West Midlands

The Year 5 Language Day at the University of Wolverhampton aims to raise aspirations and encourage pupils from schools in the West Midlands to study languages. The day features a 2 hour taster session in Italian, Chinese, Japanese or British Sign. Not only will the session give the pupils additional languages skills in a new language, but it will also bring them into a University environment.

This event is fully funded and therefore FREE to attend. Please email sanah.sadiq@wlv.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

This workshop will look at the Spanish language and how it is found across the globe in a range of countries. The session will look at the historical spread of the language and pupils will be tasked with finding out more about the different countries. They will be the 'adventure agents' who are looking for interesting things to see and do in the Spanish speaking countries. There will be an emphasis on language skills, new vocabulary, tourist vocabulary and cultural/historical knowledge. Pupils will have access to computers so that they can (in groups) put together a presentation to present to the whole class. A prize will be awarded to the best agent.

This event is full funded and therefore FREE to attend. Please email sanah.sadiq@wlv.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

This session consists of a 1 hour motivational talk followed by a 2 hour taster session in a given language with a specific career focus will engage students and offer more realistic career 'snapshots'. The language tasters will be clearly aligned to a specific industry sector and raise awareness of a language as a valid and beneficial skill to give competitive edge in the real world.

This event is for KS3 and KS4 pupils and is full funded so is FREE to attend. Please email sanah.sadiq@wlv.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

This session consists of a 1 hour motivational talk followed by a 2 hour taster session in a given language with a specific career focus will engage students and offer more realistic career 'snapshots'. The language tasters will be clearly aligned to a specific industry sector and raise awareness of a language as a valid and beneficial skill to give competitive edge in the real world.

This event is for KS3 and KS4 pupils and is full funded so is FREE to attend. Please email sanah.sadiq@wlv.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

This event is being run by two students who participated in the Routes Abroad scheme in the summer of 2015.

They will be talking about summer placements abroad, their own experiences and what the Routes Abroad experience has brought them personally. They will also talk about information available to help students create their own experience abroad including application forms, weblinks and other resources for finding summer projects as well as term-time language courses. A leaflet with all of this information will be provided at the event for students to take away.

No registration is required for this event, please just go along on the day.

This is a third party event

This year, Aston University will host its eleventh International Business and Modern Foreign Languages Residential for students studying French, Spanish or German or who are considering taking a year abroad as part of their degree. The event offers students an invaluable opportunity to develop their language and communication skills whilst also understanding the role their language could play in the world of work. Students can now study German or Spanish at Aston without having completed an A Level previously, so if your students are interested in learning a language or doing a study year abroad, this residential is ideal for them. Please note there is a cost of £99 per student for this event.

For more information or to register, please contact Sarah Fullwood at sixthformenrichment@aston.ac.uk