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Faisal Islam named MMU and Routes into Languages NW Journalist of the year at Asian Media Awards

Region: 
North West

The Asian Media Awards ceremony took place at the Manchester Hilton Deansgate (Thursday October 25) attracting journalists, broadcasters and media professionals from across the country.

Routes into Languages Co-Director and Project Manager, Yasmin Hussain said, “The sponsorship continues to demonstrate our support for raising the profile of journalism to produce future talented journalists.

Both the faculty of Arts and Humanities and Routes into Languages NW are committed to raising educational attainment and achievement of pupils across the region.”

The evening also saw among others BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty and East is East and Ackley Bridge creator Ayub Khan Din honoured.

The highly coveted 2018 MMU (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Routes into Languages Journalist of the Year category featured five broadcasters, writers, producers and reporters. Faisal was presented the award by Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Journalism and Programme leader MA Multimedia Journalism at the Manchester Metropolitan University,  Andrew Dickinson.

Faisal Islam is one of the country’s leading political journalists and broadcasters.  He has led the broadcasters’ around-the-clock coverage during the past four years of political upheaval. He chaired the first live head-to-head debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 General Election. The past 12 months have seen Faisal break a relentless series of stories on the progress, or lack thereof, of Brexit talks. 

Using his knowledge and contacts in Number 10, Cabinet, the opposition party, Parliament, Whitehall, business, central banks, Brussels and across European capitals, Faisal has broken countless stories that have been used extensively by other media outlets – many on front pages of newspapers In March, Faisal obtained the single most significant Brexit document leak from within Cabinet during the past year.  His ‘Brexit Forensics’ series revealed the impact of some of the political choices of Brexit around the country.

Judges said, “Faisal has repeatedly proven himself to be an exemplary journalist. He has broken a string of exclusive stories this year, which have gone on to set the agenda, not just for other media outlets, but also in discussions within parliament.

He is clearly a talented, influential and accomplished journalist and this was reflected in the work submitted.”

Spanish A-Level Competition

Date: 
Wednesday, 31 October, 2018 - 13:45 to Friday, 18 January, 2019 - 12:00
Event Type: 
Project launch
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

The Spanish Section of the Department of Languages, Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce its annual Translation Competition for A-Level students. As a participant – past or present – in our events for schools (6th Form Days, Language Enrichment Events, etc), your school is offered the chance to take part.

The task is to produce an English version of a newly-published children’s short story. The competition aims to promote language-learning through story reading and to introduce students to the challenges of translating materials of this kind. The short story to be translated - by Spanish children’s author Pedro Pablo Sacristán - has the catchy title of A gritos con los mosquitos and is attached at the end of these instructions.

Schools are asked to submit a maximum of 2 entries chosen internally from among their participating students and to send them to the following address: hlssschools@mmu.ac.uk.

Please indicate clearly in the e-mail subject line that the contents are for the Spanish A-Level Translation Competition.

Programme: 

Deadline for Entries: 18 January 2019

Announcement of Winner: 15 February 2019

Entries will be judged by a panel from the Department of Languages, Information and Communications.

The winner will receive a trophy and a Music Gift Card to the value of £50. It is anticipated that the winning translation will appear, with any required modifications, on the website containing the original story: https://cuentosparadormir.com/infantiles/cuento/gritos-con-los-mosquitos

For further details and queries, please contact: Karl.McLaughlin@mmu.ac.uk

 

French A-level Translation Competition

Date: 
Wednesday, 31 October, 2018 - 13:30 to Monday, 21 January, 2019 - 12:00
Event Type: 
Project launch
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

The French section of the Department of Languages, Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce its annual Translation Competition for A-Level students. 

The translation task is to produce an English version of part of a book titled Nico perdu à Londres by Hubert Ben Kemoun (Editions Nathan 2010).  Ben Kemoun is a childrens’ writer and playwright who is almost unknown in English speaking countries. 

The competition aims to promote language learning through French popular culture.  It will introduce A-Level students to the challenges of translating a range of grammatical structures, colloquial expressions and cultural references into authentic English.

Nico perdu à Londres is about a French schoolboy who gets lost on a trip to London.  It gives a light-hearted view of English life seen through French eyes.  The passage to be translated is centred around their trip to Buckingham Palace.

The text can be downloaded here:

https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/hlss/schools-liaison/french-competition/

Schools are asked to submit 2 entries chosen internally from among their participating students and to send both to the following address: hlssschools@mmu.ac.uk

Programme: 

Please indicate clearly in the e-mail subject that the contents are for the French A-Level Translation Competition.

Deadline for Entries: 21 January 2019

Entries will be judged by a panel chosen by the Department of Languages, Information and Communications

Announcement of Winner: 18 February 2019

The winner will receive a trophy and a music gift card to the value of £50. 

For further details and queries, please contact:  Matthew Screech:  m.screech@mmu.ac.uk

  • When translating try and retain the tone of the original as much as possible.  Be creative in conveying the humorous ideas  and playful tone, as well as in conveying the cultural references.
  • You can find out more about the author here https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Hubert-Ben-Kemoun/12163

Language Enrichment Event

Date: 
Wednesday, 13 February, 2019 - 10:00 to 14:15
Event Type: 
Workshop
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

Aimed at year 8 pupils, the events are designed to motivate language learners and encourage them to carry on with their languages to GCSE level. Our research shows that the events improve uptake at GCSE by 24%. The events use language tasters and cultural activities in less widely taught languages to encourage the learning of languages generally. This event has a small charge and we are asking for a nominal fee of £10 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

J’ai Trop Peur (I’m So Scared)

Date: 
Tuesday, 27 November, 2018 - 11:00
Event Type: 
Other
Region: 
North West
Location: 
HOME

Three actresses play both the male and female roles in David Lescot’s heart-warming adolescent drama about the challenges of school, friendships and growing up.

J’ai Trop Peur was commissioned by the Theatre de la Villa and has toured extensively throughout France. This show will be in French with English subtitles.

Programme: 

I’m ten and a half years old. It’s my last year before year seven, and everyone knows that year seven is an absolute nightmare. So, I’m not doing well. I mean, really not well. And I’m scared, so scared.

We are spending the summer, as we always do, by the sea in Quiberon and I meet this fourteen year-old called Francis. That’s when I realised that I had been wrong all along about year seven: according to Francis, it was worse – infinitely worse – than I thought it was. It’s more like the apocalypse, like the end of the world.

So, it’s decided – I’m not going, not ever. The only problem is, is that the days are flying by faster and faster and I need to come up with an idea really soon.

For more information please visit: https://homemcr.org/production/jai-trop-peur-im-so-scared/

Mother Tongue, Other Tongue

Date: 
Friday, 1 February, 2019 - 16:00 to Friday, 21 June, 2019 - 16:00
Event Type: 
Project launch
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

A tried and tested multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK.

Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a national Laureate Education Project, led by the Poet Laureate, Dame Carol Ann Duffy. Regional competitions and events take place throughout the year. The competition is co-ordinated by Routes into Languages.

The competition is officially endorsed by Malala Yousafzai, youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and education activist.

"When you are learning another language, you learn to think in that language, you learn to speak in that language and you learn to believe in that language and it allows you to think from a completely different perspective: it's not just about the words and the grammar but the culture and the language it is associated with.

"It's a skill - a talent - and I hope those of you learning a new language continue to do so because the more you learn, the broader your mind becomes and allows you to think big."

The Mother Tongue part of the competition requires children who do not have English as a first language, or who speak a different language at home, to share a creative piece, poem or song from their Mother Tongue. They then write a short piece in English to explain the poem’s significance to them.  

The Other Tongue part of the competition encourages children learning another language in school to use that language creatively to write a poem.

Work should be submitted by post only - sorry we are unable to accept email entries.  All entries must reach us by the 15th May 2019. They will then be judged by a team of multi-lingual student judges.

We will be holding a celebration June 21st where we will be joined by a surprise VIP guest.

 

Programme: 

We can only accept up to four entries from each school for each part of the competition (i.e up to four entries for Mother Tongue, and up to four entries for Other Tongue).

An entry to the Mother Tongue competition should be in two parts.  The first part is a poem.  This can be an original, creative piece, or a poem or song that is ‘remembered’ – i.e.  this could be something in the pupil’s first language that they recall, or that has been told to them by a relative.  It can be in any language but English. The second part of the entry to the Mother Tongue part of the competition should be a short explanation of the inspiration behind the piece, where it comes from, and why it is important.  This should be no more than half a page of writing.  It must be written in English and is the part on which the entry is judged.

An entry to the Other Tongue competition should be an original poem written in a language that is not the pupil’s first language.  In the North West region we can accept entries in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Urdu and Mandarin.

For both parts of the competition, judging is based on the written work and not the artwork.  However, we usually have many beautifully illustrated entries and encourage pupils to consider the presentation of their work.

For more info please visit: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/mothertongueothertongue/ or email routes@mmu.ac.uk

Spanish Essay Writing for Film: El Laberinto del Fauno

Date: 
Wednesday, 6 March, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00
Event Type: 
Workshop
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

These half-day events are offered in French, German and Spanish, and focus on a popular film studied by A-level students. The workshop will cover structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology. This event has a small charge and we are asking for a nominal fee of £10 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Programme: 

El Laberinto del Fauno

March 6th 13:00-16:00

For more information email routes@mmu.ac.uk

To book please visit: https://buyonline.mmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/arts-and-humanities/language-school/short-courses/essay-writing-for-film-workshops-20182019

 

 

 

German Essay Writing for Film: Good Bye, Lenin!

Date: 
Wednesday, 27 February, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00
Event Type: 
Workshop
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

These half-day events are offered in French, German and Spanish, and focus on a popular film studied by A-level students. The workshop will cover structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology. This event has a small charge and we are asking for a nominal fee of £10 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Programme: 

Good Bye, Lenin!

February 27th 13:00-16:00

This event will be delivered by Sascha Stollhans from Lancaster University. 

For more information email routes@mmu.ac.uk

To book please visit: https://buyonline.mmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/arts-and-humanities/language-school/short-courses/essay-writing-for-film-workshops-20182019

French Essay Writing for Film: Au Revoir les Enfants

Date: 
Wednesday, 6 February, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00
Event Type: 
Workshop
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

These half-day events are offered in French, German and Spanish, and focus on a popular film studied by A-level students. The workshop will cover structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology. This event has a small charge and we are asking for a nominal fee of £10 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

Programme: 

Au Revoir les Enfants

February 6th 2019 13:00-16:00

For more information email routes@mmu.ac.uk

To book please visit: https://buyonline.mmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/arts-and-humanities/language-school/short-courses/essay-writing-for-film-workshops-20182019

 

 

 

French Essay Writing for Film: La Haine

Date: 
Wednesday, 16 January, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00
Event Type: 
Workshop
Region: 
North West
Location: 
Manchester Metropolitan University

These half-day events are offered in French, German and Spanish, and focus on a popular film studied by A-level students. The workshop will cover structuring an essay, arguing and illustrating a point, focusing on characters, themes and director’s style, building a phrase-bank to discuss films, learning film terminology. This event has a small charge and we are asking for a nominal fee of £10 per pupil to cover some of the costs.

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