South West

A day event at the University of Bath. Students will have the opportunity to spend the day on Campus, practise their language skills and exchange experiences with Bath university students.

Classes will be offered in French, Spanish and German. Students will also have the opportunity to have a taster session in a new language and to attend a talk about the benefits of studying modern foreign languages.

A day event at the University of Bath. Students will have the opportunity to spend the day on Campus, practise their language skills and exchange experiences with Bath university students.

Classes will be offered in French, Spanish and German. Students will also have the opportunity to have a taster session in a new language and to attend a talk about the benefits of studying modern foreign languages.

Start Date: Monday 22nd February

Cost: Free

Explore the culture, language and national identity of eight countries through their books, images, slogans and monuments.

Are you interested in other countries? Do you want to study and understand other cultures? This free online course will take you on a journey through a number of periods from the medieval to the modern day, from Russia to Europe and all the way to Latin America. 

This course extends over the period of 4 weeks and comprises 12 5-minute talks by members of academic staff on books, slogans, monuments and images from various cultures.

The course was designed by the University of Bristol, the lead institution on thematic area 'Languages for Culture, History and Society' in the South West Consortium.

It is aimed largely at Sixth Form students but some Year 11 students might also find it interesting.

The Cultural Studies and Modern Languages MOOC was awarded the University of Bristol Award for Education in the Faculty of Arts. Read about it in our News section.

Upon arrival students are taken on a campus tour by a current student, followed by a welcome talk from the Director of Languages. In the morning students opt for either French, German or Spanish sessions, and have two hours of classes, one of language and one on a cultural topic delivered by teachers, lecturers or Ph.D students. After lunch there is a talk on the year abroad by a current student, and finally students are offered a choice of Russian, Arabic, Chinese or Portuguese as a taster class.

Students will spend the day focusing on their chosen language that they sign up to prior to coming – either French, German or Spanish.

Students will spend the day focusing on their chosen language that they sign up to prior to coming – either French, German or Spanish.

Students will spend the day focusing on their chosen language that they sign up to prior to coming – either French, German or Spanish.

For more information please go to: https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/south-west/events/4406

ALL New!

Time: 09.30 - 13.15

Date: 27 February 2016

Cost: PGCE students (£18), ALL individual members (£25), ALL group members (£30), Non members (£35)

Workshop speakers confirmed so far: Greg Horton, Lisa Stevens, Crista Hazell, Candida Gould. Full details will be available in January 2016.

For more information or to register please visit the website below.

http://www.all-languages.org.uk/events-list/details/read/all_west_of_england_conference_all_new/branch/377

Starting with class competitions in the autumn term, those schools wanting to go further are invited to enter the competition to attend a finals event to be held at GCHQ in Cheltenham on Friday 29 April 2016. This day will feature the school teams presenting to each other and the judging panel, as well as insights into the work of GCHQ and taster lessons from GCHQ linguists in less commonly taught languages.

The closing date for entries from schools is Friday 15th January.

For more information please visit the website below.

http://www.all-languages.org.uk/members/competitions/gchq_challenge_2015_all_west_of_england