Year Abroad activity for Year 12s coming soon!

Date: 9th November 2010

Coming soon! This hands-on activity is designed for year 12 students to support their language learning and to encourage them to take up languages at degree level. The interactive session will be delivered by a current language ambassador, who has recently returned from their own year abroad.

The date for this activity has not yet been confirmed, so please keep checking the events section to find out more.

For further information contact A.Wigham@reading.ac.uk
 

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"My DDR Tshirt" - film screening

Date: 9th November 2010

Free Screening of My DDR T-Shirt

Students and teachers are invited to a free evening screening of Ian Hawkins’ remarkable film “My DDR T-Shirt” (German with English subtitles).There will be a Q&A with the director afterwards.

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National Year 7 Spelling Bee launched today!

Date: 27th September 2010

The National Year 7 Spelling Bee was officially launched today, so it's time to get your year 7 students spelling! The competition is open to all year 7 students studying French, German and/or Spanish. There are four stages of the competition: class, school, regional final and national final, with word lists provided in each language for each stage.

For more information and to download a teachers' pack and the word lists, please click here.

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Southampton students help with GCSE revision

Date: 14th June 2010

Oral examinations in Modern Languages fill many students with dread. However, Cams Hill School in Fareham has found a way of making them seem less intimidating for their GCSE candidates by organising an intensive revision workshop to help pupils make final preparations for the speaking test.

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The Solent EBP Language Challenge 2010

Date: 28th April 2010

Over 100 students, with 17 teachers, drawn from 15 schools across the Solent region, gathered at the University of Southampton on 22nd March to take part in the Solent-EBP Language challenge. Solent EBP (Solent Education and Business Partnership) organises the event on an annual basis, as part of a well-established programme that brings school students closer to the world of work.

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