westminster.ac.uk

External event: “How to advertise French teaching to adults”

18th – 25th September, organised by the French Institute
For further information download the event flyer (pdf)
www.institut-français.org.uk/docs/education/presentation-seminaire-formation.pdf

Consortium Project Launch at The Deep, Hull

24th September - Yorkshire and the Humber
The evening will be an opportunity to find out what this exciting and innovative project is about, and discover ways you can become involved in shaping the languages agenda for the region.

News and recent events

For further details, check out each regions webpage by clicking on the region name.

Job vacancy

Supporting the West Midlands Consortium for Routes into Languages, the post will develop and co-ordinate new initiatives and promote outreach activities to encourage the study of Modern Foreign Languages. Closing date: Friday 1st August 2008.

Languages in Higher Education Conference

7th – 9th July
LLAS and CILT held a joint conference in York, with delegates from universities throughout England focusing on the theme “Transitions and Connections”.  Routes into Languages was well represented through a stream of workshops held by the regional consortia, networks and research projects.  Further details and downloadable presentations from the subject centre website to follow: www.llas.ac.uk/events

National Network for Interpreting

• 18th June – Open evenings for postgraduate courses at University of Westminster
• 2nd & 3rd July – AS level oral skills event including interpreting at University of Salford

National Network for Translation

• 7th June – Starting work as a translator or interpreter at University of Westminster
• 20th June – Audiovisual translation at University of Salford

South West

• 2nd June – Languages for Business Competition closing date
• 2nd June – German Language Day (Yr 10), University of Plymouth
• 25th June – The benefits of studying Modern Languages conference for year 10 at University of Exeter

South

• 23rd June – World of Work, University of Reading
• 23rd June – Able Linguist Days, University of Portsmouth
• 7th July – Languages on Film, University of Brighton

East Midlands

• 10th July – East Midlands Regional Languages Summer School, Nottingham Trent University

West Midlands

• 10th June – World of Work, University of Wolverhampton
• 13th June – Deutsch und Fußball, University of Birmingham

Yorkshire and the Humber

• 25th June – Eurofest, Selby College
• 2nd July – Stakeholders event at the National Railway Museum in York
• 10th July – OU Open Day, OU regional centre, Leeds
• 14th July – Focus on Latin America, Y12 Spanish Conference, University of Leeds

North West

• 13th June – Language Enrichment Event, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 23rd June – Language Enrichment Event, University of Manchester
• 1st July – Language Enrichment Event, University of Central Lancashire
• 4th July – Language Enrichment Event, University of Bolton
• 7th July – Language Enrichment Event, University of Salford

North East

• 17th – 19th June – Yr 12 Linguacast Days at Newcastle University
• 24th June – Yr 8 Languages are Brill at Newcastle University
• 26th June – Yr 8 Languages are Brill at Northumbria University
• 2nd July – Yr 12 AS level Master class at Teesside University
• 3rd July – Don’t stop me now, Marriot Hotel, Metro Centre, Newcastle
• 15th - 17th July – Yr 12 AS level Master class at Durham University