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This workshop will help you discover what goes on behind the scenes in the world of scientific and audiovisual translation by giving you a hands-on introduction to the skill of subtitling.

If you have an interest in languages or in the media and you would like to know about the practical applications of translation and have some direct experience with the “tools of the trade”, this workshop is for you!

The workshop will be taking place on Friday 10th December from 10am-3pm at Imperial College, South Kensington Campus.

A light finger lunch will be served. Please note that there are limited places. In the case of no-shows or cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school and ask that you contribute to costs incurred.

Interested in finding out about translation and interpreting as professions?

If you are studying a language for AS or A Level, this is for you.

Come and discover the latest translation technology. Find out about film subtitling software. Experience what it is like to be a conference interpreter in our Interpreting Suite. Have a chat with a conference interpreter working for the EU.

See poster attached.

The University of Westminster as part of the Routes into Languages Capital L London Consortium has put together a range of special thematic days for London school students. Each day will be unique and will focus on different employability-related themes and different community languages.

Activities offered include:

Leisure & Tourism: London 2012 - Thursday 13th January 2011
For speakers/ learners of Spanish or French; language tasters in Arabic & Chinese

Creative Arts: Video Game Localisation - Friday 14th January 2011
For speakers/ learners of Spanish; language tasters in Arabic & Chinese
 

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact Alexa Alfer at the following email address:  A.Alfer01@westminster.ac.uk. You can also consult the attached application form.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

Now in their second year, the University of Westminster’s Language Immersion Saturdays are designed to help GCSE students develop their language abilities and gain more practical expertise in the language they are studying. The languages covered are French, German, Italian and Spanish.

This 2-day workshop will take place on Saturday 27th November and Saturday 4th December at:

University of Westminster,
309 Regent Street,
London W1B 2UW

Times: 9.45am–2.15pm
Fee: £25 (refundable on successful completion of workshop)

To book a place, please complete the attached booking form and return to the address indicated. We are unable to accept email and telephone bookings.

For informal queries, please contact Dr Manuela von Papen: m.von.papen@westminster.ac.uk

This event will give the chance to Year 12 pupils who are speakers of Bengali to make an advert for visitors from Bangladesh. An academic from SOAS would be involved in helping to script the advert on the first day of the event and the second day would consist of filming in the SOAS media suite.

For more information please contact Julien Boast at jb73@soas.ac.uk or 020 7898 4113

Final date to be confirmed.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

Capital can offer schools a number Language Enrichment workshops and cross-curricular activities covering a range of languages and subject areas. The sessions are interactive and can be adapted to the school's requirements and to suit any age group from Year 7 to Year 13.
Examples include: French Science Mastermind, French food and language, ‘Le festival de Cannes’, Japanese Taster sessions with Japanese Manga, Japanese Origami, Japanese Anime, South African singing and language, Portuguese and Brazilian Music, Spanish Karaoke, German and Germany in context: 20 years after re-unification, Chinese and Chinese Calligraphy, Swahili language and culture and more.

The Active Languages project is being run again for the next academic year. This is an innovative project which provides schools with a small amount of funding (£1,000) to develop cross-curricular activities, between the Languages and PE departments. The 2009/10 project had five schools take part and produced some very exciting and inventive activities for their pupils.

The Active Languages project will begin on Tuesday 15th September 2010 with a full day event for participating schools at the London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road Campus. A proposed programme is attached. This introductory event for teachers of MFL and PE/Sports will provide advice, demonstrations and practical sessions delivered by secondary schools and Youth Sport Trust representatives. After learning how effective this combined form of teaching can be, you will then have chance to begin planning your own Active Languages project, with your school colleague, that can be delivered in your school later in the year. Projects might involve pupils producing guide books in the target language for a school trip abroad, or learning how to play a new sport through a new language – you can tailor your project to suit your school and your pupils. We encourage schools to develop projects that are aimed at pupils in Year 8 or 9, although this is flexible. Schools will have to submit a short funding application form and action plan after the training day on 15th September.

Please find the attached:

* letter to schools
* booking form to take part in the event on the 15th September
* Programme for training event on 15th September

Language Alumni are available to come to schools to talk to students in Years 9 to 13 about their experiences of learning a language and using it in their work. Particularly suitable for career days.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

The aim of "Bring your Mum/Dad/Carer to university" is to raise parents' awareness about the opportunities to study languages at universities, break down negative perceptions about access to university and provide parents and carers of secondary school pupils with an opportunity to visit Higher Education Institutions with their son/daughter(s) and ask questions. They will also raise awareness of the value of home languages in today's economy.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

Master classes or taster Sessions for puils from Years 9 to 13 to gain a greater insight into one of the regions covered at SOAS. Combining language sessions and an introduction to a socio-political, economical or cultural aspect of the country where the language is spoken, Cross-curricular Master classes are also available on conflict resolution, religion, international development, cookery.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.