Routes ebulletin - Edition 13 - November 2009

Dear languages enthusiast,

Welcome to the Routes into Languages e-bulletin for November. Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the links to find out more and book.

Jess Hawkins
Routes Assistant Programme Manager

London (7 items)

Olympics Language Competition; "Welcome to London"
2nd September, 2009 - 00:00 - 18th December, 2009 - 00:00
Languages in Action – Employability themed events
7th September, 2009 - 00:00 - 31st March, 2010 - 00:00
SOAS’ Cultural Days
21st October, 2009 - 00:00 - 2nd April, 2010 - 00:00
Progression presentations for Y9 and Y11
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 29th May, 2010 - 00:00
Lost in Translation- A Taster Day for Linguists as Mediators
18th December, 2009 (All day)
Bengali TV Advert
15th February, 2010 - 00:00 - 16th February, 2010 - 00:00
Subtitling Workshop
3rd March, 2010 (All day)

North East (25 items)

Year 9 Roadshow (by Northumbria University)
10th December, 2009 (All day)
Linguacast Year 12 (Newcastle University)
10th December, 2009 (All day)
Tyneside Cinema: A Level Spanish Film Day
16th December, 2009 (All day)
Year 9 Roadshow (by Northumbria University)
14th January, 2010 (All day)
Japanese Taster Session (Sunderland University)
18th January, 2010 (All day)
Year 9 Roadshow (by Northumbria University)
21st January, 2010 (All day)
Linguacast Year 10 (Newcastle University)
21st January, 2010 (All day)
GCSE German 2hr Masterclass (Teesside 3rd Feb)
3rd February, 2010 (All day)
Chinese Taster Session (Sunderland University)
8th February, 2010 (All day)
Year 11 Masterclass & Taster (Durham)
10th February, 2010 (All day)
Linguacast Year 10 (Newcastle University)
12th February, 2010 (All day)
Year 13 Masterclass & Taster
24th February, 2010 (All day)
GCSE French 2hr Masterclass (Teesside 3rd March)
3rd March, 2010 (All day)
GCSE French Masterclass (Sunderland University)
8th March, 2010 (All day)
GCSE German Masterclass (Sunderland University)
8th March, 2010 (All day)
Discover International Study Opportunities and Languages (Year 12/13, Teesside University)
24th March, 2010 (All day)
Year 13: A Level Conversation (Durham)
20th April, 2010 (All day)
Year 11: GCSE Conversation (Durham)
21st April, 2010 (All day)
AS > A2 Masterclass with Mandarin Taster (full-day) Register before 22 June EVENT CLOSED
6th July, 2010 (All day)
AS > A2 Masterclass with Mandarin Taster (half-day) Register before 22 June EVENT CLOSED
7th July, 2010 (All day)
AS > A2 Masterclass with Arabic Taster (full-day) Register before 29 June EVENT CLOSED
13th July, 2010 (All day)
AS > A2 Masterclass with Arabic Taster (half-day) Register before 29 June EVENT CLOSED
14th July, 2010 (All day)
German Open Day (now part of North East Challenge 4th Feb)
German North East Challenge (Newcastle University)
¡VAMOS! Latin & Lusophone Festival

North West (12 items)

URDU STUDENTS' SURVEY
Language Enrichment Events - places still available!
Language Enrichment Event at University of Cenral Lancashire (UCLAN)
16th December, 2009 (All day)
NWULA Languages NoW!
6th July, 2010 (All day)
Language Enrichment Event at The University of Salford
27th January, 2010 (All day)
Language Enrichment Event at The University of Bolton
29th January, 2010 (All day)
Cornerhouse Mandarin Chinese GCSE/ASSET Study Session
Cornerhouse Mandarn Chinese GCSE/ASSET Creative Workshop
Cornerhouse Arabic AS/A2 Study Session
Cornerhouse Arabic AS/A2 Creative Workshop
Cornerhouse Mandarin Chinese GCSE/ASSET Creative Workshop
Cornerhouse Arabic AS/A2 Creative Workshop

South (19 items)

Canterbury collaboration produces "Life, Translated"
The Gold Award for Languages
1st September, 2009 - 00:00 - 30th June, 2010 - 00:00
School Visits in conjunction with Aimhigher Sussex
1st October, 2009 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
Languages E-Mentoring
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 3rd May, 2010 - 00:00
Languages E-Mentoring
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 3rd May, 2010 - 00:00
Language Clubs
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 3rd May, 2010 - 00:00
Face to Face Mentoring
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 3rd May, 2010 - 00:00
6th Form Languages Mentoring Scheme
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 3rd May, 2010 - 00:00
Languages at Work
22nd January, 2010 (All day)
Routes into Languages South - Year 12 Conference ***** CANCELLED *****
12th February, 2010 (All day)
Routes into Languages South - Year 12 Conference ***** CANCELLED *****
26th February, 2010 (All day)
Language & Enterprise Challenge
22nd March, 2010 (All day)
Score in French!
23rd March, 2010 (All day)
Score in French!
24th March, 2010 (All day)
Able Linguist Day
14th June, 2010 (All day)
Able Linguist Day
15th June, 2010 (All day)
Able Linguist Parents' Evening
15th June, 2010 (All day)
Able Linguist Day - Year 12
23rd June, 2010 (All day)
Able Linguist Day - Year 8
29th June, 2010 (All day)

South West (23 items)

Language Talks to Year 9&11 Students
21st September, 2009 - 00:00 - 30th June, 2010 - 00:00
AimHigher MFL Taster Days
1st November, 2009 - 00:00 - 31st March, 2010 - 00:00
2-day Year 9 MFL Event
20th January, 2010 (All day)
French and Spanish Languages Taster Day Yr 9/10
27th January, 2010 (All day)
Enterprising Languages Day Yr 9
29th January, 2010 (All day)
Yr 12 Languages Day
3rd February, 2010 (All day)
Year 12 Course Sampling
3rd February, 2010 (All day)
Enterprising Languages Day Yr 8
11th February, 2010 (All day)
French Masterclass
13th February, 2010 (All day)
Enterprising Languages Day - Yr 8 Science and Languages Day
19th February, 2010 (All day)
Spanish Masterclass
20th February, 2010 (All day)
Easter Masterclasses in French (and possibly Spanish) Yr 9
1st March, 2010 - 00:00 - 30th April, 2010 - 00:00
French and Spanish Languages Taster Day Yr 9
3rd March, 2010 (All day)
Enterprising Languages Day Yr 9
6th March, 2010 (All day)
A/S French Revision Day (Sixth Form)
17th March, 2010 (All day)
Japanese Masterclass
20th March, 2010 (All day)
Yr 12 Languages Day
29th March, 2010 (All day)
German and French Languages Day Yr 10
19th May, 2010 (All day)
The Benefits of Studying Modern Languages Conference (Year 10)
24th June, 2010 (All day)
Yr 11 3-day Intensive Course
30th June, 2010 - 00:00 - 2nd July, 2010 - 00:00
Year 12 Summer School (French)
1st July, 2010 - 00:00 - 24th July, 2010 - 00:00
Year 11 Summer School (French and Russian)
1st July, 2010 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
2-day French, Spanish and German Intensive Course (Year 11)
13th July, 2010 - 00:00 - 14th July, 2010 - 00:00

West Midlands (20 items)

Opportunities for Language Learning - Sixth Form Guide available now!
Why Study Languages? - bespoke school visits
1st September, 2009 - 00:00 - 31st July, 2010 - 00:00
Parents Evening / Options Evening visits
7th September, 2009 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
FLAGS (Foreign Language Awareness Group for Schools) - Italian, Japanese, German, Mandarin Chinese
28th September, 2009 - 00:00 - 29th January, 2010 - 00:00
Language Shadow Scheme for Sixth Form students and staff
5th October, 2009 - 00:00 - 26th March, 2010 - 00:00
Wolf-mentoring in schools
5th October, 2009 - 00:00 - 30th April, 2010 - 00:00
Languages and Business: Product Design Event
5th October, 2009 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
French Microville Day
5th October, 2009 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
Language Roadshow
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 23rd July, 2010 - 00:00
Year 9 Language Day with King Edward VI College Stourbridge
16th December, 2009 (All day)
French and Spanish GCSE Revision Day
4th January, 2010 - 00:00 - 2nd April, 2010 - 00:00
Warwick Volunteers Language Tutors
4th January, 2010 - 00:00 - 31st March, 2010 - 00:00
Working with Languages (Year 9)
18th January, 2010 (All day)
Working with Languages (Year 8 - Year 11)
22nd January, 2010 (All day)
International Employers' Day - DATE TBC
1st February, 2010 - 00:00 - 28th February, 2010 - 00:00
Celebrating China - Chinese New Year Cultural Day for Year 8 students
10th February, 2010 (All day)
Deutsch International! - German Cultural Day for Year 8 students
3rd March, 2010 (All day)
¡Fiesta Hispánica! - Spanish and Latin American Cultural Day for Year 8 students
17th March, 2010 (All day)
Jour de la Francophonie! - French Cultural Day for Year 8 students
24th March, 2010 (All day)
Making Languages Work - Phase 2
21st April, 2010 - 00:00 - 22nd April, 2010 - 00:00

Yorkshire and the Humber (7 items)

Language Ambassador School Visit
2nd November, 2009 - 00:00 - 11th December, 2009 - 00:00
Winter Traditions in Other Cultures
30th November, 2009 - 00:00 - 18th December, 2009 - 00:00
Why Study Languages? - Careers with Languages (Date TBC)
1st January, 2010 - 00:00 - 28th February, 2010 - 00:00
Language Ambassador School Visit
4th January, 2010 - 00:00 - 12th February, 2010 - 00:00
Going Global: Communication in an Inter-Dependent Globe
19th January, 2010 (All day)
Language Ambassador School Visit
29th January, 2010 (All day)
Language Taster Classes (Dates TBC)
1st June, 2010 - 00:00 - 30th July, 2010 - 00:00