26th September marks the European Day of Languages, an event which has been celebrated every year since 2001 by the Council of Europe and European Commission.
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The day is designed to celebrate and promote linguistic and cultural diversity across Europe, a continent which is home to 24 official languages, but in which over 200 languages are actually spoken!
The European Centre for Modern Languages (Council of Europe) have put together some fantastic resources for the occasion, which can be used in the classroom, at home, or just for personal enjoyment! These range from posters to challenges to jokes and quotes. You can have a look for yourself here.
We particularly love these posters which show some amazing facts about languages in Europe and across the world! They are also available in various languages at the link above.
Taken from the ECML website – download your own here!
What will you do to celebrate European Day of Languages 2022? You could:
Watch a foreign-language film (with subtitles)
Read a book or article in a foreign language or in translation
Learn a few phrases of a new language
Send a message to a friend in another language and see how they respond!
Try/cook some food from another culture that has always intrigued you
Have a look at the resources we’ve linked to above!
The Prismatic Jane Eyre Schools Project (2021–2022) has now come to a close. This was an AHRC-funded joint project between the University of Oxford and the Stephen Spender Trust.
On 30 September 2021 — International Translation Day — the nationwide competition was launched. Entrants were asked to compose a poem in a language other than English inspired by a selected passage from Jane Eyre. The competition accepted submissions in any language, and 136 entries were received in 26 languages — including Sindarin, a form of Elvish devised by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Up to 100 entries to the competition have been included in an anthology, which will be published online and in print in September 2022.
The Project drew on translation as an educational tool to explore how Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel has been translated since its publication in 1847 and how its plots and themes can be used as a springboard for new creative works. It comprised of three core activities: a series of translation workshops; a nation-wide translation competition (as mentioned above); and a bank of resources for teachers and pupils.
The bank of resources aims to allow more young people to enjoy creative translation activities based on Jane Eyre. Initially developed to support entries to the competition, these resources now provide a lasting legacy for the Project.
Three types of resources are available:
A handout that outlines an approach to creating a poem from a passage of prose (all languages)
PowerPoint workshops for teachers to deliver in school with accompanying worksheets (Arabic, French, Polish, Spanish)
The Project’s resources are available here and here. To accompany these resources, we’ve created a short video explaining what creative translation is, and why it’s important. The video is available to view below.
MFL Teachers! There’s still time to sign up to ourmailing list for a chance to win £100 worth of vouchers for your school!
Here in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, one of our goals this year is to improve our reach and develop links with more MFL teachers and schools across the country. We would love for more teachers and pupils to get involved in the MFL activities and events we run throughout the school year, in the hope of encouraging more and more pupils to continue with their language learning to GCSE and beyond.
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With this aim in mind, we have decided to run a prize draw for new sign ups to our mailing list! All new contacts will be automatically entered into our prize draw for new sign ups, which offers the chance to win £100 worth of vouchers for their MFL department. The form for new sign ups can be found here.
In addition, if you refer an MFL colleague to our mailing list, you will be automatically entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw, also for £100 worth of vouchers for your department! Your colleague(s) just needs to mention your name and school while signing up, and we will take care of the rest. Therefore, we would be very grateful if you could also spread the word far and wide to your colleagues, teacher friends, and networks! (Do make sure to remind colleagues to include your details when signing up so you can be entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw.)
A few extra details: Multiple MFL Teachers from the same school can sign up as new contacts or recommend colleagues (in order to be entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw), to increase a school’s chance of winning. Please note, however, that the same school cannot win both prize draws. In the unlikely case that teachers from the same school are selected for both prizes, the second prize will be redrawn.
The deadline to enter the prize draw is 10am on Tuesday 20th September. We will be announcing the winners of both draws at our annual MFL Teachers’ Conference, taking place on 23-24 September. Winners will be notified via email the week commencing 26 September.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to welcoming lots of you to our ever-growing network of wonderful MFL teachers!
Following the publication of the winning and runner up entries, we are excited to present the first set of highly commended entries for the Year 12-13 category of this year’s Spanish Flash Fiction competition!
A huge well done to all our highly commended entrants! Without further ado, ¡venga, vamos!
La libertad, por fin
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Para Esteban, la vida en la cárcel fue un alivio. Por la primera vez en su vida, no tenía responsabilidades. Sin alquiler. Sin seguro de coche. Nada de pasear al perro. Nada de problemas. Ahora, Esteban era feliz y libre. Aún más, estaba libre de Paula. Había llevado demasiados años para que él se dé cuenta del prisionero que había sido en el exterior. Y aunque la prisión fuera severa para sus amigos, Esteban conocía la verdad del adagio: las circunstancias extremas exigen medidas extremas. Además, estaría fuera en unos años, y solo él sabía dónde estaba enterrado el dinero.
Aarav Ganguli, Year 12
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Atrapada
Me persiguió por la habitación con una expresión furiosa y un comportamiento aterrador. Corrí por cada rinconcito, siempre un paso por delante de los monstruosos gritos que salían de su boca. Como si estuviera en una misión para capturar a un ladrón, continuó mirando con esa mirada de fuego. “Te atraparé”, dijo. De repente saltando sobre mí como un guepardo capturando a su presa, me levantó. Su rostro estaba contorsionado por la ira y el estrés, mirando mis ojos inocentes con los suyos llameantes. “Toto, Estas mal comportada” y “dejalo” me regañó. Creo que quitaré los trajes de mi lista de juguetes para masticar.
Marina Michelli-Marsden, Year 12
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Monumento
Ninguna luz podía llegar al bosque. El sol se oscureció y luego desapareció por completo- tan mucho que dudas de que hubiera estado allí en absoluto. En cada árbol colosal se talló un nombre, estiramiento alrededor del tronco como un niño extiende sus brazos alrededor de su madre, desesperada por la seguridad que aporta. La madre naturaleza se preocupa por ellos ahora. En este monumento a los muertos sin duelo por las mentes humanas, sus nombres la estropean permanentemente mientras asume la carga de su recuerdo. Otra caída; otro crece, y los esconde. Sus nombres la queman. Llora. Cura.
Libby Rock, Year 12
Los navíos del Mundo Nuevo
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Habíamos visto fuegos en el aire, fantasmas y espíritus. Dioses benévolos siempre habían venido del agua inconmensurable. Y por eso, reímos cuando vimos los navíos, navegados por barbaros. Caras sucias, barbas largas. Piel increíblemente blanca. Una neblina de sondeo indescifrable.
Se acercaron. Un enjambre, encerrado en metal. Continuamente se tocaban sus cabezas, sus corazones y sus hombros. ¿Un lenguaje? Cuando copiamos su ademán, cayeron de rodillas y lloraron.
Repitieron algo una y otra vez.
Mis labios se contorsionaron en formas extrañas, y dije “Ah-or-a, so-is Cri-stia-nos”
Cuando vieron nuestros pendientes, oí la emisión ‘oro’.
Todavía no sabía lo que significaba.
Anna Couzens, Year 12
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La Retirada
Con una sonrisa tenue brilla el tono ópalo de la luz de la luna, compartiendo su cielo con las estrellas llorosas, solo separados por el vacío interminable de la galaxia. Pequeñas hogueras iluminan las montañas con un resplandor infernal y atrevido, y los dedos largos de la llama exponen las caras vacías de los que huyen. Con los pies tan entumecidos como sus corazones, el dolor de su pasado brilla como lágrimas en los ojos. Agarrando sus chales y abrigos, intentan en vano, amainar el lacerante frío y batallan contra las garras de la muerte. Matilda Lawson, Year 12
¡ Felicidades a todos!
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MFL Teachers – don’t forget! You can:
Sign up to our mailing listhere to get updates about our schools events and activities, and for a chance to win £100 of vouchers for your department;
Learn more about and book on to our MFL Teachers’ Conference (23-24 September) here.
Any questions: contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Following the publication of the winning and runner up entries, we are excited to present the first set of highly commended entries for the Year 12-13 category of this year’s Spanish Flash Fiction competition!
A huge well done to all our highly commended entrants! Without further ado, ¡venga, vamos!
Buenos Aires, julio de 1977
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El lunes, yo vi a un fantasma.
Miraba el atardecer por la ventana, cuando apareció repentinamente en aquella propiedad sombría frente a mi casa. Todo encapuchadito, sin rostro, siendo empujado por dos polis que lo llevaban al sótano del edificio. Mi mamá me dijo que dejara de decir bobadas. ‘¿No conocés la historia de Pinocho?’ me regañó, pero te lo juro que le vi y que oí su llanto espeluznante por la noche. Me quedo esperando para ver si habrá otros fantasmas. Anteayer hubo uno, ayer dos y hoy tres.
Todos entran, pero ningún sale.
Adam Noad, Year 12
Ahogamiento
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Supresión. Estremecimiento. Miedo.
Agua fría envolvió su cuerpo. El frío le arrastró a las profundidades del mar. Las mortíferas olas se alzaron sobre el joven. Miedo recorrió su cuerpo como un rayo que no lo soltaba. Una ola gigantesca se lo tragó y cayó la oscuridad. Cuando abrió los ojos y trató de respirar, solamente pudo percibir vagamente que se hundía cada vez más. Sus gritos de auxilio fueron inútiles. La profundidad del mar se lo había tragado para siempre. La vida puede ser nuestro mayor oponente: todo forma parte de la huida del ahogamiento en pensamientos desagradables.
Supresión. Estremecimiento. Miedo.
Nicole Puhr, Year 12
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Soy una cuchara de plástico.
Fui hecha en China. Comprada en Amazon. Volada al Inglaterra. Conducida con cientos de las mías a una escuela.
Recogida por un niño emocionado. Dejada por un niño emocionado. Tirado a la papelera por un profesor cansado.
La bolsa estaba rota. Fui dejada en la calle. Transportada en un río por la lluvia. Llevada al mar por la corriente.
Eso fue hace años.
Las olas me han desgastada. Pero sigo aquí. Los pájaros y los peces me han comida. Pero sigo allí.
Debería sentirme mal. Pero no siento nada.
Porque soy una cuchara de plástico.
Toni Agbede, Year 12
La Mar
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El miedo me ha envuelto. Tenía una tarea. Una tarea imposible. La brisa marina salada mordió mi cara, ordenándome que tuviera éxito. La naturaleza se ha convertido no sólo en mi señora, sino también mi torturadora en este barco. Las olas turquesas acarician el barco. Quiero unirme a su reino azul.
“¡Capitán, concéntrese!”
Una tarea imposible.
Las balas de lluvia aporrean la cubierta del barco. La verdadera ira de la mar. Me palpita la cabeza. Nuestro destino es desconocido.
Negar su exigencia sería imposible. Sus ojos de azul zafiro perforan mi alma.
Me someto a ella.
Polly O’Sullivan, Year 12
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El marinero, tratando de mantenerse despierto, cuenta las constelaciones, pintadas por el universo para guiarlo.
Un silencio escalofriante, roto solo por olas oscuras que empujan su barco hacia adelante.
De repente, una voz de miel llena el aire salado. La canción espectral rueda, como un tsunami, hacia el marinero, y gira dulcemente su cabeza hacia el océano.
Entonces la ve. Sus ojos apenas por encima de las olas, brillando más que la Estrella del Norte, lo orientan hacia ella.
Se zambulle, luego grita mientras el océano llena sus pulmones, y desaparece en las aguas negras.
Todo vuelve al silencio.
Daria Pershina, Year 12
¡ Felicidades a todos!
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MFL Teachers – don’t forget! You can:
Sign up to our mailing listhere to get updates about our schools events and activities, and for a chance to win £100 of vouchers for your department;
Learn more about and book on to our MFL Teachers’ Conference (23-24 September) here.
Any questions: contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Come and visit us in September to discover what student life at Oxford is really like.
Oxford is once again ready to welcome prospective applicants and their companions! Regardless of which universities you are interested in studying at, open days are an important opportunity for you to get a feel for the cities and/or campuses in which you might be spending three or four years. We recommend visiting lots of different universities if you can to find out which places make you feel most at home.
Here at Oxford, we have our final University-wide Open Day running on Friday 16 September. This day offers an ideal opportunity for you to explore Oxford, find out more about our courses, tour colleges, and quiz our tutors and current students.
It will be busy and you will probably leave feeling that there just wasn’t enough time, but you will also have a really good idea of Oxford and whether it might be the university for you. The secret to open days is definitely planning, so do explore all the information given here.
It is not mandatory to register for an Oxford Open Day, although we strongly recommend that you do in order to receive our university newsletters, full of top tips on how to make the most of your day.
The Taylor Institution Library (commonly known as the Taylorian)
In terms of Modern Languages, we will be running sessions across these days in the Taylor InstitutionLibrary, between 10:30am and 3:30pm. These will be a great opportunity to learn about our Modern Languages courses, talk to our tutors from our different languages, tour the Taylorian, and pick up prospectuses.
We do not take bookings for these sessions, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. You can take a look at the programme here for more details.
We look forward to welcoming lots of you to Oxford and the Modern Languages Faculty very soon!
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MFL Teachers – don’t forget! You can:
Sign up to our mailing listhere to get updates about our schools events and activities, and for a chance to win £100 of vouchers for your department;
Learn more about and book on to our MFL Teachers’ Conference (23-24 September) here.
Any questions: contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Following the publication of the winning and runner up entries, we are excited to present the second and final set of highly commended entries for the Year 12-13 category of this year’s French Flash Fiction competition!
A huge well done to all our highly commended entrants! Without further ado, allez, on y va!
Les Chutes
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‘Il est temps!’, j’entends.
Je souris. Enfin, le dernier spectacle arrive.
Je lève les yeux vers le ciel, constellé d’étoiles lumineuses. Elles flottent au-dessus du sol lourd et ténébreux: un jardin des lys enneigés et perles de la mer. Le lac scintille, vitreux du reflet de la lune arrondie.
Le temps s’arrête, suspendu comme dans un songe.
Soudain, un cri perce la quiétude.
Je me fige, ne sachant pas, n’osant pas regarder en l’air. Encore- ‘Regardez là-haut’!
Et puis, je vois, fuyant leurs places, une à une, les étoiles tombant du ciel.
Cette fois, je n’entends rien.
Lucy Fan, Year 12
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Une cave. Les murs sont illuminés d’une lueur provenant des rangées de fromage aux croûtes brillantes.
Un groupe de femmes dont les parapluies font un nuage menaçant entrent dans la cave.
« Allez, » en hisse une, puis il y a un mouvement rapide comme les parapluies indiquent à un des fromages. La pièce se remplit soudain d’une lumière sous-marine.
La sorcière met le fromage, malodorant et recouvert d’une couche infâme, au sol.
Un cercle l’entoure. Les femmes baissent leurs parapluies. Un murmure guère audible:
« Bleu. » Elles se prosternent devant le fromage malveillant. « Dieu. »
Carmen Gessell, Year 13
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L’espoir La veuve se leva impatiemment pour prendre la position qui lui était réservée sur le quai. Ses mains, qui reposaient sur la clôture entre la voie ferrée et la gare, s’agrippaient à son drapeau ukrainien – aussi bleu que jaune – qui claquait au vent. Devant elle, il y avait des fleurs qui s’étaient fanées lors du printemps sec. De loin, elle entendit le grondement du train, rempli de ceux qui étaient prêts à recommencer leur vie. Dès que le train fut arrivé, elle y courut, avide d’accueillir ces réfugiés à un pays oublieux des horreurs de la guerre.
Thomas Hilditch, Year 12
Un hommage à l’Ukraine
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Un sentiment de tristesse imprègne mon âme lorsque je perçois le spectre de l’abomination de la Guerre Froide. Poussière et cendres sur mes paupières. Crainte et trouble dans mon esprit. Un sentiment croissant de colère et un sentiment déclinant d’appartenance et d’identité. Mon âme tremble de terreur devant les coups de feu, et mon sentiment d’affolement se mêle à ceux des personnes qui cherchent un abri. Assis dans l’ombre, je constate le vide des cieux et la lune enveloppée d’obscurité, et je fais témoinage du bref moment de silence qui précède les atroces bruits des éclats et les cris.
Betina Tello-Peirce, Year 12
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En courant dans la salle de classe d’histoire, Clementine a dérangé le leçon pour lequel elle était en retard.
‘Je suis très désolée Monsieur, mais le bus est tombé en panne et je devais courir mais puis il a commencé pleuvoir des cordes, donc –’
Arrête Clémentine, ça suffit. Si j’avais un centime pour chaque excuse que tu me donnes, je serais un homme riche. Maintenant, assieds-toi. Alors, pour continuer, dites tout haut vos reines préférées. Louise commencera.
‘Marie Antoinette.’
‘Et toi, Béatrice ?’
‘Aliénor d’Aquitaine.’
‘Clémentine ?’
Clémentine, qui n’avait pas écouté aux autres filles, a dit : ‘Rudolf’.
Harriet Tyler, Year 12
Félicitations tout le monde!
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MFL Teachers – don’t forget! You can:
Sign up to our mailing listhere to get updates about our schools events and activities, and for a chance to win £100 of vouchers for your department;
Learn more about and book on to our MFL Teachers’ Conference (23-24 September) here.
Any questions: contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Following the publication of the winning and runner up entries, we are excited to present the first set of highly commended entries for the Year 12-13 category of this year’s French Flash Fiction competition!
A huge well done to all our highly commended entrants! Without further ado, allez, on y va!
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Le loup
Je me suis réveillée à temps pour ces heures avant l’aurore quand j’ai l’impression d’être la seule personne au monde. Je suis partie de la maison silencieusement – toujours dans le brouillard du sommeil. La lourdeur de ce sommeil m’a gardé au chaud alors que je me suis approchée du lac. J’ai imaginé le loup dont maman m’avait parlée, « si tu ne te couches pas, il te mangera » et puis… il était là, debout sur la plaine de glace. J’ai lu ses yeux jaunes et demandé, « tu vas me manger? ». Il m’a regardé profondément – il n’a pas répondu.
Rose Bourdier, Year 12
Le vrai moi
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J’essaie de vous montrer le vrai moi. Mais où est-il ?
Parfois je souhaite que le vrai moi soit écrit en gras sur mon front. Parce que j’ai ce poids qui m’écrase. Pourtant il pourrait être retiré juste comme ça. Cela semble facile mais les mots qui tentent de sortir de ma bouche sont enchaînés à quelque chose d’inconnu. Peut-être des doutes, des angoisses, de la honte.
Quand lâcherai-je prise ?
Je suis trans.
Pouvez-vous me voir maintenant ? Ou l’ignorance obscurcit-elle encore votre vision ? Parce qu’il est là.
Ellen Burton, Year12
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De la gauche, un homme avec les poids du monde sur ses épaules. Du côté droit, une adolescente traversant son premier chagrin d’amour. Assis sur le banc, un mari aux prises avec un divorce déchirant. Le long du chemin, une veuve en deuil de la perte de son premier amour. Tous au même endroit au même moment. Une respiration synchronisée. Le silence. Après un moment calme, une par une ils disparaissent lentement de retour à la bousculade de leurs vies.
Jasmine Channa, Year 12
Le petit garçon
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Des larmes coulaient sur son visage alors qu’il traversait la frontière. Ses vêtements étaient déchirés et ses petites bottes étaient couvertes de boue. Les sirènes hurlaient en arrière-plan et les avions rugissaient dans le ciel. Le garçon continuait à pleurer ; chaque fois qu’il faisait un pas, cela lui faisait mal. Sa maison avait été détruite et il était seul. Il n’avait personne. Un vieux sac accroché à son dos avec rien d’autre qu’une photo fissurée de sa famille à l’intérieur. Il a traversé la frontière et est tombé sur le sol. Les pleurs n’ont pas arrêté.
Charlie Cross, Year 12
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‘Mathieu!’ crie une voix proche. Mathieu a l’air confus – il n’a pas la lumière à tous les étages.
‘Je suis ici, Mathieu. Écoutez mon problème.’
‘C’est mauvais,’ quelqu’un d’autre dit. ‘As-tu besoin d’un avocat?’
Mathieu part précipitamment; il sait quoi faire.
En trouvant encore son ami, il dépose un petit fruit noir.
‘Voilà!’
‘C’est quoi?’
‘C’est un avocat!’
Sascha Entwistle, Year 12
Félicitations tout le monde!
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MFL Teachers – don’t forget! You can:
Sign up to our mailing listhere to get updates about our schools events and activities, and for a chance to win £100 of vouchers for your department;
Learn more about and book on to our MFL Teachers’ Conference (23-24 September) here.
Any questions: contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
We’re over the moon to be holding our Modern Languages Teachers’ Conference in person for the first time in two years… MFL Teachers, book your place now!
After two years of online conferences, we’re delighted to be hosting our annual Modern Languages Teachers’ Conference on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September at St Anne’s College, Oxford.
Learn more about the Sir Robert Taylor Society here
To provide some context, our annual teachers’ conference is run by the Sir Robert Taylor Society (named after the founder of our Languages Library), which is a network of teachers of Modern Foreign Languages in secondary schools, academics from the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, and others interested in MFL.
This conference is the heart of the Society’s activity, and provides a unique forum for interaction and exchange between the University and teachers. We offer teachers the chance to spend a night in an Oxford college, to attend various taster lectures, and to ask our academics and admissions team questions about supporting students’ applications to Oxford.
2022 Programme
Alongside a drinks reception and delicious dinner at St Anne’s, highlights of our Friday evening programme this year include:
a spotlight on an exciting new outreach initiative to develop a Linguistics component in A Level Modern Languages curricula;
a lecture from Professor of Medieval French Studies and Fellow of St Hilda’s College, Professor Helen Swift;
a talk from our keynote speaker (to be announced) about the ways in which languages have positively affected their career and life more generally.
On the Saturday, we will open with a literary session on ‘The Language of the Text’, where scholars in French, German, Spanish, and Russian will discuss the ways in which an area of language teaching can be used as a starting point for textual analysis in a selection of texts on the A Level syllabus.
After a coffee break, we will hold our annual ‘Building Bridges’ session which involves a roundtable discussion with a panel of academics, students and teachers, as well as contributions from the floor. This year’s theme is ‘Schools and Universities Working Together’, which will focus on a slate of issues of current interest and concern within language learning from Key Stage 3 to degree level.
Before lunch, we will close the conference with an admissions session which will include information about our new academic programme – Opportunity Oxford – and a mock interview with a current student, and finish with a Q&A discussion about applying for and studying Modern Languages at Oxford, including picking up languages from scratch and studying languages in combination with other subjects.
Delegate rates and booking
You can view the various rates available for both state and independent school teachers, as well as book your place on our online booking webpage. You will need to create an account (or log in if you’ve used our website before) and select the right rate for your school type and length of attendance.
If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact Nicola at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
Calling all MFL Teachers – join our mailing list for a chance to win £100 worth of vouchers for your school!
One of our goals in the Faculty over the summer is to expand our MFL Teachers’ mailing list in order to improve our reach and develop links with more MFL Teachers and schools across the country. We would love for more teachers and pupils to get involved in the MFL activities and events we run here at Oxford, in the hope of encouraging more and more pupils to continue with their language learning to GCSE and beyond.
With this aim in mind, we have decided to run a prize draw for new sign ups to our mailing list! If you are an MFL Teacher who is not currently a member of our mailing list, you can sign up via our online form here. All new contacts will be automatically entered into our prize draw, which offers the chance to win £100 worth of vouchers for your MFL department.
If you are already a member of our mailing list, worry not! The great news is that, if you refer an MFL colleague to our mailing list, you will be automatically entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw, also for £100 worth of vouchers for your department! They just need to mention your name and school while signing up, and we will take care of the rest.
Whether you’re new to our mailing list or a long-time member, we would be very grateful if you could spread the word far and wide to your colleagues, teacher friends, and networks! Do make sure to remind colleagues to include your details when signing up so you can be entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw, as mentioned above.
Please note:multiple MFL Teachers from the same school can sign up as new contacts or recommend colleagues (in order to be entered into our ‘referrers’ prize draw), to increase a school’s chance of winning. The same school cannot win both prize draws, however. In the unlikely case that teachers from the same school are selected for both prizes, the second prize will be redrawn.
The deadline to enter the prize draw is 10am onTuesday 20th September. We will be announcing the winners of both draws at our annual MFL Teachers’ Conference, taking place on 23-24 September. Winners will be notified via email the week commencing 26 September.
We look forward to welcoming you to our network of MFL Teachers!
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Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
