Routes into Languages e-bulletin - December 2011

Date: 12th December 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

Welcome to the December 2011 e-bulletin.

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

Call for tenders for research project on Translation and Interpreting for the Public Services (PSIT): As part of Routes into Languages continuation work, a research project will be funded to investigate issues in the following areas:

• Teaching provision in Interpreting and Translation for the Public Services in higher education in England
• The role of HE in supporting the profession and the sector more broadly

For further information please click here.  Deadline for submission of proposals: 13 January 2012.

‘Why Study Languages’ 2012 calendar now available to order: Funded by JISC, 2012 is the fourth year that the popular ‘Why Study Languages?’ calendar has been produced.  The calendar is available for FREE, with a charge of £3.50 for postage and packing. Funding from the JISC has made this possible.  To place your order please click here.

Online 'Why Study Languages' 2011 calendar: Until the end of the month you can download monthly pages of the Why Study Languages calendar. Click here to access this free resource.

LLAS conference: CALL FOR PAPERS: Sustaining a Global Society: Languages of the Wider World.  29 - 30 March 2011, SOAS, London.  Languages of the Wider World which aims to bring together scholars, teachers and postgraduate students working with or having an interest in languages which are underrepresented in the education system in the UK, including minority, endangered and heritage languages as well as languages of countries with emerging economies.  If you are interested in either submitting a paper or attending this event, please click here.  Submission deadline date: today 12/12/11.

Season's greetings.  See you in 2012!

From all the Routes into Languages team  

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Routes into Languages e-bulletin - November 2011

Date: 21st November 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

Welcome to the November 2011 e-bulletin.

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

Online 'Why Study Languages' calendar: For the next couple of months you can download monthly pages of the Why Study Languages calendar. Click here to access this free resource.

LLAS conference: CALL FOR PAPERS : Sustaining a Global Society: Languages of the Wider World.  29 - 30 March 2011, SOAS, London.  Languages of the Wider World which aims to bring together scholars, teachers and postgraduate students working with or having an interest in languages which are underrepresented in the education system in the UK, including minority, endangered and heritage languages as well as languages of countries with emerging economies.  If you are interested in either submitting a paper or attending this event, please click here.

Student Ambassador National Training events: Thank you to all the Student Ambassadors and speakers who attended the national training events both in Cardiff on Saturday 12th November and in London on Saturday 18th November.  It was wonderful to welcome so many ambassadors from around Wales and England and to have such engaging presenters.

ASCL Annual Conference Exhibition, March 2012: Routes will be exhibiting at this event, so do come and say hello to us on stand 45.

From all the Routes into Languages team

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Routes into Languages e-bulletin - October 2011

Date: 19th October 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

We hope you had a fantastic European Day of Languages last month. Why not let us know via twitter or facebook what activities took place in your school.

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

2012 Spelling bee: You can still register your schools interest for the 2012 Spelling bee competition.  For the England competition 2012 click here and for the Wales competition 2012 email our Wales team.

Online 'Why Study Languages' calendar: Between now and December you can download monthly pages of the Why Study Languages calendar. Click here to access this free resource.

From all the Routes into Languages team

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Routes into Languages e-bulletin - September 2011

Date: 14th September 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

Txt spk poster competition: There is still time to enter your pupils. Click here to find out more.  Closing date Friday 23 September.

European Day of Languages: Don't forget to check out our great offers available on our resources to celebrate EDL on 26th September 2011. To take advantage of these click here.

Have you been following our daily twitter comp? Follow us to win daily prizes of stickers and badges.

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

Online 'Why Study Languages' calendar:  Between now and December you can download monthly pages of the Why Study Languages calendar.  Click here to access this free resource.

From all the Routes into Languages team

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Routes into Languages e-bulletin - Summer 2011

Date: 10th August 2011

Dear languages enthusiast

Txt spk poster competition: Click here to find out how your pupils can enter.

European Day of Languages: we have some great offers available on our resources to celebrate EDL on 26th September 2011.  To take advantage of these click here

We have an exciting programme of events taking place over the next few months, click on the links below to find out more and book your place.

After two successful Spelling Bee National Finals, in England and in Wales, you can now register your interest for the England competition 2012 by visiting here and for the Wales competition 2012 by emailing our Wales team.

We still have printed abridged versions of our three research reports: Community languages in higher education, Languages and enterprise and Languages and international events. If you would like your free copy please email routes@soton.ac.uk

;-) Holz

From all the Routes into Languages team

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