South East

This event provides year 8 pupils with a chance to develop their language skills even further. There is an intensive mini-project in either French, German or Spanish, followed by a taster in a new language such as Norwegian or Japanese, plus a talk about languages and how they can be useful in the world of work.

The event will run from 9am-2.30pm.

Please note that places at this event are limited to 10 per school. In order to register you will need to complete a registration form which can be obtained by emailing languagessoutheast@soton.ac.uk. Places will not be confirmed until the form has been returned.
 

For the second year running, Routes South is holding its LOVE LANGUAGES? LIVE LANGUAGES! conference at the University of Brighton. The event will highlight the value of languages in the workplace and will also provide information and advice about studying languages at university.

We will add further information about guest speakers and the content of the day as soon as we have it, so please check back here frequently!

Please note that places at this event will be restricted to a certain number per school/college. These details will be uploaded shortly.

Places are free but a cancellation charge of £5 per place booked will be charged if not cancelled within two weeks of the event or if you do not turn up on the day.

A day of talks, activities and language taster sessions for pupils from Year 8/9 to encourage continued language learning at GCSE level by showing the importance of languages in the workplace.

Join us on our Italian summer school for Year 12 students!  Designed for students who are already studying Italian at AS or equivalent and are looking at studying languages at University.  It gives students the opportunity to improve their linguistic ability and at the same time get a taste of what studying languages at University involves.  Students will look at aspects of culture, history or politics and will have a taster session in another language.  Travel costs will be reimbursed.

Please note that this is a non-residential course and participants will be expected to attend from 9.30am-5.00pm on both days.

Application forms will be available from anuary onwards with a submission deadline of mid-April 2013. These can be obtained by emailing Amy Wigham at the University of Reading.

The University of Reading is pleased to offer Year 12 students of Spanish the opportunity to come onto campus for a university taster day.

The event is suitable for those thinking of studying Spanish at university. Students will take part in Spanish language sessions and will also look at the wider aspect of Spanish and Latino culture. Participants will be able to speak to current undergraduates about university life and will also find out about the Year Abroad.

This activity is free and will run from 9.30am-5pm. Group and individual bookings are welcome and should be made by 1st July. Please email outreach@reading.ac.uk to reserve your place.

Are you keen to promote languages in your school? Do you have students who may need convincing of the benefits of learning another language or continuing with their language study? Why not sign up for a Why Study Languages? talk! A languages tutor from the University of Sussex can visit your school to give a short talk in assembly or a presentation to your MFL class or year group.

Slots for school talks are limited so please contact Clare Forder directly to book or for more details.

Schools in the Sussex area are invited to take part in a Languages on the Move session. Taking place in school, tutors from the University of Sussex will visit you during a timetabled language class to offer a short workshop/taster session in a language not usually taught in your school. Current availability in the following languages:

Arabic

Chinese

German

Italian

Please contact Clare Forder to book or for further details.

A French revision and cultural workshop for Year 10 students from Hastings Academy.

Funded by Routes into Languages South and the University of Brighton Springboard Grants programme, the sessions will encourage students to revise certain curriculum topics and engage in cultural sessions to develop language knowledge and use.

As part of the Oxford Translation Day on 14 June, OGN is hosting its very first translation workshop and slam, to which we invite undergraduates and, especially warmly, Sixth Form students. This should be an excellent opportunity for students to broaden their horizons in all things translation, to chat to undergraduates, and, above all, to have some fun with German!

The workshop will be hosted by OGN and Charlotte Ryland, Editor of New Books in German.

Participants will work together on translating parts of the classic novel Emil und die Detektive (a hilarious, wonderful read for all ages!). Using excerpts from the novel, we will introduce participants to some of the key issues around literary translation (cultural reference, metaphor, idiom, colloquialisms, slang…) before letting them loose on the text, first in pairs and then in larger groups. Participants will experiment with translating into different styles, genres and registers, and there will be book prizes for the most inventive and impressive contributions. The workshop will be challenging, informative and fun! 

Because this event is likely to prove very popular, it is advised that you register as soon as possible, but no later than 12 June 2014 by emailing the OGN team.

Dictionaries and texts will be provided - but please bring your own pen and paper!

The event will run from 11.30am-1pm.

Our Year 12 non-residential summer school is for students studying French and German at AS level and thinking about studying languages at University. The two day course will help students to improve their linguistic abilities as well as experiencing sessions on areas of culture, history or politics from those countries enabling students to get a feel for the whole experience of language learning. Priority will be given to students that have no prior experience of Higher Education in their immediate families.

Please email A.wigham@reading.ac.uk if you wish to have an application sent out to you. We will accept emailed or photocopied applications.

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