Category Archives: Language courses

World Portuguese Language Day

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In 2019, the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference decided to proclaim 5th May as annual “World Portuguese Language Day”. At Queen’s, the Portuguese language (both European and Brazilian) is not only offered in the form of degree pathway modules, but also taught for non-specific purposes. We would like to invite you to join with us in celebrating this day and sending our best wishes to those who speak and learn the Portuguese language at Queen’s and elsewhere.

Happy World Portuguese Language Day!

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About World Portuguese Language Day

The date of 5 May was officially established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) – an intergovernmental organization that has been in official partnership with UNESCO since 2000, and which brings together peoples with the Portuguese language as one of the foundations of their specific identity – to celebrate the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures. In 2019, the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference decided to proclaim 5 May of each year as “World Portuguese Language Day”.

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Multiple cultural celebrations and Easter break

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April is a busy month with many important days and festivals to reflect cultural diversity at Queen’s. While we wish all those who celebrate Ramadan well on their fasting during the month, we would like to invite you to join us in sharing our greetings and best wishes to the communities at Queen’s and elsewhere who celebrate their traditional New Year on and around today 14/04:

Bengali / Cambodian / Hindu / Lao / Myanmar / Nepali / Tamil / Thai

Happy New Year! We’d be pleased to if you are happy to share your photos/videos of celebrations with us in your posts and use hash tag #CulturalDiversity #LoveQUB.

Calling QUB international staff and students –

Tell us what cultural festivals and days you celebrate by filling in the form below and we will do our best to help with circulation and celebration at Queen’s.

Cultural Diversity at QUB Survey

We also wish you all a happy and healthy Easter Break. While our office will be closed during the holidays, our course enrolment remains open until Thursday 21st April at 5pm. Visit Language Centre April Enrolment page and do not miss out!

International Mother Language Day

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Happy International Mother Language Day!

The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world since 2000.

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The theme of the 2022 International Mother Language Day, “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”, will discuss the potential role of technology to advance multilingual education and support the development of quality teaching and learning for all.

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This day is celebrated annually to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity. Why not further your own linguistic and cultural awareness by signing up for one of our third semester language courses?

Registration will open on 1st March on our website for courses beginning in April.

Language Centre Stand at the Freshers’ Fair

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Come say ‘Hello’ to us at the Freshers’ Fair in the Whitla Hall on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th September and visit our LC stand at the McClay Library foyer area to pick up course information and resources.

We are keen to support you in developing language skills for the coming year! Registration remains open until Thursday 7th October and courses will begin on the week commencing Monday 11th October. Check our website for full course schedules and registration links.

Join EDL’s international “happy birthday” video

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Happy 20th birthday, #EuropeanDayofLanguages!

Since 2002, it has been the goal of the European Day of Languages (26th September) to promote and celebrate linguistic diversity in Europe and beyond.

We would like to encourage Queen’s students and staff members to participate in international happy birthday video by coming down to our Language Centre stand at the foyer area in the McClay Library, between 12 and 2pm today (Monday 27th September) to take a short video saying ‘Happy Birthday’ and sharing their own language skills.

We can also help you to learn about all of the opportunities available to you to support your language skills development with the Language Centre.

LANGUAGE COURSE ENROLMENT OPEN NOW

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As we look forward to the beginning of the new academic year, we are pleased to announce that online registration is now open, until Thursday 7th October at 17:00, for classes starting week beginning Monday 11th October. You can view the course schedule and registration links via www.qub.ac.uk/lc

Classes are expected to be extremely popular and fill up quickly, so early registration is strongly recommended.

Free Language Courses

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Calling QUB students’ attention —

Free Language Courses

The Global Opportunities Team at Queen’s are supporting 50 students to take a Language Centre course for free in semester 2! Successful applicants for this initiative will also be invited to attend supplementary Cultural Awareness training and a Global Opportunities Information session.

Click below for information on how to apply. Applications should be submitted before 12 noon on Friday 15 January 2021.

Application for Free Language Courses