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March 24th 2020
A high-level delegation from the European Parliament in Luxembourg will visit Maynooth University in the morning of the 24 March 2020 with a view to promoting Irish linguist profiles at the Parliament and discussing the translation profession with both university academics and students. T
For detailed information (in Irish) CLICK HERE , (in English) CLICK HERE.
Venue: Room 2.33, Iontas Building, North Campus, Maynooth University
Time: 10.00
Please confirm attendance at the following address: larionad.gaeilge@mu.ie
For detailed information (in Irish) CLICK HERE , (in English) CLICK HERE.
Venue: Room 2.33, Iontas Building, North Campus, Maynooth University
Time: 10.00
Please confirm attendance at the following address: larionad.gaeilge@mu.ie
March 6th 2020
Business German in Ireland Working Group (BUGI)
2020 Annual Colloquium
Teaching innovations and new developments
Venue: Residence of the German Ambassador, Danesfield, Seaview Terrace (off Ailesbury Road), Donnybrook, Dublin 4
10.30 Welcome & Working Breakfast (Deputy Head of Mission Nancy Reck/ Gisela Holfter)
Overview of Developments of Business German in Ireland (all participants)
11.00-12.15 Session I
Michael Hauke (Goethe-Institut Dublin) – Aktuelle Lehr- und Lernangebote und Projekte des Goethe-Instituts in 2020
Claire O’Reilly (UCC) - Digital and Virtual Learning in the Preparation of Students for the Year Abroad
Siobhan Mortell (UCC) – Reflecting on Student Reflections - Year Abroad Learning, Digital Media and a Portfolio Module
Orla Prendergast (UL) – Project work with fourth year students
12.15-12.30 Break
12.30-13.30 Session II
Danielle Martin (NUI Galway / Shannon College of Hotel Management) – A Teaching & Learning Approach for German Language Students with Anxiety Reading Aloud
Deirdre Byrnes (NUI Galway) – Developing Presentation Skills in the Modern Language Classroom
Gisela Holfter (UL) – Looking back and ahead: 20 years BuGI 2021
The support of the German Embassy is gratefully acknowledged.
For more information and registering if you haven’t yet (a couple of places are still available) please contact Gisela.Holfter@ul.ie
Business German in Ireland Working Group (BUGI)
2020 Annual Colloquium
Teaching innovations and new developments
Venue: Residence of the German Ambassador, Danesfield, Seaview Terrace (off Ailesbury Road), Donnybrook, Dublin 4
10.30 Welcome & Working Breakfast (Deputy Head of Mission Nancy Reck/ Gisela Holfter)
Overview of Developments of Business German in Ireland (all participants)
11.00-12.15 Session I
Michael Hauke (Goethe-Institut Dublin) – Aktuelle Lehr- und Lernangebote und Projekte des Goethe-Instituts in 2020
Claire O’Reilly (UCC) - Digital and Virtual Learning in the Preparation of Students for the Year Abroad
Siobhan Mortell (UCC) – Reflecting on Student Reflections - Year Abroad Learning, Digital Media and a Portfolio Module
Orla Prendergast (UL) – Project work with fourth year students
12.15-12.30 Break
12.30-13.30 Session II
Danielle Martin (NUI Galway / Shannon College of Hotel Management) – A Teaching & Learning Approach for German Language Students with Anxiety Reading Aloud
Deirdre Byrnes (NUI Galway) – Developing Presentation Skills in the Modern Language Classroom
Gisela Holfter (UL) – Looking back and ahead: 20 years BuGI 2021
The support of the German Embassy is gratefully acknowledged.
For more information and registering if you haven’t yet (a couple of places are still available) please contact Gisela.Holfter@ul.ie
December 5th 2019
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April 12th 2019
Connections through Languages - Ireland, Europe and Beyond Please click here for further information: Connections through Languages 2019 |
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Translation Competition for secondary schools
The ITIA (Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association) is once again organising a translation competition for secondary school students in Ireland. Students are asked to translate an excerpt from a novel or short story from one of the following languages into English: French, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Irish, Italian, Polish, Japanese or Spanish. A prize of €100 will be awarded to the best translation for each language. The deadline for receipt of translations is: 5 pm, Friday, 24 May 2019 More information can be found in the pdf file -> |
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(Un)Fair Cities - Call for proposals for conference at University of Limerick in December 2019
(Un)Fair Cities. Equity, Ideology and Utopia in Urban Texts seeks to explore relations between the urban and the utopian, as manifested and explored in literary and cultural practice understood broadly, along another strand of the utopian problematic. Please read attachment -> |
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GSAI Postgraduate Travel Bursary
Please find attached a call for applications for this year's GSAI Postgraduate Travel Bursary. Eligible candidates from our postgraduate community in German Studies are encouraged to apply by the deadline of 31st March 2019. |
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Applied Languages conference in Dundee, June 2019, Call for Proposals
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Registration now open – “My Thesis in 3 minutes in French” | Dublin, 13th March 2019
We are delighted to announce that registration to My Thesis in 3 minutes in French is now open!
My Thesis in 3 minutes in French will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 13th March 2019 (6.30-8.00 pm).
Each participant will present her/his dissertation subject in French and in 3 minutes for a general and non-specialist public. There will be nice prizes to reward the best presentations!
Who can participate? You have to be a PhD student currently registered in an Irish higher education institution. #MT3F is opened to all disciplines and all nationalities!
To participate: you have until Thursday 28th February 2019 to register and it is very easy: you just have to go online and fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/nMuRH0YgId507qZC3
Note: please make sure you are available on Wednesday 13th March before registering… Once registered, you are expected to participate!
Any questions? Contact us: science@ambafrance-ie.org / ph-01 277 5054
We are delighted to announce that registration to My Thesis in 3 minutes in French is now open!
My Thesis in 3 minutes in French will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 13th March 2019 (6.30-8.00 pm).
Each participant will present her/his dissertation subject in French and in 3 minutes for a general and non-specialist public. There will be nice prizes to reward the best presentations!
Who can participate? You have to be a PhD student currently registered in an Irish higher education institution. #MT3F is opened to all disciplines and all nationalities!
To participate: you have until Thursday 28th February 2019 to register and it is very easy: you just have to go online and fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/nMuRH0YgId507qZC3
Note: please make sure you are available on Wednesday 13th March before registering… Once registered, you are expected to participate!
Any questions? Contact us: science@ambafrance-ie.org / ph-01 277 5054
WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung vom 17. bis 19. Oktober 2019 in Logroño (La Rioja)
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
drei Jahre sind seit dem letzten FAGE-Kongress in Alcalá de Henares vergangen, und der zehnte FAGE-Kongress steht vor der Tür. Er wird dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal in der Region La Rioja stattfinden, an der EOI „El Fuero de Logroño“, und hat das Rahmenthema WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme und bitten Sie um die Zusendung Ihrer Vorschläge für Vorträge und Workshops.
Im Namen der Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Kongressorganisation grüßt Sie herzlichst
Andreas Oestreicher - Koordination
FAGE
Federación de Asociaciones de Germanistas en España
c/Trinidad 3
E-28801 Alcalá de Henares
España
www.fage.es
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
drei Jahre sind seit dem letzten FAGE-Kongress in Alcalá de Henares vergangen, und der zehnte FAGE-Kongress steht vor der Tür. Er wird dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal in der Region La Rioja stattfinden, an der EOI „El Fuero de Logroño“, und hat das Rahmenthema WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme und bitten Sie um die Zusendung Ihrer Vorschläge für Vorträge und Workshops.
Im Namen der Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Kongressorganisation grüßt Sie herzlichst
Andreas Oestreicher - Koordination
FAGE
Federación de Asociaciones de Germanistas en España
c/Trinidad 3
E-28801 Alcalá de Henares
España
www.fage.es
"VIRTUAL EXCHANGE AND 21ST CENTURY TEACHER EDUCATION" will take place at the University of León, Spain on 4-6 September 2019.
Registration and abstract submission forms for the EVALUATE final conference are now available online. The online forms can be found here
https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/abstract-submission-registration
The call for papers is here: https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/call-for-papers
At the conference the findings of a European Policy Experiment study will be presented with presentations and debate which involve students, teachers and policy makers who work in teacher education. Thanks to the funding by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme, there is no registration fee for this conference. However, participants are expected to cover all of their own travel and subsistence costs.
Please note that abstract proposals are welcome from all colleagues working in this area - not only those who have been involved in the EVALUATE project.
Registration and abstract submission forms for the EVALUATE final conference are now available online. The online forms can be found here
https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/abstract-submission-registration
The call for papers is here: https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/call-for-papers
At the conference the findings of a European Policy Experiment study will be presented with presentations and debate which involve students, teachers and policy makers who work in teacher education. Thanks to the funding by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme, there is no registration fee for this conference. However, participants are expected to cover all of their own travel and subsistence costs.
Please note that abstract proposals are welcome from all colleagues working in this area - not only those who have been involved in the EVALUATE project.
ECML: Call for proposals for the programme 2020-2023
Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2020-2023/tabid/4152/Default.aspx
Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2020-2023/tabid/4152/Default.aspx