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Essex and East Anglia Branch News

Please see the message below from ALL's Essex and East Anglia Branch: On May 8th we held our AGM. Once again, thanks to our committee member, Graeme Bruce, Woodbridge School allowed us to use their beautiful Abbey School premises and provided a most delicious lunch....

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Sneak preview: ALL publications in Autumn 2010

Details of our publications for Autumn 2010! Languages Today Our September 2010 issue will be dedicated to the Olympic & Paralympic Games in 2012, and what language teachers and networks are doing to celebrate it: languages_today_issue_6.  Deutsch Lehren...

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ALL Sussex – Bursary for Language World

ALL Sussex is offering a bursary to enable a local languages subject specialist to attend Language World on 26 and 27 March at the University of York. The bursary will cover conference fees, overnight accommodation for one night and travelling expenses up to...

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ALL Honorary Finance Officer Post

Bill Musk will complete his second three year term in this role on 31st August 2011 and, according to our constitution, will need to be replaced. The Management Board is looking ahead and wants to find a suitable replacement and to give to that person an opportunity...

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Vida Hispánica – Call for Reviewers

If any member would like to review one of the following items for Vida Hispánica please contact the Reviews Editor, Nuria López by e-mail. Reviewers keep the review copies. For secondary school students: Novo Português sem Fronteiras...

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Building the Wall of Language

The Wall of Language is a website which has been created by linguists trying to find a way of raising the prominence of languages and language learning. On the Wall of Language, you can email prospective MPs your questions about languages and language policy, and then...

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New Department for Education

The new ministerial team at the Department for Education are now in place. The Department for Education’s website can be found here: http://www.education.gov.uk/.

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Additional LinkedUp Deadline – 21 June 2010

There will now be a further opportunity to submit an application for a LinkedUp award, with a deadline of MONDAY 21 JUNE 2010. We welcome applications from all sectors and regions, and for all of the ten themes. However, we are particularly keen to receive...

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Think German Campaign

Throughout 2010 Germany, Austria and Switzerland are running a major campaign to encourage young Britons to learn German. The Think German campaign aims to underline the value of German language skills through a number of high-profile events in 2010; and promises that...

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New Editors for Tuttitalia

ALL is excited to announce the appointment of two new co-editors and a reviews editor to our Italian language specific journal, Tuttitalia. Anna Costantino and Dr Robin Price have been appointed as co-editors and our new reviews editor is Monica Boria.

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More British students ‘to study abroad’

British students are to be offered up to two years at universities abroad amid Government warnings that poor language skills are crippling graduates’ job prospects. David Willetts said more British students should do degrees in countries such as India to...

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Careers Improved Through Language Learning

In a recent poll of 500 companies, one in four said the ability to speak a second language would give a candidate the edge when applying for a job. In addition, when describing what makes a candidate more employable, companies ranked knowledge of a foreign language...

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Editorship of Deutsch: Lehren und Lernen

Uta Smail intends to step down from the editorship of Deutsch: Lehren und Lernen, and we hope to appoint a new editor to work with her on the spring 2011 issue and take over in autumn 2011. Applications for the editorship are now invited. The main duties of the editor...

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Association for Language Learning Language World Cup 2010

While the world's greatest football teams battle to win the World Cup, you and your students can join in a World Cup of your own! Register your students in the Association for Language Learning Language World Cup 2010: an intense online competition on football related...

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Language World 2010 – Full Programme Now Available

The full programme for our annual conference, Language World, is now available, containing daily programmes, programme notes, list of exhibitors, and much more. Join us at the Language World conference in York on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th March 2010. This is a...

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CILT National Awards to Excellence

The CILT National Awards for Excellence recognise achievement amongst 14-19 learners and there are five categories with some great prizes available. To find out more about the awards and how to enter your students visit:...

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