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Thu 3 Mar 2016

Thursday 3 March 2016

09:30	CULP: Academic Reading in Italian for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Researchers (Intermediate 1) (15 of 15) Finished 09:30 - 11:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 Using close reading and translation of academic texts from their particular discipline, this weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading Italian documents that they have come across or may meet in their research. Students are encouraged to bring along their own texts and work in pairs to enhance the learning experience. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
10:30	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 10:30 - 11:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
11:00	CULP: Academic Reading in French for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Researchers (Basic) (15 of 15) Finished 11:00 - 12:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 Using close reading and translation of academic texts from their particular discipline, this weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading French documents that they have come across or may meet in their research. The course aims to develop strategies for reading longer texts faster through close analysis, grammatical and stylistic commentary, and translation. For example, literary texts with differing editions, stories with two or more translations into English that need to be compared and evaluated, poems of challenging originality or range of allusion. Classes will be conducted in English, but there will be many opportunities to use French and practise reading aloud. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 11:00 - 11:30 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
11:30	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 11:30 - 12:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
12:00	JTC: Study Abroad Advice Finished 12:00 - 12:30 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore intensive language courses abroad (usually of 3 weeks as a minimum) for your specific requirements. We can offer pointers for evaluating the options available and share information gleaned from students' feedback on courses that they have attended.
	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of German Finished 12:00 - 12:20 John Trim Centre A chance to practice German conversation/pronunciation with a volunteer native speaker
12:20	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of German Finished 12:20 - 12:40 John Trim Centre A chance to practice German conversation/pronunciation with a volunteer native speaker
12:30	JTC: Study Abroad Advice Finished 12:30 - 13:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore intensive language courses abroad (usually of 3 weeks as a minimum) for your specific requirements. We can offer pointers for evaluating the options available and share information gleaned from students' feedback on courses that they have attended.
12:40	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of German Finished 12:40 - 13:00 John Trim Centre A chance to practice German conversation/pronunciation with a volunteer native speaker
13:00	CULP: French Intermediate 2 (15 of 15) Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. More detailed information is available at http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/culp/french/culp-french.html.
	CULP: German Intermediate 2 (15 of 15) Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate 1 (15 of 15) CANCELLED 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.
	CULP: Feedback - All Languages Finished 13:00 - 14:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 We are inviting a group of pre-selected students on our CULP courses to come and share feedback on our languages programmes. Please book here if you have been contacted by email, and we'll look forward to meeting you!
14:00	CULP: Academic Reading in German for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Researchers (Intermediate 2) - Schoolwide + Classicists (15 of 15) Finished 14:00 - 15:30 Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03 This weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading German documents they need to deal with in their research. Each session will be divided into two parts: The first part will consist of grammar, tasks to develop insight into the reading process, help with dealing with complex sentence structures, academic conventions, abbreviations, etc. The second part will be devoted to the translation of original German texts from different periods and covering a range of topics. Each week you will be asked to attempt a translation into English of a German passage. Students will be encouraged to bring along German texts from their own research to translate. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website. The course will take place at the Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03.
	JTC: Pressland Bursaries for Scientists workshop Finished 14:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 Administered by the Language Centre, the AJ Pressland Fund offers bursaries of up to £1,000 to support language study abroad for students within the Schools of Biological Science, Clinical Medicine, Physical Science and Technology. The aim of this optional workshop is to support with choosing a short language course abroad. Come along to find out more about other language learner experiences and get ready to explore course providers and programmes for your language. Students should be planning to study a language overseas for up to 4 weeks during the Long Vacation and funds awarded may be used to support course fees, accommodation and travel as required.
15:00	CULP: French Intermediate 1 (15 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available at http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/culp/french/culp-french.html.
	CULP: Spanish Basic (15 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: German Intermediate 1 (15 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website. The course will take place at the Faculty of History, Seminar Room 12.
	CULP: French Advanced (15 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At advanced level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. One of the aims of the advanced level courses is also presentation skills as the courses aim to cater for the academic needs (i.e. research, conferences) of the students. More detailed information is available at http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/culp/french/culp-french.html. NB: Advanced courses are official, award-bearing University qualifications. Please be aware that details of these courses (Pass/Fail) will appear on your official University transcript. Please also note that the certificates and transcripts are usually issued in July.
15:30	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 15:30 - 16:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
16:00	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 16:00 - 16:30 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
16:30	JTC: 1-to-1 Language Learning Advice Finished 16:30 - 17:00 John Trim Centre A 30 minute appointment with a Language Adviser to explore learning opportunities and resources to help you with your plans and aims for your language learning. We advise on strategies for autonomous learning across a range of 160+ languages in our learning centre. Click here to view our current index of languages. (Please note that midway through the academic year, if you are seeking advice about our taught courses, you are encouraged to drop in to the Language Centre or book early in the term rather than wait for an appointment. See our website for details.) Advising appointments can be used to: Decide on your short term and longer term goals Discuss learning strategies for independent language study Formulate a personal learning plan Evaluate your progress so far and identify your next steps Talk about ways of shaping a self-study session Explore resources in specialist areas Tackle more challenging aspects of your language learning Consider how taught course options in Cambridge can fit in to a longer term plan Find out more about intensive language courses abroad
17:00	CULP: French Basic (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available at http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/culp/french/culp-french.html.
	CULP: Spanish Intermediate 2 (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 2 level the focus shifts slightly towards reading and writing whilst still offering plenty an opportunity for oral communication. The syllabus is more topical and the contents feature many a cultural, historical, political and current affairs theme. While the grammar is analysed within a context, explicit grammar instruction becomes an integral part of the course. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Spanish Basic (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Arabic Basic 1 (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website. The course will take place at the Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03.
	CULP: Academic Reading in German for Arts & Humanities Researchers (Basic 2) - SCHOOLWIDE (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 18:30 Faculty of English, GR03 This weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading German documents they need to deal with in their research. Each session will be divided into two parts: The first part will consist of grammar, tasks to develop insight into the reading process, help with dealing with complex sentence structures, academic conventions, abbreviations, etc. The second part will be devoted to the translation of original German texts from different periods and covering a range of topics. Each week you will be asked to attempt a translation into English of a German passage. Students will be encouraged to bring along German texts from their own research to translate. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Introduction to the Hebrew Language and Culture (15 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies - Room 213 The Introduction to Languages and Cultures courses feature some less taught languages and are designed to offer a sneak preview into the world of these important civilisations. While learning the basics of the language, you will be able to view and appreciate the ancient as well as modern character of the lands and peoples. These courses will not be formally assessed and students who attend regularly (12/15 sessions) will receive a Certificate of Attendance. CULP’s new Introduction to Language and Culture Hebrew course, designed for absolute beginners, promises to offer a welcoming and exciting start to your Hebrew studies. Both spoken and written Modern Hebrew will be taught two hours per week during Michaelmas and Lent terms. You will be given the opportunity to express yourself, read and write in the target language, and develop your ability to understand native speakers. Realistic amounts of homework will be given and students will be encouraged to avail themselves of Hebrew media within the Language Centre. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	JTC: Language Study Group - Lent term (8 of 10) Finished 17:00 - 18:30 John Trim Centre Do you need a date in your diary* to keep your language study ticking over?* Many language learners are in the same boat. We need to fill a hungry gap between courses, begin tackling an academic article in another language, prepare to speak to friends or family abroad, or maybe study a lesser-known language for fieldwork... Whatever your goal for your language learning, you will need to execute your plan. A weekly commitment can help focus the mind! If this applies to you, join this informal, supportive and adventurous study group. Make yourself at home in our learning centre and press on with what you need to do, alongside other learners and with support from Emma, a language learning adviser, interested in talking to you about your learning strategies. This is a little melting pot: open to learners of any language, in a learning centre with resources for 170. If you don't wish to join at this stage but would like to be added to the mailing list to be kept up to date with the study group, please follow this link and search for 'Langcen-studygroup.'
19:00	CULP: Japanese Basic 1 (15 of 15) Finished 19:00 - 21:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The courses are delivered in a blended-learning mode, face-to-face and online through CamTools (the Cambridge University virtual learning environment). The focus is on spoken, oral/aural communicative competence. Students are required to attend to online multimedia materials and read the proscribed texts in their own time so that the classroom time is dedicated to face-to-face communication/discussion. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Elementary 2 (15 of 15) Finished 19:00 - 21:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.