South East

This event provides year 8 pupils with a chance to develop their language skills even further. Running from 9.00am to 2.30pm, it will include an intensive mini-project in either French, German or Spanish, followed by a taster in a new language. There will also be a talk on languages and how they can be useful in the world of work.

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.

This event is for Year 12 students to think about studying languages at university. It will run from 9.30am to 3.00pm. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in either French, German or Spanish, as well as the chance to do a taster class in a new language. There will also be a talk on languages and careers.

We welcome groups from schools/colleges accompanied by staff but individual unaccompanied students may also attend.

Please note that students may only attend one of the three Study Days offered this year.

Registrations can be made via this website or by emailing languagessoutheast@soton.ac.uk.

This event is for Year 12 students to think about studying languages at university. It will run from 9.30am to 3.00pm. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in either French, German or Spanish, as well as the chance to do a taster class in a new language. There will also be a talk on languages and careers.

We welcome groups from schools/colleges accompanied by staff but individual unaccompanied students may also attend.

Please note that students may only attend one of the three Study Days offered this year.

Registrations can be made via this website or by emailing languagessoutheast@soton.ac.uk.

This event is for Year 12 students to think about studying languages at university. It will run from 9.30am to 3.00pm. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in either French, German or Spanish, as well as the chance to do a taster class in a new language. There will also be a talk on languages and careers.

We welcome groups from schools/colleges accompanied by staff but individual unaccompanied students may also attend.

Please note that students may only attend one of the three Study Days offered this year.

Registrations can be made via this website or by emailing languagessoutheast@soton.ac.uk.

Calling all linguists! Help celebrate the European Day of Languages this year (26.09.12) with this art competition with a twist! Entering is simple – all you need to do is choose a word relating to the European Day of Languages, translate it into a foreign language of your choice and then illustrate it.

RULES

• One word (and its article if appropriate) per page;

• One side of A4 paper to be used only;

• Your chosen word must appear in your artwork;

• Illustrations to be done by hand i.e. not computer-generated;

• Name, school and year group should be written on the front of your artwork and your teacher’s name and email address should be written on the back;

• Only one entry per person;

• Winners will receive their prizes by post;

• Winning entries may be processed as greetings cards for Routes into Languages.

The closing date for entries is 2pm on Monday 1st October 2012. Artwork will be judged during the following week and winners will be notified by email on Wednesday 10th October 2012.

Please send all entries to:

Clare Forder, School of Humanities, The Checkland Building – Room D331, University of Brighton, Falmer, BN1 9PH.

Four prizes (each comprising a £50 W.H.Smith token) will be awarded to the best piece of artwork and the most imaginative word in two categories: years 7-9 and years 10-13, so get your thinking caps on!

This activity, designed for Year 10 students, aims to introduce school students to a campus university environment through the creative use of a modern language.

Students will produce a display of images and short Japanese poems called 'haikus' in many different languages. This year the University of Sussex celebrates its 50th year so the aim is to produce 50 haikus!

After an initial introductory workshop and presentation, in small language groups, students will visit parts of the campus to find out more about it. At specific sites language groups will work on a haiku activity involving words and images.

Following a picnic lunch, outside if the weather permits, students will work on the individual presentation of their morning activity. These will then be displayed digitally in a plenary session in a lecture theatre before departure.

Prizes will be allocated and the finished haikus will be available for display on campus, in schools and on the Routes into Languages website.

Six languages are offered:

• French - non-beginners
• German - non-beginners
• Italian - beginners/non-beginners
• Spanish - non-beginners
• Chinese - beginners/non-beginners
• Japanese - beginners/non-beginners

A limited number of places is available for this event, which will be split across the different language groups. Therefore places will initially be limited to 12 per school.

There will also be a short pre-event activity to complete (details to follow shortly).

If you are interested in taking part in this event, please contact Clare Forder (c.l.forder@brighton.ac.uk) stating the number of places you require and the target language or languages your students will work in. Please ensure you copy Belinda Hackney (b.hackney@sussex.ac.uk) into your email.

When and where

The Summer School will be based on the University’s main campus,

known as Whiteknights. The course is a two-day non-residential

experience, running from 9.30 am – 4.30 pm each day.

Course content

Our Summer School aims to give you an experience of life as a Higher

Education student and you will use and learn about skills needed

at university. This Summer School is a two day experience were you will get the chance

to develop your linguistic ability and get to grips with the broader study

of either French or German by looking at elements of culture, literature

and history. As budding linguists you will also get the opportunity to try

another language that you have never tried before. There will also be

opportunity to spend time with current undergraduates studying and

working in the Arts and Humanities Faculty here at the University.

The Portsmouth Go Global Festival is an exciting chance for students from Portsmouth schools to incorporate performing arts with an international cultural twist. Participants are invited to combine dance and music with MFL in order to promote culture through the arts and celebrate multiculturalism across the city.

The event will include workshops, rehearsal time and evening performances, which families, local media and Portsmouth VIPs (including the Mayor) are invited to attend. The evening performances will be held at the Groundlings Theatre.

Acts can be solos, groups, bands, choirs, dance groups and so on but group sizes should not exceed 12 people.

If you require further information, please contact Laura Fusano on either 02392 370321 or by email at goglobalportsmouth@yahoo.com.

Working collaboratively with MFL tutors from Canterbury Christ Church University and teachers, Y10 language students will explore ways to integrate their language learning with learning in another curriculum area.

Over the course of a mini project, pupils will first experience and then prepare integrated learning resources ready to demonstrate and share with peers. The challenge is to engage pupils in meaningful ways to utilise, share and enhance their language skills with others; learning for pupils by pupils. Participant classes are invited from contrasting schools (eg high school, academy, grammar).

In addition, each class will be encouraged to work with a different target language, and curriculum area, to maximise the range of resultant materials. Participating pupils will be encouraged to reflect on the learning experience, sharing their ideas regarding presenting and learning languages in an integrated way, thereby actively joining the field of debate:

• How do pupils respond to language learning presented in an integrated way? Why? What factors appear to affect this? 
• How beneficial is it for their TL learning and their learning in the other subject?
• Are some pupils better equipped / prepared than others to decode / deconstruct learning material presented in a language other than their own TL?

Calling all linguists! In the run-up to London 2012 we are holding an Olympics-themed art competition with a twist! Entering is simple – all you need to do is choose a word relating to the Olympic Games, translate it into a foreign language of your choice and then illustrate it. Prizes will be awarded to the best piece of artwork and the most imaginative word, so get your thinking caps on!

RULES

• One word (and its article if appropriate) per page;

• Your chosen word must appear in your artwork;

• Illustrations to be done by hand;

• Name, school and year group should be written on the front of your artwork your teacher’s name and email address should be written on the back;

• Up to two entries per person;

• Winners will need to attend the prize-giving ceremony on Friday 27th April at the University of Brighton.

The closing date for entries is midday on Friday 20th April. Artwork will be judged during the following week and winners will be notified by email by Tuesday 24th April. All artwork received will be displayed at the University of Brighton on Friday 27th April during the award ceremony.

Please send all entries to:

Clare Forder, School of Humanities, The Checkland Building – Room D331, University of Brighton, Falmer, BN1 9PH.

An event flier can be found here.

If you'd like to get in touch about this event, please email Clare Forder.