Routes e-bulletin – April 2009
Dear languages enthusiast, Welcome to the Routes into Languages e-bulletin for April. Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the link to find out more and book. Read...
Launch of Bespoke G.C.S.E Language Programme
The East Midlands Consortium recently delivered one of a series of four interventions under its recently created Bespoke Language Programme for students of G.C.S.E languages. The programme ...
Focus on the East Midlands - Recent Events' Update
During the first quarter of 2009, The East Midlands Consortium has been delivering language projects across the region with the aim of inspiring more young people to take up or continue the study of...
Community Languages Teachers’ Symposium
On Thursday 26th February the North West Consortium Project held a Community Languages Teachers’ Symposium. Sixteen people attended the symposium – including teachers from mainstream...
Urdu Teachers course
A training course to bring to life the teaching of Urdu through highly interactive methodology for the language and culture. Whatever your level –beginner, advanced or native speaker – anyone...
Routes e-bulletin - March 2009
Dear languages enthusiast, Welcome to the March e-bulletin. Have a look at the range of events available below – click on the link to find out more and book. Read up on the latest news from the...
After School Language Clubs 2009
Following the success of its After Schools Language Clubs in 2008, The East Midlands Consortium will launch its second round of After School Language Clubs on Tueday March 3rd. Year 6 pupils from...
Routes into Language Careers (Yorkshire and the Humber) - 24 February 2009, University of Leeds
The second major National Network for Interpreting (NNI) and Leeds Routes into Languages collaborative event organised in conjunction with the University of Leeds Careers Centre took place in Leeds...
Professor Michael Kelly pays tribute to Lord Ron Dearing
Professor Michael Kelly pays tribute to Lord Dearing whose death at the age of 78 has just been announced. 'This is a grave loss to education and to language education in particular; he has been...
Is English becoming a rare language?
The new interpreting video clip from the European Commission can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2fWvtMPDU This video is to encourage 14 - 19 year old pupils to consider a...
Celebrating Culture at Aston University
Throughout February and March, over 200 Year 8 pupils have been to Aston University to take part in a series of cultural events aimed at broadening their horizons and showing languages in the real...
International Flavour for Flexible Learning Day
Cardinal Wiseman School, Coventry University and local Businesses teamed up to provide international activities for the Year 7 and Year 10 Flexible Learning Day on 25th November. Coventry...
University of Warwick "Why Study Languages" presentations
We have been very busy at the University of Warwick delivering ‘Why study languages?' presentations to Year 9 and Year 11 pupils in eight local schools so far. Many more visits are planed for next...
Routes e-bulletin - February 2009
Dear language enthusiast! With option deadlines looming, plans for the new year are already under way across the regions in England. Book early to beat the rush and don't forget to have a look at...
University of Bedfordshire, Language Learning in Partnership, Final evaluation Report covering Feb 2008 to June 2008
Feedback from participants in the Language Learning Partnership programme
Film Resources available NOW!!!
Following the success of our film days organised with Tyneside Cinema, here are the resources for use with the films.
Languages and film in action at the University of Brighton
Forty pupils from four schools in Brighton and West Sussex took part in Languages on Film at Brighton University on Tuesday 20th January. Pupils teamed up with each other to produce short films in...
Follet Report Launch. By Fiona Hancock, Nottingham Trent University, Language Student Ambassador
I was one of two student ambassadors chosen by the Routes into Languages Programme Team to attend the Follet Report Launch in Westminster, on 21st October. Along another student ambassador, Mark...
New Regional Support Centres for Languages: Links into Languages
Links into Languages is a consortium of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) and Association for Language Learning (...
Routes e-bulletin - November 2008
Dear language enthusiast! The first half term of the school year has already flown by, and there are many activities and events taking place this term to promote languages, before young people...
