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THINK, LEARN, ENJOY

JULY 2019 | ISSUE 2

AVENUES

The magazine for the University of Southampton Lifelong Learning Learning Programme

Find out more: www.soton.ac.uk/lifelonglearning

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WELCOME

Welcome to the second edition of the University of Southampton Lifelong Learning Magazine.

Asusualwehaveagreatselectionofcoursestoenrichandentertainyou.

OurwiderangeofLanguage Courses providesoptionsforboththeuncertainbeginnerandthecommittedlifelonglanguagelearner.Ouryear-longLanguageStagescoursesoffertheopportunitytogettogripswithalanguageandprogressfrombeginner(Stage1)toupper-intermediate(Stage4)level.However,wealsooffershorteroptions,suchasournewtastercourses,whichallowyoutosampleanewlanguagebeforedecidingifitsuitsyou.AndifyoumissthestartoftermwewillberunningCatch up coursesincertainlanguages,whichwillhelpyoutogaintheskillsneededtojoinalongercourselaterintheyear.

Ifyourinterestsaremorecreativelyoriented,weoffercoursesinArt,Fiction,PoetryandJournalism.

Reflective Art in Practice isanexcellentwaytogettoknowagenreorartisticmovementinaverypracticalway.EachtermweofferadifferentthemeandthisyearourtutorAbiKremerwillbetakingyouthroughtheartoftheModernBritishLandscape,PortraitureandStillLife.

Forthebuddingwritersamongyou,wehaveanexcellentrangeofCreativeWritingcourses.YoucangetstartedwithourFiction Essentials and Poetry Essentials coursesordevelopyourskillsinnarrativeorfictionwithourTelling Tales courseorbecomemoreadventurouswithourExperimentalFictioncourse.Fornon-fictionwriters,thisyearseesthelaunchofournewLiterary Journalism course.

AlongsidethesecourseswealsohaveaneclecticmixofmorespecialinterestcoursessuchastheHistory of Nuclear Weapons, A Night at the Opera and Understanding Climate Change.Weareveryhappyalsotobeabletore-runourverysuccessful(butnotforthefaint-hearted)Quantum Calamities and Solutions course,whichlooksattheveryexcitingfutureofcomputing.

WewillcontinuetoofferourpopularStudy Days,whichopenupacademicresearchtoawideraudience.Theseweekendeventsarerunbyouracademicstaffandpostgraduateresearchstudentsandofferafullorhalf-dayoflecturesontopicsoflocalorgeneralinterest.Weguaranteeyouwillcomeawaywithsomenewideas,insightsorunderstandingofthetopicsdiscussed.

Finally,weareexpandingourportfolioofcoursesforlearnersofEnglish.OurEnglish for ProfessionalscourseisdesignedtohelpimproveEnglishskillsneededintheworkplace,andifyouneedmorespecialisedhelptoprepareforanIELTSexamweareofferingaseriesofshortIELTS Preparation Courses.Youcanchoosebetweenashorteveningcourse(6weeks)oraweekendcourse(3Saturdays).

Iverymuchhopethatyouenjoyreadingourmagazineand,whetheryouareaneworareturningstudent,thatitwillinspireyoutojoinusforoneofourcoursesorattendoneofoureventsoverthecomingyear.

Alison DickensDirectorofLifelongLearning

Left: Alison Dickens (Director of Lifelong Learning)Right: Fatima Zahara Ahmed Sid (Lifelong Learning Communications and Marketing Assistant)

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CONTENTS

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FEATURE: Crossing cultures Student stories: Ourcurrentstudentssharewhytheydecidedtostudywithus

05English and IELTS preparation Courses“Wedon’tonlytalkabouttheweather!”

17Science and ComputingExploretheprosandconsofourtechnologicaladvances

14 Creative Writing Courses Therearesomanygreatreasonsto

takeacreativewritingcourse.

16Art, History, MusicFromReflectiveArt,ANightattheOperatoNuclearWeapons!

10Language courses: Choose your language and levelEveningclassestosuitallabilities-fromcompletebeginnertoadvancedconversationalist

Contents

02 WelcometoLifelongLearning

03 Contents

04 WhyStudywithus?AutumnOpenDays

05 EnglishandIELTSpreparationCourses

06 Meetourtutors

08 Studentstories

10 Languagecourses:Chooseyourlanguageandlevel

14 CreativeWritingCourses

16 Art,History,Music

17 ScienceandComputing

18 StudyDays

19 Wheretofindus/Keydates

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Somuchmorethananeveningclass…

WhenyoujoinLifelongLearningattheUniversityofSouthampton,youwillgainaccesstomuchmorethanyourcourse.Afterenrolling,youwillbegivenaStudentIDCard,withwhichthepossibilitiesarealmostendless.Wehavelistedsomeoftheamazingbenefitsbelow:

Library Card: DidyouknowthatattheUniversityofSouthampton,yourStudentIDCarddoublesupasalibrarycard?AfterenrollingwithLifelongLearning,youwillhaveaccesstoanincrediblerangeofacademicfacilities,bothonline,withamazingopportunitiesfore-learning,andoncampuswithaccesstoAvenueLibraryandHartleyLibrary.

OuronlinelibraryresourcesincludeourBlackboardsite,whichoffersonlineaccesstoresourcesfromyourweeklyeveningclass,awiderangeofe-booksandtheBobNationalonlineservicewhichallowsyoutowatchrecordedTVandradioprogrammesfrombothUKandforeignbroadcasters.Additionally,extraresourcescanbeprovidedbytutorsshouldyouwishtostudyfurtherorworkonaspecificskillinyourowntime.

MyUNIDAYS:ThroughtheMyUNIDAYSservice,youwillalsobeabletotakeadvantageofavarietyofonlinediscountsavailabletoUniversityofSouthamptonstudents,includinghighstreetretailers,cosmeticcompanies,andrestaurants.

Sport and Wellbeing discounts:WithaUniversityofSouthamptonStudentIDyouwillalsobeentitledtoasignificantdiscount.

WHY STUDY WITH LIFELONG LEARNING?

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LIFELONG LEARNING AUTUMN OPEN EVENINGIfyouareinterestedintakingaLifelongLearningcoursebutarestillnotsurewhichonetochoose,whynotattendourAutumnOpenEvening?

Thiswillbeachanceforyoutofindoutmoreaboutthecourseyouareinterestedintakingandtomeetourcoursetutors.Wealsoofferyoutheopportunitytoparticipateinashorttastersession(45minutes)forsomeofourcourses.

Lightrefreshmentswillbeprovided.

NoappointmentsarenecessarybutforcateringpurposesandtomanagenumbersforthetastersessionswerequestthatyouregistertoattendtheopeneveningviatheLifelongLearningwebsiteEventspage.

Hartley Library is the largest university library in southern England)

Wednesday 4 September 201918.00-20.00AvenueCampus


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Open Evening


English for Professionals

ThiscourseisaimedatlearnerswishingtodevelopthelanguageskillstheyneedintheirworkinglivesintheUK.

Bytakingthiscourseyouwillhavetheopportunityto:

− Buildvocabularyusingavarietyofmethods− Revisegrammarincontext− Developtheskillsofinteractionand

negotiation− Improveconfidenceinspeakingby

performingauthentictasksandgivingpresentations

(B2-C2level)

Course dates: Mondays 19.00 – 21.00 from 7 October 2019

General English

“Wedon’tonlytalkabouttheweather!”

ThisisaGeneralEnglishcourseaimedatlearnerswhowishtoimprovetheircommunicationskillsinEnglish.

Bytakingthiscourseyouwill:

− Buildvocabularyusingavarietyofmethods− Improveconfidenceinspeaking− PractisesocialEnglishonarangeoftopics− Reviserulesofgrammar

DuringthiscourseyouwilldeveloptheskillsyouneedtointeractwithothersinEnglish,includingaskingforandprovidinginformation,exchangingopinionsanddevelopingsocialskills.

ComeanddevelopyourGeneralEnglishskillsandbecomeaconfidentcommunicator.(B1-C1level)

Course dates: Thursdays 19.00-21.00 from 10 October 2019

IELTS Preparation Courses

TheUniversityofSouthamptonLifelongLearningProgrammeispleasedtoannouncethelaunchofanewcoursetohelpyouprepareforyourIELTSexam.

Course DescriptionThiscourseprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytopreparefortheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(IELTS)examinationbyanalysingandpractisingtheIELTSskillspapers.Duringthecourseyouwillbegivenadvice,guidanceandpracticeforallfourskills–Reading,Writing,SpeakingandListening.Attheendofthecourseyouwillbeofferedtestpracticeunderexamconditionsforwhichyouwillreceiveindividualfeedbackfromexperiencedtutors.

ThecourserunspriortoIELTSexaminationdateshereattheUniversityofSouthampton.ItissuitableforpeoplewhowanttotaketheIELTSforprofessional,immigrationorgeneralinterestpurposes.TotakethecourseyoushouldhaveatleastanintermediatelevelofEnglish.ThiscourseisnotsuitableforbeginnersorelementarylevelusersofEnglish.

Thiscourseisofferedaseitheranintensivecoursetaughtover3consecutiveSaturdayspriortoanIELTSexamination,orasaweeklycoursetaughtoveraperiodof6weeks.Bothcoursesoffer15hoursoftuition.

Pre-requisites:Pleasenotethattoqualifyforthiscourseyouwillneedanintermediate(B1)levelofEnglish.

Course materialsAllcoursematerialswillbeprovidedbythecoursetutor.

ENGLISH AND IELTS COURSES

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FORTHCOMING COURSE DATES:

IELTS Preparation Weekly courses:

Course dates: Tuesday 15 October 2019 - Tuesday 12 November 2019Time: 18.30 – 21.00

Test dates: Saturday 16 November 2019 or Saturday 7 December 2019

IELTS Preparation Intensive weekend courses:

Saturday 1 February 2020 10.00 – 16.00



Test dates: Saturday 22 February 2020 or Saturday 14 March 2020

Saturday 25 April 10.00 – 16.00

Saturday 2 May 2020 10.00 – 16.00

Saturday 9 May 2020 10.00 – 16.00

Test dates: Saturday 16 May 2020 or Saturday 13 June 2020

Please note: there will be short breaks and a lunch break during the day. Tea and coffee will be available but you will need to make your own arrangements for lunch.

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ABI KREMER ReflectiveArt

Q: What is your favourite aspect of being an artist?

A: Amotivatingfactorinmypracticeistheopportunitytodevelopvisualideasinanexperimentalway,andtheunexpectednatureofoutcomes.Colourwillalwaysbeatthecentreofmythinking,itisanendlesslyexpressivetool,alongwithdrawing/markmakinginresponsetovisualstimuli.

Q: Who is your favourite artist, and why?

A: Thatisanimpossiblequestion,asIgaininspirationfromsomany.IcouldsingleoutJ.M.W.Turnerforhisabilitytocommunicateapassionateresponsetonaturewithpoeticandsensitivecolourandrevelatorypainttechniquesthatevolvedtoabstraction.

Q: Is this class suitable for beginners?

A: Yes,therearealwayssomecompletebeginnersinthegroup.

Q: What do you think is the most interesting part of this class?

A: Ithinkitistheopportunitytouseideasandtechniquesdiscussedinthearthistorysectioninthepracticalexercise.Itenablesstudentstogaingreaterinsightintoartmovementswhiledevelopingtheirownskills.Wehavehadsomestimulatingdiscussionstoo.

LISA WEBERUnderstandingClimateChange.

Why do you think it is important to learn about climate change?

Climatechangeisoneofthemosturgentthreatstolifeasweknowitandatthesametimeoneofthemosthighlyignored.TochangeGretaThunberg’swordsslightly:‘Ifyourhouseisonfire,youshouldknowwhyandhowseriousitis.’

What benefits does a class on climate change offer? Why is it such an interesting topic to study?

Climatechangetouchesallacademicdisciplinesandrunslikeathreadthrougheverythinginourlife,oftenwithoutusevennoticing.Climatechangeisnot‘only’aninterdisciplinaryscientificproblemtounderstand.Itiscrucialtobeawarethatitisalsoapolitical,economic,social,psychologicalandlegalissue(tonameafew).ThismakestheUnderstandingClimateChangeclassatruejourneythroughtheacademicworldandanincrediblyversatiletopictostudy.

What kind of atmosphere do your classes have?

Friendly,informative,casual,funandalwaysopenforquestionsanddiscussions.

Do you have any top tips for learning about climate change?

StartwithwatchingtherecentDavidAttenboroughBBCdocumentary,‘ClimateChange-TheFacts’,andthentakeitfromthere.Thiswillopenyoureyesandyouwillprobablybemuchmoreawareofanymediacoverageorfilm-footageaboutclimatechangeafterthat.Oneproblemaboutclimatechangeisthatithasbeeninthenewssincethe1980sandpeoplehavebecomenumbtoit,theydon’tpayattentiontojustanotherreportaboutclimatechangeanymore.Onceyoure-sensitiseyourself,you’llbeamazedhowmuchinformationisofferedtoyou.

Anything you would like to add?

Ourhouseisonfire,butIdon’twantyoutopanic;Iwantyoutounderstand.

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Meet Our Tutors

ASUKA TSUCHIYATutorProfile

Q: What benefits does learning Japanese offer?

A: ThefirstbenefitistocommunicatewithJapanesepeople.IfyouhaveaplantogotoJapan,learningJapaneseisessential.AlthoughwelearnEnglishatschool,notmanyJapaneseareconfidenttospeakEnglish.SpeakingJapanesehelpsyoutomeet‘real’Japanesepeople.

A: Thesecondbenefitistostimulateyourbrain!TheJapaneselanguageisverydifferentfromEnglishoranyotherlanguages.Letters,characters,grammar,vocabulary,younameit.Ifyouwouldliketotrysomethingdifferent,learnJapanese!

Q: Is there anything about Japanese culture you think more people should know?

A: Eventhoughweliveinthisglobalworld,welovelocalculture.YouwillfindmanylocalspecialitiesineachareainJapan.Youwouldbesurprisedatthedifferencesbetweeneacharea,forexample,dialect,food,culture,etc.I’dliketoencourageyoutoexploreJapanmoreifyouhavethechance.

A: ManyofmystudentsloveJapanesemodestyandpoliteness.Showingoffisabigno-noinourculture.I’veheardsomeonesayjokingly,“YoucannottrustwhenJapanesepeoplesay,“Ican’t”.”It’ssotrue!

Q: What is your favourite Japanese word and why?

A: JapaneseOnomatopoeiawordsarefascinating.Someofthemaremimickingthesound,andothersarecapturingtheessenceofaction.Oneofmystudents’favouritesis,“ぺらぺら(perapera).”Itisusedwhensomeonespeaksaforeignlanguagefluently.Forexample,“スミスさんは　にほんごを　ぺらぺら　はなします(SumisusanwaNihongowoperaperahanashimasu)”means,“Ms.SmithspeaksJapanesefluently.”YoumayalreadyknowsomeofthemthroughManga,game,oranime.

Q: What is your favourite idiom in Japanese and what does it mean?

A: TherearesomanyfavouriteJapaneseexpressionsamongmystudents!Oneofthebestis,“しかたがない (Shikataganai).”Itmeans,“Iacceptthissituation.”MystudentsloveitbecausetheythinkitisafabulousattitudethatJapanesepeopledon’tcomplaintoomuch;theyacceptthecircumstancesandmoveforward.

Q: Do you have any top tips for learning a new language?

A: Ifyou’dliketolearnJapanese,IhighlyrecommendyoutolearnHiraganaletters.Itlooksscaryatfirst,butithelpsyourunderstandingalot!Learninggrammarisalsoessentialandfun!It’sverydifferentfromEnglish.Manyofmystudentsusevocabularyflashcards,bothphysicalanddigitalversions.Ithelpsalot.

A: Itwouldbegreatifyoudedicateyourselftostudyacertaintimeofaday,evenjust10or20minutes.Establishingastudyroutineishardatfirst,butonceyourepeatitregularly,it’sgettingeasierandeasier.Someofmystudentsstudyonatrain;otherssetatimerandfocus.

Q: Is the class suitable for beginners?

A: Yes!MoststudentsstartlearningJapanesefromabsolutebeginnerlevel.

Q: What do you think is the greatest advantage that comes with speaking another language?

A: MystudentswhowenttoJapanfoundthatJapanesepeoplereallyappreciatedtheirefforttolearnJapaneselanguageeveniftheyspokeonlyafewsentences.IthelpedthemtostartconversationsandenjoytheirstayinJapan.Someofthemevengotafreedrinkatarestaurant!Andofcourse,theirfriendswereimpressedathowgoodtheirJapanesewas!

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“MystudentswhowenttoJapanfoundthatJapanesepeoplereallyappreciatedtheirefforttolearnJapaneselanguageeveniftheyspokeonlyafewsentences.”

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DAVIDFrench1

Iama55-yearoldprivatepracticesolicitorinaSouthamptonfirmandregularlyundergolegaltraining.IstudiedFrenchwhenatschoolbutnevertooktoitverywell,perhapsbecauseoftheratherboringlearningbyrepetitionofendlessverbtablesandvocabularylists.

Ihavevariedinterestsincludingphotography,cycling,running,naturalworld,politics,historyandalthoughIdonoformalstudyaroundthesesubjectsIdoreadalotonthesesubjects.

IchoseFrenchasIenjoyvisitingFrance(althoughnotoftenenough)andwouldliketoknowmoreaboutthecultureandtobeabletogetbyintypicalconversations.IhopeabovealltobeabletotalkFrenchandtounderstandthespokenwordforleisuretravelpurposes.Ithinkitisgoodgenerallytostudysomethingotherthanforyourusualdaytimejobandsokeepthebrainfreshbylearningentirelynewthings.

IchosetheLifelongLearningcoursebecauseIrecognisetheUniversityofSouthamptonasbeingverystrongandassumedtheeveningclassprogrammewouldbeofasimilarhighstandard(whichIfoundittobe).Alsoworking

inthecentreofSouthamptonandgoinghomeviatheAvenueeverydaymeansthatIcangotothelessondirectlyfromwork,whichisniceandeasyforme.Ialsolikedthefactthatitteachestothreedifferentlevelssothereareoptionsformetotakeitfurtherandultimatelytargetgoingfortheconversationalclasses,ifIamuptoit.

Ihavelearntsomuchinashortspaceoftime.Thequalityofteachinghasbeenexcellent.Thetutorisexcellentatcomingupwithactivitiestomaketheclassroommorefunandinteractive.Heruseoftechnologyisexcellentandshemixesitwithavarietyoflistening,speaking,writingandteaching,whichkeepsthepacegoingthroughoutthelesson.Firstclass.

Mostofallitisthesatisfactionoflearningsomethingnew.Pushingtheboundariesofyourknowledgeinawaythatyoucannotdobyreadingbooksathome.Itisaboutgettinggoodteachingbutalsoforlanguage,thechancetopractiseitinconversationswithothers.Itisentertaining,educationalandhopefullywillenablemetoenjoymorethetripsIoccasionallymaketoFrance.

BOBGreek2

Iretiredfromalifeinbusinessin2017havingworkedfornearly50yearsonIT,Communications,RailandAviationinfrastructureprogrammes,mostlywithinternationalcompaniesandorganisations.

IaminYear2oftheGreekLanguagecourse.IchoseGreekbecauseIamhalfGreek,onmymother’sside;andIwasashamedthatIcouldonlyjustaboutsurviveonholidayinGreecewhenorderingfoodandalcohol!!So,IthoughtIowedittomyheritagetodoabitbetterthanthatandmywifeboughtmethefirstcourseasabirthdaypresentwhenIretired.AswellasadeeperconnectiontomyrootsitwillbenicetobeabletochatalittletomysisterinGreek(sheemigratedthere45yearsago,marriedaGreekandnowlivesonSamos)andtoholdmoremeaningfulconversationswhenweareonholidayinGreece.It’salsogreattobeabletostretchmyagedbrain!

Thecoursereallyhasbeenanincrediblejourney.Ourteacherisinmyviewararetalent–adedicatedandextremelyhard-working

Student Stories

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CROSSING CULTURES


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teacher;passionateabouthervocationandcommittedineverywaytodeliveringexceptionaloutcomesforherstudentsinasupportive,enjoyableenvironment.Eachlessonisdiligentlyplannedandprepared,thenpresentedwithasenseofexplorationandexcitement;yetwithflexibilitytointroducetopicalexamplesfromthenewsortorespondtoquestionsfromtheclass.

Liketherestoftheclass,manyofwhomcameforwardfromYear1,Iamreachingmygoals.

LearningGreekiskeepingmybrainveryactive.It’sademandinglanguageatthebestoftimesandtostartatmyageisprovingbothchallengingandveryrewarding.AndasIprogressIamfindingiteasiertointeractwithGreeksImeetthroughmyworkorsocially,andtosharemylearningwithmysisteronSamos,allofwhichisalsoveryrewarding.SoIguessmywifemightalsosaythatIamabiteasiertolivewith!

MARTAEnglishforProfessionalsCourse

MynameisMarta,Iam25yearsoldandIcomefromabeautifulregionsituatedinthecentreofSpain.IamaqualifiedprimaryteacherwhodecidedtomovetoanothercountryasmanypeopledotoimprovemyEnglishskills,findnewopportunitiesandanewdirectionofmylife.Currently,IamworkingasaLive-inAu-pairandaLearningSupportAssistantinaPrimarySchoolinthecityofSouthampton.

SinceImovedtoEnglandIhavenotstoppedstudyingEnglishasIknowtheimportancethatthislanguagehasinmycurrentjobandtheimpactthatitwillhaveonmyfuture.

WhenIstartedmynewjobasaLearningSupportAssistantmystudytimewaslimitedthereforeIhadtolookforaneveningEnglish

coursethatsuitedme.ThatcoursewastheLifelonglearningcalled“EnglishforProfessionals”.AnotheraspecttoconsiderwasthepriceofthecoursewhichinmyopinionwasaffordableandwasoneofthefeaturesIwaslookingfor.

ForallthesereasonsIdecidedtojointhisEnglishcourse,withtheexpectationofbeingabletoimprovemycommunicationskillsandwritingskillsasitissuchanimportantthinginmycurrentjob.

ThebiggestdifferenceIhavenoticedthroughoutthiscourseishowmyconfidencewithlanguagehasgrown.Thisisaconfidencethatwillallowmetocommunicateinaneffectivewaywithpeopleofallkinds,inallsituations.

Alotofcoursesjustteachyougrammar,vocabulary,orotherpedagogicaltopics.Whathasbeenmosthelpfulfromthiscourseisthecontentaboutspokenlanguage,howEnglishisreallyusedbetweennativespeakers,andthequirksandsayingsthataresounfamiliartoastudentlearningthembutsecondnaturetothosethatusethem.Thiscoursehasdemystifiedahugeportionofthisforme…andInowevensliptheseinundertheradar.

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Weofferawiderangeofeveningclassestosuitallabilities-fromcompletebeginnertoadvancedconversationalist.

Mostcoursestakeplaceintheeveningandarenormally2or3hoursperweekoveraperiodofbetween7and30weeks.

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Choosing the right course for youWithsucharangeofoptionsitcanbedifficulttodecidewhichcourseisrightforyou.Hereissomeguidancetohelpyou:

1. Ifyouarecommittedtostudyingandprogressinginalanguagethenour30week,year-longcourseswillbethebestoptionforyou.Thesearegenerallyindicatedbylevel:Beginners(Stage1),Improvers(Stage2),Pre-intermediate(Stage3),Intermediate/Upper-intermediate(Stage4)andallowyoutostudyregularlyoveraperiodofoneormoreyears.Inthiswayyouwillbeabletodevelopagoodlevelofskillsinalanguageandbecomeaconfidentcommunicatorinthatlanguage.

2. Ifyouhavelesstimetocommitorarenotsureifaparticularlanguageisrightforyou,werecommendyoustartwithoneofourintroductorycourses.TheseAtasteof...coursesaregenerally10weeksinlengthandallowyoutocompletethefirstpartofaBeginners(Stage1)course.Ifyousubsequentlydecidethatyouwishto

continueandcompletethefullcourse(Stage)youcanthentakeoneofourfollow-oncourses.TheseMoveonin…coursesare20weekslongandareofferedinJanuary.Thesecourseswillalsosuityouifyoualreadyhavesomepriorlearningatbasiclevelandwanttobrushupyourskillsbeforemovingtothenextlevel.

3. AndifyoumissoutonaBeginnerscourseordon’thavethetimeforalongercourseyoucantakeaCatchupin…courseoraSummerIntensivecourselaterintheyear.Thesearegenerallymoreintensive(3hoursperweek)andtakeplaceoverashorterperiodoftime.

See below for a Course Index

CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE AND LEVEL

COURSE TITLE AND LEVEL

LANGUAGE STAGE LENGTH RUNS

…Beginners Stage1 30weeks(60hours) Allyear–Autumntermstart

A taste of… Stage1(parta) 10weeks(20hours) Autumnterm

Intensive… Stage1(parta) 5days(15hours) M,W,F,M,WSummerterm

Catch up in… Stage1(parta) 7weeks(21hours) 3weeksintoAutumnterm

Move on in... Stage1(partb&c) 20weeks(40hours) SpringandSummerterms

…Improvers Stage2 30weeks(60hours) Allyear(Autumntermstart)

… Pre-intermediate

Stage3 30weeks(60hours) Allyear(Autumntermstart)

…Intermediate/Upper-intermediate

Stage4 30weeks(60hours) Allyear(Autumntermstart)

Advanced conversation...Club

Stage5 10weeks(fortnightly10hoursperterm)

Allyear(bookingstakenonatermlybasis)

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Language Courses

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ADVANCED CONVERSATION LANGUAGE CLUBS

ForthemoreexperiencedlanguagelearnerourLanguageClubsofferachancetokeepupwithandimprovespokencommunicationskills.Clubsaredesignedforpeoplewhohaveareasonableleveloffluency.ThiswouldcoveranystudentswhohavecompletedaStage3or4LifelongLearningclassorhavetheequivalentofanAS/ALevelstandardinalanguage.

Clubsaresuitableforpeoplewhoarelookingforamoresociableandinformalwayoflearningalanguagethanaregularclass.Languageclubsarefacilitatedbyanativespeakerbutsessionsareledbystudents’interestsandmaycovertopicssuchasculture,media,politics,theArts,travel.

Clubsfor2019/20willbeofferedinFrench,GermanandSpanish.Thesewillusuallyrunfortnightlyandeachsessionis2hours.Sessionsarebookableonatermlybasis(inblocksof5sessions).Clubarrangementsmayvarybetweenlanguagessopleasecheckthedetailsforeachlanguagebeforebooking.

PleasenoteLanguageClubsarenotformallessonsandarenotsuitableforstudentswithalowlevelinthelanguage.IfyouarenotsureifaLanguageClubistherightthingforyou,pleasecontactusforadvice.

Teaching and LearningOurcoursesaredesignedtodevelopallfourlanguageskills-speaking,listening,readingandwriting-withanemphasisonspeakingandunderstandingintheclasssessions.MostlanguageclassestakeplaceattheUniversity’sAvenueCampuswhichhasexcellentlanguage-learningfacilitiesandextensiveresources.OnceyouhaveenrolledononeofourModernLanguagecoursesandhaveyourstudentcardyouwillbeabletousethesefacilitiestodevelopyourlearning.Thisincludesaccesstolearningmaterialsonourvirtuallearningenvironmentandfullborrowingrights(forthefullacademicyear)forourlibraryresources.

Pre-requisitesTherearenospecificpre-requisitesforourcoursesbutasageneralrulestudentsshouldcompleteafullStagebeforemovingtothenextStage.StudentswhohavepriorlearningorqualificationsareadvisedtocontactLifelongLearningbeforebooking.Pleasenotethatthereisnoformalassessmentforourcourses.

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Arabic

AtasteofArabic–Stage1a

Thursday 10 October 2019 – 10 Weeks

MoveoninArabic–Stage1b-c

Thursday 9 January 2020 – 20 Weeks

ArabicImprovers–Stage2

Tuesday 8 October 2019 – 30 Weeks

Chinese

AtasteofChinese–Stage1a

Monday 7 October 2019 – 10 Weeks

MoveoninChinese–Stage1b-c

Monday 6 January 2020 – 20 Weeks

ChineseImprovers–Stage2


Dutch

AtasteofDutch–Stage1a


MoveoninDutch–Stage1b-c


English

GeneralEnglishIntermediatetoUpper-intermediate


EnglishforProfessionals–Advanced


French

FrenchBeginners–Stage1


AtasteofFrench–Stage1a

Wednesday 9 October 2019 – 10 Weeks

CatchupinFrench–Stage1a

Wednesday 6 November 2019 – 7 Weeks

FrenchLower-intermediate-Stage3


FrenchImprovers-Stage2


FrenchUpper-Intermediate–Stage4


FrenchClub–Advanced


German

GermanBeginners–Stage1


AtasteofGerman–Stage1a


MoveoninGerman–Stage1b-c


CatchupinGerman–Stage1a

Monday 4 November 2019 – 7 Weeks

GermanImprovers–Stage2


GermanLower-Intermediate–Stage3


GermanUpper-Intermediate–Stage4


GermanClub–Advanced


Greek

AtasteofGreek–Stage1a


MoveoninGreek–Stage1b-c


GreekImprovers–Stage2


GreekPre-intermediate–Stage3


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LANGUAGE COURSES 2019/20:

Language Courses

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Italian

ItalianBeginners–Stage1


ItalianImprovers–Stage2


ItalianLower-Intermediate–Stage3


Japanese

JapaneseBeginners–Stage1


JapaneseImprovers–Stage2


JapaneseLower-Intermediate–Stage3


AtasteofJapanese–Stage1a


JapaneseImprovers–Stage2

Friday 11 October 2019 – 30 Weeks

Portuguese

AtasteofPortuguese–Stage1a


MoveoninPortuguese–Stage1b-c


PortugueseImprovers–Stage2


Russian

AtasteofRussian–Stage1a


MoveoninRussian–Stage1b-c

Tuesday 7 January 2020 – 20 Weeks

Spanish

AtasteofSpanish–Stage1a


MoveoninSpanish–Stage1b-c

Tuesday 7 January 2020 – 20 Weeks

CatchupinSpanish–Stage1a

Monday 4 November 2019 – 7 Weeks

SpanishBeginners–Stage1


SpanishImprovers–Stage2


SpanishLower-Intermediate–Stage3


SpanishUpper-Intermediate–Stage4


SpanishClub–Advanced


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IntroducedbyCaroleBurnsHeadofCreativeWritingattheUniversityofSouthampton.

Therearesomanygreatreasonstotakeacreativewritingcourse.First,it’snotalwayseasytofindthetimetowritecreatively.Enrollingonacourseoftenmakesyoufindthattime–remindsyouthatthisissomethingyouwanttodo.Then,weallwantourworktobeasgoodaspossible;learningfromapublishedwriterabouthowyoucanimproveyourworkisreallyhelpful.Finally,onedifficultpartofwritingisthatit’sdoneinaroom,byyourself.Bytakingacourse,yousuddenlyfindotherpeoplewhoaredoingthesamething–whoareascrazyaboutwritingasyouare.

TheenvironmentinaLifelongLearningcourseisperfectforsomeonewho’salwayswantedtowrite,buthasn’tquitefoundthecouragetotakeaclass,aswellasforpeoplewhohavesomeexperiencewritingbutmaywantideasforimprovingtheirwork.It’salsoagoodplacetotrywritingclasses,totestyourinterestincreativewritingandifyoureallyloveit,youwouldbeperfectlyplacedtoapplytoourMACreativeWritingprogramme.

TakeOneIdea

Thecoursegivesyoutheopportunitytoworkwithasinglecoreideaofyourownchoosingandtransformitintofourverydifferentpiecesofwriting.Startingwithcreativenon-fictionandmovingonthroughpoetry,scriptwritingandfinallytheshortstory,youwillbeguidedthroughsomeofthetheorybehindeachliteraryformbeforebeingencouragedtoproduceyourownpieceofwritinginresponse.Idealforbeginners,thisclassprovidestheinformationandencouragementneededtogetstartedincreativewritingor,formoreexperienced

authors,itisagreatopportunitytostepoutsidecreativecomfortzonesandtrysomethingnew.

Tutor: Alison Daniell Dates: Thursday 17 October - Thursday 21 November 2019

IntroductiontoWritingFiction:FictionEssentials

Thiscoursewillfocusonsomeofthemostvitalelementsoffictionalwriting:character,place,storyandpointofview.Howdoyoubringcharacterstolifeonthepage?Howdoyouevokeaplace?Howdoyoucraftagrippingyetbelievablestory?Andwhateffectdoesanauthor’schoiceofpointofviewhaveoneachoftheseelements?Classeswillbebasedarounddiscussion,lookingatexamples

ofpublishedfictionwithaviewtofindingeffectivetechniquesfordevelopingtheseaspectsoffiction;writingexercisesaimedatstrengtheningyourwriting;andworkshops,inwhichyou’llshareyourworks-in-progresswiththegroup.

Tutor: Jenn Shaller Dates: Tuesday 14 October – Tuesday 18 November 2019

MadetobeBroken:WritingExperimentalFiction

Inthissix-weekcourse,youwillexplorethecraftofexperimentalfiction.Inguideddiscussions,youwillapplyacriticaleyetostoriesthattesttheboundariesofstructure,

narration,andevenreality,seekingtoarticulatehowandwhythesepiecessucceedorfail.Classeswillbebasedaroundexaminationofsamplestories;thecompletionofwritingpromptsandactivities;andworkshops,inwhichyou’llhavetheoptiontosharein-progressfictionwiththegroup.Theaimisforyoutoproduceonerevisedstoryorasmallportfolioofflashfictionbytheendofthecourse.

Tutor: Alice Stinetorf Dates: Tuesday 14 January – Tuesday 18 February 2020

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Writing Courses for 2019/20

TheLiteraryJournalist

Thiscoursewillequipyouwithknowledgeaboutliteraryjournalism(alsoknownascreativenon-fiction)anditsrelationshipto

contemporaryevents,withafocusonkeystextswrittenbyliteraryjournalistswhichexemplifybestpracticeinthegenre.Studentswilllearnhowtoidentifyatopic,conductmeaningfulresearch,anddraft,edit,polish,andrefineapieceofcreativenon-fiction.Duringthecourseyouwillexplorejournalisticwritinganditsconnectionwithcreativewriting,gainanunderstandingofgoodpracticeinliteraryjournalismandwritecreativenon-fictiondrawingonbothjournalisticandliterarytechniques.

Tutor: Jenn Shaller Dates: Wednesday 15 January – Wednesday 19 February 2020

PoetryEssentials:IntroductiontoPoetryWriting

Inthissix-weekcourse,youwillexplorethecraftofpoetry.Youwillbuildafoundationofcoreskills,suchasdifferentiatingbetweentheabstractandconcrete,creatingimpactthroughlinebreaks,navigatingsounddevices,andemployingfigurativelanguage.Thecoursewillconcludewithstrategiesforgettingpublishedinliteraryjournals.Classeswillbebasedaroundtheclosestudyofsamplepoems,withdiscussionhighlightingthetechniquesauthorsusetocreatecertainimpacts;exercisestailoredtohonethestrengthofyourwriting;andworkshops,inwhichyou’llsharein-progresspoemswiththegroup.Priorcreativewritingexperienceis

notrequired—theclassisopentofledglingandseasonedwritersalike.

Tutor: Alice Stinetorf Dates: Tuesday 28 April to Tuesday 2 June 2020

TellingTales

Thecoursegivesyoutheopportunitytogettogripswithsomeofthekeybuildingblocksforwritingnarrativefiction.Startingwithsettinganddescription,youwillexplorethetopicsofcharacter,plot,pointofview,voiceandstory-telling.Youwillbeguidedthroughsomeofthetheorybehindeachsubjectbefore

beingencouragedtoproduceyourownpieceofworkinresponse.Idealforbeginners,thiscourseprovidestheinformationandencouragementyouneedtogetstartedwithnarrativefictionor,formoreexperiencedauthors,itisagreatopportunitytodevelopandexpandyourexistingskillset.

Tutor: Alison Daniell Dates: Thursday 30 April – Thursday 4 June 2020

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ReflectiveArtinPracticeThesecoursesexaminethetheoryandpracticebehindarangeofartmovements.Eachcourseexploresadifferentthemeorgenreandcombineslectures,aseminarcomponent(discussionsandanalysisofartworks)andaworkshopelement.Thelatter(oneandahalfhourspertwohoursession)willexplorevariousartisticstylesandpracticaltechniquesindrawing,paintingandmixedmedia.

Tutor: Abi Kremer

Thisyearwearerunningthreedifferentcoursesthroughouttheyearasfollows:

1. Modern British LandscapeThismodulewillexaminethebirthofModernismanditsrelationshiptolandscapeinBritishart.Wewilllookatthechangingsocial/arthistoricalcontextfromlate19thCenturyto21stCenturyandtheimpactonartists,eachofwhombringtheirownagendatothetopic.Duringthiscourse,youwillexploretheevolutionofmodernBritishlandscapeartfromJMWTurnertoKurtJackson.

Term 1 dates:

Tuesday 15 October – Tuesday 3 December 2019

Thursday 17 October – Thursday 5 December 2019

2. PortraitureInthiscourseyouwillexamineattitudestotheportrait,whichchangetoreflectsocietyandarthistoricaldevelopments.

Term 2 dates:

Tuesday 21 January – Tuesday 10 March 2020

3. Exploring the Still LifeThisbroadandhighlypersonalgenrewastakentonewheightsofexperimentationbyPicassoandBraqueintheearly20thcentury.Wewilllookatthewayartistshaverespondedtostilllifesubjectswithaseriesofpracticalexercisesusingdrawingmaterials,paintandcollage,usingchosenobjects.BytheendoftheUnityouwillbeabletomakeexperimentalandresolvedstilllifeart,andexpandyourknowledgeofthisgenre.

Term 3 dates:

Thursday 30th April – Thursday 18th June 2020

AnIntroductiontotheHistoryofNuclearWeapons:FromWorldWartoColdWarThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothehistoryofnuclearweapons,fromtheirinceptionduringWorldWarII,throughthenucleararmsraceandtheColdWar.Itmakesuseofarangeofprimarysourcesandhistoriography,givingyouanopportunitytoengagewithandanalysekeythemes.Itwillintroduceyoutokeydebatesrelatingtonuclearweapons,includingtheuseofthebombagainstJapaninAugustof1945,thefalloutdebatethatemergedduringthe1950sand1960s,andtheissueofnuclearproliferation.Eachsessionwillcoveradifferentaspectofthetopic,examplesof

whichare:TheManhattanProject;HiroshimaandNagasaki;theArmsRace;theCubanMissileCrisis.

Tutor: Fiona Bowler

Dates:

Monday 21 October – Monday 25 November 2019

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ANightattheOperaThiscourseoffersashortintroductiontoopera–anartformlongconsideredtobeinaccessible.Aimedatnewcomerstotheformandconnoisseursalike,thisshortcoursewillcoverarangeofquestionsregardingoperathroughfairlyin-depthappreciationsessionsoffouroperasinthreedifferentlanguagesandwillalsofeatureasectioncalled“One-linersforthefamous”tointroducetenmajoroperaplotsinanengaging,succinctmanner.Bytheendofthecourseyouwillbeabletoidentifymostofthebroadforeignlanguagetermsusedtorefertooperapractices/singers,befamiliarwiththeplotsoftenveryfamousoperasintherepertoryandpossessadeeperunderstandingofthestructureoffourspecificworks.Duringthecoursewewillengagewiththecurrentdiscussionsandquestionsregardingtherelevanceofoperaandlookatthe“behind-the-scenes”processofanopera.

Tutor: Anisha Netto

Dates:

Wednesday 23 October – Wednesday 27 November 2019

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Art, History, Music

UnderstandingClimateChangeClimatechangeisthemostcomplexandchallengingproblemthatwehaveconfrontedasacivilization.ArecentreportoftheIntergovernmentalPanelofClimateChange(IPCC)concludedthatGovernmentsaroundtheworldmusttake“rapid,far-reachingandunprecedentedchangesinallaspectsofsocietyquickly”toavoiddisastrouslevelsofglobalwarming.However,ourresponsesofarislessthansufficientandthegeneralawarenessandunderstandingofthisthreatremainsfarbelowwhatisneeded.Thiscourseisdesignedtogiveyouabetterunderstandingofthescientificbasisofclimaticchangeaswellasanunderstandingofwhyourcivilisationstrugglestoaddressthisproblemsufficiently.Wewillexploremultiplefacetsofthisinterdisciplinaryandall-encompassingfieldbylookingatthephysicalscienceoftheclimatesystem,the

basicmechanismsthatgovernhowtheclimatesystemrespondstodriversofchangeandthedifficultyofaglobalagreement.

Tutor: Lisa Weber

Dates:

Monday 14 October 2019 – 18 November 2019

QuantumCalamitiesandSolutionsWhatwillhappentoourcomputersastheyaregettingsmallerandsmaller?Asweincreasetheintegrationdensityofintegratedcircuitsinthecontemporary“classicalcomputer”,quantumeffectsstarttoprevail.Hence,thegeneralrulesofdevelopingtheclassicalcomputerwillnolongerbevalid.Ontheotherhand,theadvancesinquantumphysicsleadustothealluringbenefitsofhighperformancequantumcomputing,also

promisingperfectlysecurequantumcommunication.

Thiscourseprovidesyouwithaseriesoflessonsinquantumtechnology,withspecialemphasisonquantumcomputationandcommunication.Thecoursewillputmoreemphasisontheapplicationaspectsofquantuminformationprocessingthanonquantumphysics.Thiscourseisdesignedforbeginnerswhohaveaminimalknowledgeofquantumphysicswhoareenthusiasticaboutquantumtechnologyanditsroleinthefuture.Attheendofthecourse,youwillhaveanunderstandingofwhywemustconsiderthe“quantum”worldandwhatbenefitsitprovidesfortheadvancementofhumanity.

Tutor: Daryus Chandra

Dates:

Thursday 24 October – Thursday 28 November 2019

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Science and Computing

AspartofourLifelongLearningprogrammeweofferanannualprogrammeofStudyDays.Thesefullorhalf-dayeventsofferaseriesoflecturesontopicsofpopular,generalorlocalinterest.TheynormallytakeplaceonSaturdaysandSundaysandpresentourresearchinanengagingandaccessibleway.

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Why sign up?AttendingaStudyDaywillgiveyoutheopportunitytogainordeepenyourknowledgeofaspecificareaofacademicstudy.Thismightbeaninsightintoaperiodorpersonfromhistory,engagementwithanareaofphilosophicaldebate,anewperspectiveonaculturalicon(artist,author,musician)oranexplorationofourlocalhistory.

Forexamplein2018/19wewillhaveruneventsontopicsasdiverseas:theArtandcultureofAnglo-SaxonEngland;FridaKahlo;PassionandReason;Languages;Truth/post-truth;JaneAusten.

Topicsfrompastyearshaveincluded:CastlesinArtandHistory;TheHistoryofSouthampton;Womeninfilm;LawrenceofArabia;1066;SalisburyandOldSarum…andmuch,muchmore!

What can I expect?DuringaStudyDayyouwillattendfrom2-4lectures(dependingonwhetheritisahalf-dayorfull-dayevent).ThesetalkswillbegivenbyacademicstaffandpostgraduatestudentsfromtheUniversityofSouthamptonandourpartners.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoaskquestionsandengageininformaldiscussionswiththepresentersandyourfellowparticipants.

Lightrefreshmentswillbeprovided(tea,coffee,biscuits)andforsomeeventsabuffetlunchwillbeprovided.

How do I sign up?ToattendaStudyDayvisittheEventspagesonourwebsite.Thiswillgivedetailsofforthcomingeventsandbookinginformation.Wedohavetomakeasmallchargefortheseeventsbutofferarangeofdiscountsincludingreductionsforreturningparticipants,retiredpeopleandstudents.Alldetailsareonourwebsite.

LIFELONG LEARNING STUDY DAYS

WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY?“Anincreaseddepthofknowledgeabouteachtopichasbeenreinforcedbythewell-balancedstructureoftheprogramme.”

1066BattleofHastingsStudyDay2016

“Madememoreawareoftheissuesofgenderinthefilmindustry”

WomenandBritishFilmStudyDay2017

“IfeelIhaveawiderunderstandingofalternativeviewsdiscussedtoday.”

TruthandFakeNews(Philosophy)StudyDay2017

“Greaterunderstandingofarchaeologicalevidence,researchfindings,artifactsandmethodology.Thankyoufortheinformativeandcompellingday”

ArchaeologyofSouthamptonStudyDay2018

“AddedtoandexpandedideasIhad…Helpfultomeasateacher,counsellorandcitizen”

“Engagementwithattendeeswasgood,allowedforlivelydebate”

PassionatewithinReasonStudyDay2018

StudyDaysgenerallytakeplaceonSaturdaysoverahalforfull-day,withrefreshmentsincluded.

FormoreinformationonourStudyDayprogrammepleasevisitourwebsite:www.soton.ac.uk/lifelonglearning

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Key DatesOpen evening Wednesday 4 September 2019 18.00-20.00

Autumn Term Monday 7 October 2019 – Thursday 12 December 2019

10 Weeks

Spring Term Monday 6 January 2020 – Thursday 26 March 2020

12 Weeks

Summer Term Monday 20 April 2020 – Thursday 11 June 2020 (25 June for Monday classes)

8 Weeks

Summer Intensive Courses

Monday 6 July 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Friday 10 July Friday 2020 Monday 13 July 2020 Wednesday 15 July 2020

1.5 Weeks

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