Epsom College Languages

News, updates and commentary on the wonderful world of languages, direct from the MFL Department at Epsom College.

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Felicitaciones to U6 Hispanist Tom Maloney for being a winner of the @ShefLanguages Spanish Translation Competition. Judges noted that it was an "excellent translation which faithfully captures the nuances of the Spanish original and is successfully written in idiomatic English"

[Oxford MML Schools Liaison @OxMML_Schools]

SPANISH LITERATURE PODCAST
Please check out our new podcast series, for anyone interested in Spanish literature, or possibly thinking of doing a degree involving Spanish.
https://t.co/C0XPyTFlvZ

[Creative Multilingualism @creativelangs]

Have you ever wondered how #languages help in your career?

We want to encourage young people in the UK to be ambitious and to think creatively about the career possibilities languages open up.

Watch our careers video here>> https://t.co/4LxGltuQGR

[French Embassy UK🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FranceintheUK]

Cook something refreshing during the #heatwaveuk with our latest #LaRecetteFrançaise: a Cold fennel soup with Goat cheese & Olive oil.
Every Thursday until #BastilleDay we bring you the best-kept secrets of our Executive Chef @gquillot ... discover more: https://t.co/m97iYASAxd

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

An eggstrordinary culinary chef d'oeuvre from Amy in Y9, who made the omelette soufflée à la Mère Poulard from Chapter 3 of @FelicityCloake's "One More Croissant For The Road". Bon appétit, Amy! #eggstracurricular

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Prince Charles clearly taught French well at @gordonstoun!

[French Education Office UK @FrenchEdUK]

Today marks the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ to the French population to resist the German occupation of France during WWII.

Prince Charles speaking impeccable French, merci!

#18juin1940 @FranceintheUK @ifru_london @ClarenceHouse🇬🇧 🇫🇷

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

On this day in 1940, General Charles De Gaulle delivered a speech on the @bbcworldservice that has come to be seen as lighting the flame of French resistance against the Nazi occupation of France: "la flamme de la résistance française ne doit pas s'éteindre et ne s'éteindra pas."

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

'Book' is a descendant of the 'beech'; 'paper' came from 'papyrus'; 'library' is from the Latin 'liber', 'bark', and 'true' is a sibling of 'tree', with the idea of something solid, firm, and steadfast.

I love the way language has wrapped itself around trees.

[Cambridge MML @cambtweetmml]

I'm finding this Youtube channel from Québec really useful at the moment: https://t.co/BtqyvIrgfI - they make short videos in French about current affairs, aimed at young people. Great for getting in tune with the accent québécois (which still requires a LOT of focus!) #CambTweet

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

An excerpt from the charming photo essay about the documentary "Visages, Villages" by one of next year's French A Level pupils for the @ismla_uk Essay Writing Competition. We love the analysis of how the image of the eye marries the two parts of the title: faces and places.

[St Anne's Outreach @StAnnesOutreach]

Step back into 16th&17th century Spain with @OxfordModLangs student Becky as she tells us about The Spanish Golden Age - the first topic in our @StAnnesCollege shorts series! #OxOutreach https://t.co/mm1E7MHrZD

[Guardian Travel @GuardianTravel]

10 of the best novels set in Spain – that will take you there https://t.co/d1cI1DPhIL

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

One for all prospective French A-Level pupils. The visually sumptuous “Cléo de 5 à 7” is one of the set films for Paper 2.

[BFI @BFI]

Agnès Varda filming One Sings, The Other Doesn't, Cleo From 5 to 7, and Daguerreotypes.

Explore the world of Varda in #WomenMakeFilm, on #BFIPlayer and #BFIDVD from 18 May https://t.co/wAzhA1uByQ 🎥

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Oxplore | Would it be better if we all spoke the same language? https://t.co/S58wjxhwMf

[Stephen Spender Trust @StephenSpender]

The 2020 Stephen Spender Prize for #poetryintranslation is now open for submissions! 📢See our site for all the latest, including entry guidelines and resources. It's the perfect activity for remote-learning, for all ages: https://t.co/0DnVMiXHcF #mfltwitterati #remotelearning

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Fascinating report from @BritishAcademy_ showing the positive impact of language learning on all walks of life: "trainee doctors...with greater exposure to arts and humanities subjects had enhanced...empathy, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and visual-spatial skills."

[The British Academy @BritishAcademy_]

“The evidence speaks for itself: arts, #humanities and #socialscience graduates are as employable as any other graduates and fare particularly well in times of economic decline.”

Chief Executive @HetanShah discusses key findings from our new report: https://t.co/54xWJx2XbR

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Fascinating discussion of the relative merits of automated translation versus its idiosyncratic, human counterpart from the latest @creativelangs and @OxfordModLangs podcast. Key takeaway: "translation is creative, it's personal, and it can help build communities".

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Lovely initiative from @CFLS_Durham to make their language learning courses open to members of the public. 14 different languages are available, ranging from Beginner to Higher Advanced.

[Centre for Foreign Language Study @CFLS_Durham]

This summer we will be offering online courses in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish & Swedish. For full details please see https://t.co/wEf8TuH5z2

A great opportunity to continue or start your language learning from home!

[Epsom College Languages @EpsomcMl]

Fervet opus redolentque thymo fragrantia mella

The work glows, and the fragrant honey is sweet with thyme.

The Bees (Virgil’s Georgics: Book IV)

[Le HuffPost @LeHuffPost]

Le confinement a-t-il vraiment rendu les abeilles plus productives? https://t.co/iiS3HX5kJ9

[Le Figaro Étudiant @Figaro_Etudiant]

Le podcast «Jeunes Héros» raconte le quotidien des jeunes mobilisés pendant la pandémie: https://t.co/LQ0Xn8g81v