South East

Calling all A/AS Level Spanish students! Come along to the University of Brighton on Wednesday 10th November from 4-6pm to enjoy celebrating the Mexican festival of El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). You will find out more about this festival, learn some new Spanish vocabulary, take part in a traditional mask-making activity and try some food and drink typically consumed at this time.

Please follow the link below to register or contact Clare Forder for more information.

As part of our commitment to the Routes into Languages initiative we would like to invite you to our third annual event for Y12 students studying modern foreign languages.

The event will take place on Monday 28th June from 10am to 2pm in the Palmer Building at the University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus.

The morning session will consist of language activities at a level appropriate for post-AS students led by PGCE trainees from the Institute of Education, including taster sessions for beginners to encourage your students to think about the possibility of studying an additional language as part of a degree. Here at the University of Reading we now offer degree courses for beginners in both German and Italian.

In the afternoon we will have presentations and workshops led by colleagues from the School of Languages and European Studies. Our Careers Advisory Service will also be taking part, looking at careers with languages and also focusing on the transferable skills that studying languages provides.

Over lunch there will be an opportunity for your students to see the University campus and to talk to recent graduates about their experiences, and for you to meet members of the School of Languages and European Studies.

Places will be limited, so if you are interested in the event, we would be grateful for a quick email reply giving an indication of how many students you hope to bring, and the languages they are currently studying.

Please complete this more detailed booking form when your students have confirmed their availability.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

With best wishes,

Barbara King
 

An event for Year 8/9 students to emphasise the importance of language skills in the workplace.  Local businesses and employers have been invited to give careers talks and there will also be taster sessions in more unusual languages.

For more information, please contact Liz Avis at the University of Surrey or follow the registration link below.

Please click here to download a copy of the event flyer.

A languages day for gifted and talented year 12 pupils from the Southampton area will be held at the University of Southampton in June 2010.

Please check back here soon for further information.
 

A languages day for gifted and talented year 8 pupils from the Southampton area will be held at the University of Southampton in June 2010.

Please check back here soon for further information.

Parents of pupils who attended the Able Linguist days at the University of Portsmouth are invited to participate in an evening session where they can see what their children have been doing during the day and maybe even join in themselves!

Information will be available for parents on how to support a child studying languages, as well as guidance on applying for university courses.  Parents will have the opportunity to speak with university staff and Aim higher representatives, as well as current students.

The session will end with a presentation on language learning as well as a prize-giving ceremony for pupils who excelled during the events.

Gifted & Talented pupils from the Portsmouth area are invited to the University of Portsmouth's Able Linguist Day. Small groups will work with university students to take part in a variety of enrichment activities in French, German and Spanish.

Pupils will experience a taste of university life by attending an interactive lecture on "Why Study Languages?" in one of the University's lecture theatres. There will also be a "Cultural Cafe" offering refreshments.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT OPENS ON FEBRUARY 12TH 2010
 

Gifted & Talented pupils from the Portsmouth area are invited to the University of Portsmouth's Able Linguist Day.  Small groups will work with university students to take part in a variety of enrichment activities in French, German and Spanish. 

Pupils will experience a taste of university life by attending an interactive lecture on "Why Study Languages?" in one of the University's lecture theatres.  There will also be a "Cultural Cafe" offering refreshments.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT OPENS ON FEBRUARY 12TH 2010

An event for Year 9 students to emphasise the importance of languages in the global economy. There will be workshops led by employers (including Thames Valley Police), lunch with student ambassadors and a taster session in a less commonly taught language.

The event will run from 10am-2pm.

For further information, please contact Barbara King at the University of Reading or register for the event below.

The Language & Enterprise challenge is an event for Year 10 students and is run by Solent EBP in conjunction with the University of Southampton. Pupils will be invited to work in small groups using the target language to produce brochures or leaflets advertising what visiting tourists could do in the Southampton area.

Please note that this event is open to students in the Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh and New Forest areas only.

For further information, please contact Jade Fuller (Education Project Manager) or follow the registration link below.