Programme of Events
Day One: Monday 27th June
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0900 – 1030 |
Registration |
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1030 – 1050 |
Course Welcome by Course Director |
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1050 – 1130 |
Keynote Address: Kate Adie OBE |
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1130 – 1200 |
Break |
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1200 – 1300 |
Pupil Panel Discussion |
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1300 – 1345 |
Lunch |
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1345 – 1400 |
Schools Programme Overview |
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1400 – 1530 |
Group Workshop 1: Why do we teach MFL? |
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1530 – 1600 |
Break |
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1600 – 1700 |
Lecture: Dr Amira K Bennison: Arabic – the key to the Middle East and its past |
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1700 – 1830 |
Group Workshop 2: Theory into Practice - Unlocking student potential in MFL |
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1830 – 1930 |
Break |
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1930 – 2200 |
Reception and Dinner: After Dinner talk by Jennifer Johnston |
Day Two: Tuesday 28th June
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0900 – 1000 |
Lecture French Prof Nick Harrison: Ce pouvoir me fut aussi funeste que sauveur … L’enseignement colonial dans deux romans maghrébins (Albert Memmi, La Statue de sel (1953) et d'Assia Djebar, Nulle part dans la maison de mon père (2007)) German Prof Martin Swales: Deutsch - eine schwierige Sprache, die dennoch (oder deswegen?) expressiv sein kann...? Gedanken über den Sprachunterricht und über fünf literarische Texte von Kafka bis Biermann Dr Rosemary Clark: Soñando identidades:Bernardo Atxaga, Lucía Etxebarría y Juan Marsé |
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1000 – 1100 |
Seminars |
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1100 – 1130 |
Break |
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1130 – 1230 |
Group Workshop 3: What is the place of literature and film in MFL teaching? |
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1230 – 1315 |
Lunch |
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1315 – 1600 |
Cambridge Walk |
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1600 – 1700 |
Seminars Dr Martin Crowley: The Indestructible Humanity of Robert Antelme Dr Martin Ruehl: The Importance of Nietzsche Dr Chris Pountain: Spanglish – threat or promise? |
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1700 – 1830 |
Group Workshop 4: Accessing culture through language learning |
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1830 – 1930 |
Break |
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1930 – 2200 |
Reception and Dinner: After Dinner talk by Sir Christopher Hum KCMG |
Day Three: Wednesday 29th June
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0900 – 1100 |
Lectures Dr Bill Burgwinkle: The Crusaders and their literary echoes Dr Sheila Watts: To Zmasche with the Brothers Grimm: German Dictionaries Past and Present Dr Stuart Davis: Is the past another country? 21st century narratives on the Spanish Civil War Followed by seminars |
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1100 - 1130 |
Break |
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1130 - 1230 |
Group Workshop 5 - How can history and /or current affairs support and enhance language teaching and learning |
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1230 – 1330 |
Lunch |
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1330 – 1530 |
Reports on key themes |
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Plenary discussion with Panel of Educationalists |
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1530 – 1545 |
Evaluations |
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1545 |
Depart |