West Midlands Consortium news
Additinal Foreign Language Films at Artrix, Bromsgrove
Date: 25th November 2011
Artrix Theatre in Bromsgrove is showing an Italian film with English subtitles in December:
Gianni e le donne (The salt of life - Cert 12A) on 16th December at 2.30pm and on 19th December at 7.30pm. For more information please visit the Artrix website: http://www.artrix.co.uk/Cinema/The-Salt-Of-Life-Gianni-E-Le-Donne-12A/986
Foreign Language Films now showing at Artrix Community Arts Centre, Bromsgrove
Date: 7th September 2011
The autumn 2011 programme of foreign language films at Artrix, Bromsgrove has just been announced.
Foreign language films at Artrix include:
Potiche/Trophy Wife (15) - French with subtitles - 25th and 26th September 2011
A Separation (PG) - Persian with subtitles - 27th and 28th September 2011
Elle s'appelait Sarah/Sarah's Key (12a) - French and English with subtitles - 3rd to 5th October 2011
La Piel Que Habito/The Skin I Live In (15) - Spanish with subtitles - 17th to 19th October 2011
New opportunities for exchange visits in Madrid
Date: 12th April 2011
The regional authorities of Madrid offer exchanges between schools in Madrid and schools in other countries in 2011-2012.
The students taking part in the exchange may stay:
• with Spanish families.
• at the CIE (School Exchanges Center)
VLE Languages User Group and Routes into Languages conference - Coventry University
Date: 4th April 2011
On 16th March, Routes ito Languages and VLE Languages User Group at Coventry University held a joint conference aimed at bringing together anyone and everyone in the languages community. The day was a great success with a mixed audience of academics from various universities, teachers from around the region and university students.
The workshops were exciting and engaging and we are delighted to be able to share some of them with you.
Artrix, the community arts centre in Bromsgrove - screening French films
Date: 24th March 2011
Artrix, the community arts centre in Bromsgrove, will be showing the following French films in May.
La nuit americaine (Day for Night) - PG certificate
Sunday 15th May at 7.30pm and Friday 24th May at 2.45pm
"Day for Night exudes all the enchantment, zaniness and transitory pleasures of the movie-making business."
"A gentle masterpiece of classic film making"
Older news
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- [21st February 2011] Sauerkraut Cup 2011 at Aston University
- [7th February 2011] The European Children’s Travelling Language Library
- [31st January 2011] CILT Business Language Champions Awards 2010-11
- [27th January 2011] Opportunities for Secondary Pupils in Summer 2011 from UK-German Connection
- [10th January 2011] French host scheme for teachers
- [13th December 2010] UK Linguistics Olympiad
- [24th November 2010] New research: Head Teacher Focus Groups – ‘Thinking Dinners’
- [17th November 2010] Why study languages? Classroom calendar and website
- [8th November 2010] Russian Essay Competition 2011!
- [4th November 2010] Languages are for life, not just for holidays
- [4th November 2010] Free language tool available to teachers and learners
- [20th September 2010] Big Questions Online ~ Translated into German!
- [25th August 2010] Latest edition of the West Midlands newsletter out now!
- [21st July 2010] West Midlands triumph at 2010 LAFTAs
- [21st July 2010] Make your voice heard with The Wall of Language
- [19th July 2010] Free foreign languages newspapers available!
- [10th June 2010] Test your language knowledge and donate rice at the same time!!
- [17th May 2010] King Edwards Camp Hill students impress The Dragons!
- [16th October 2009] Opportunities for Language Learning - Sixth Form Guide available now!
- [2nd October 2009] Celebrating Active Languages with an Olympics themed day!
- [17th September 2009] Promoting Languages and Business Entrepreneurship in the Dragon’s Den
- [2nd September 2009] New developments in the West Midlands for 2009-2010!
- [19th June 2009] Languages in HE - Cross Consortium Sixth Form Conference
- [15th May 2009] West Midlands Consortium Curriculum Mapping Research
- [15th May 2009] Design a Display competition winners!
- [29th April 2009] Grants for CPD courses in Spain
- [13th February 2009] Celebrating Culture at Aston University
- [4th February 2009] International Flavour for Flexible Learning Day
- [4th February 2009] University of Warwick "Why Study Languages" presentations
- [2nd June 2008] Warwickshire Language Days
- [2nd June 2008] Languages Tutors
- [2nd June 2008] Jour de la Francophonie
- [2nd June 2008] Staffordshire Pupils Get a Taste of Languages
- [8th April 2008] Birmingham Pupils Say “Ni hao” and “Konnichiwa”
- [11th February 2008] Mapping Progression
- [11th February 2008] Celebrating China
- [21st December 2007] West Midlands Consortium Launch
- [2nd September 2009] Regional Newsletters
