Events from the last 12 months

Date: 14/12/2022
Location:: Trent Building B38a
Description: The next Modern Languages and Cultures research seminar will have Nicola McLelland discussing colonial-missionary language learning, and English language learning in Halle, Germany in the first half of the 18th century.

Date: 08/09/2021
Location:: MS Teams live event
Description: Online workshop for German as a foreign language, organised by the department of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Date: 28/05/2019
Location:: B2 The Hemsley, University Park Nottingham
Description: If you are thinking of engaging with Cuba, or are already working with Cuban entities, the Centre for Research on Cuba presents an invaluable opportunity to find out from specialists not only what is going on in Cuba right now, but also how best to understand the whole culture of Cuba and the workings of an often misunderstood economy.

Date: 20/03/2019
Location:: Highfield House A02
Description: As more countries become 'nations of immigration' what are the obligations and limits of linguistic accommodation?

Date: 10/04/2019
Location:: Highfield House A02
Description: This year marks the centenary of the inclusion of language as a human right in international treaties. Has this been an effective approach to linguistic inequalities?

Date: 15/04/2019
Location:: Highfield House A02
Description: With the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (Council of Europe, 1992) Although Europe appears to be a leader in linguistic equality, why do many inequalities remain?

Date: 13/03/2019
Location:: Teaching and Learning Building D13
Description: Simple words, such as the conjunction 'and' and the negative adverb 'never', are revealed, through the comparison of multiple translations of a single work, to be quite complex.

Date: 12 - 13/07/2018
Location:: Jubilee Conference Centre
Description: Keynote speakers are Bernadette Holmes MBE, Director of Speak to the Future, the National Campaign for Languages, and Dr John Morley, Chair of the Association of University Language Centres and UNILANG Steering Committee. ?

Date: 20/06/2018
Location:: Hallward Library Screening Room
Description: ?Introduction by Dr John Marks Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies Faculty of Arts

Date: 10/05/2018
Location:: Trent Building CLAS Student Space Meeting Room 2
Description: ?Use this opportunity to take a look at original German school books from the Third Reich! Learn about the portrayal of history for German pupils during the Third Reich and the importance of objectivity. It won't be a problem if you're not fluent in German, as there will be explanatory texts next to the original textbooks. There are also English textbooks. There are also English text books for learners of German, that where published around the same time and deal with the topic of the Third Reich.

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures