2nd MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY NETWORKING EVENT FOR MFL TEACHERS

Date: Friday, 9 June 2017, 10:30m – 4pm
Location: Manchester Metropolitan University
Coordinated by Manchester Metropolitan University Routes into Languages North West

The Department of Languages at the Manchester Metropolitan University, in collaboration with Routes into Languages North West, is hosting a Networking Event for MFL teachers at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Our objective is to bring together language teachers and university staff to share good teaching practice, meet one another, and more generally to support each other in maintaining the health of the subject. The event is open to all language teachers who are interesting in exploring new ideas and bringing their subject expertise.

Booking information:

Fee: £30 per teacher (includes lunch)
Fee: £20 for trainee teachers and language assistants (includes lunch)

Places are limited. You can book a place at the Online Shop using the following link

http://buyonline.mmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/arts-and-humanities/events/2nd-manchester-metropolitan-university-networking-event-for-mfl-teachers

For further information, please contact: Routes@mmu.ac.uk

Interested in careers in translation and interpreting?

Are you interested in a career with languages? Would you like to know more about working in translation, interpreting and related areas?

Organised by the University of Liverpool, and Routes into Languages North West, this conference features talks from speakers from international and national institutions about the wide variety of careers in translation and interpreting.

Please attend our 3^rd Annual Careers in Translation and Interpreting event for graduates

Wednesday 26th April 2017
11:00am –04:00pm
University of Liverpool
Rendall Building, Lecture Theatre 7
Bedford Street South, Liverpool L69 7ZR

To attend this FREE event please register online:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/careers-in-translation-and-interpreting-tickets-31967635057

For more information, please contact Jordi Sánchez at  jords@liverpool.ac.uk or Anke Bohm at abohm@liverpool.ac.uk  –  Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2017 competition, North West Region       

We are delighted to announce the launch of this year’s Mother Tongue Other Tongue Competition.

MOTHER TONGUE OTHER TONGUE POETRY COMPETITION – free to enter poetry competition for Years 4 – 13.

 Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Education Activist, Malala Yousafzai, again officially endorses this year’s Mother Tongue Other Tongue Competition.  

 It’s Back!  It’s EVEN BIGGER, Better and Bolder than Before! More information can be found here: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/mothertongueothertongue/

 The Poet Laureate, Dame Carol Ann Duffy, has announced that the Mother Tongue Other Tongue Competition continues to be her Laureate Education Project. An idea originally developed by the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at MMU, and Routes into Languages North West, this national multilingual poetry competition has already inspired over 18,000 pupils and aims to celebrate cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK.

Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a free to enter competition open to pupils aged between 8 and 18. Mother Tongue asks pupils, who do not have English as a first language, to write about a creative poem or song in their native language, while Other Tongue asks pupils to create an original poem in a second language they are learning at school (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Urdu and Mandarin). 

In the North West of England, the competition is open to all primary schools and secondary schools and sixth form colleges. Entries received will be judged in four categories:

1.            Years 4, 5 & 6

2.            Years 7, 8 & 9

3.            Years 10 & 11.

4.            Years 12 & 13.

Entries need to be submitted by Wednesday 24^th May 2017.  The winners for the Regional (North West) and National competition will be announced at a very special celebration event, attended by a VIP, which will be held on Wednesday 5^th July 2016 at Manchester Metropolitan University, 12.00 – 3.30 supported by the Poet Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy. 

See attached further information.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

STUDENT AMBASSADOR TALKS AND LANGUAGE TASTERS

We have a team of trained Student Ambassadors, who can come into your school to deliver a ‘Why Study Languages?’ or ‘Careers with Language’ talk to your pupils. This might be 20 minutes in an assembly or a 45-minute talk within a language lesson. There is a small fee of £75 for these visits, to cover costs.

Students can also come into your school to help with exam preparation. We have students who can work with pupils to practise their oral work or support in language lessons.

If you require language tutors to deliver taster sessions or cultural activities in less widely taught languages please let us know and we can put you in touch with someone who might be able to help.

If you are interested in any of the projects we are working on this year, you can email us at routes@mmu.ac.uk.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Thursday, 22nd June 2017    10:00am - 2.30pm

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Friday, 9th January 2017    10:00am - 2.30pm

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Wednesday, 15th Feb 2017     10:00am - 2.30pm         

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Friday, 13th January 2017    10:00am - 2.30pm

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.

Language Enrichment Event for Year 8 Pupils

Wednesday, 29th  March 2017   10:00am to 14:30pm

Our ever-popular Language Enrichment Events for year 8 pupils are back. These are interactive, exciting events that encourage pupils 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. These events have proved extremely popular with pupils and language teachers over the years and our research has shown a 24% increase in pupils taking language GCSEs after they attended the events.

The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages (e.g. Arabic and Mandarin) to encourage the learning of languages generally.

Cost per pupil: £9

Priority will be given to schools that have not attended a Language Enrichment Event in previous years.