Language Resource Centre at Newcastle University

31/10/2022

Language Resource Centre Enrichment Week: 07/11 - 11/11.

The LRC will be hosting a range of language taster sessions during "Enrichment Week" from the 7th to the 11th of November 2022!

There will be a wide range of language taster sessions for you to attend, including Welsh, Polish, Spanish, Croatian, Japanese, French, Greek ... and MANY more!

You can sign up to these free taster sessions via Workshops: https://workshops.ncl.ac.uk/lrc/enr/

Find more information on the schedule/languages available on our website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/language-resource-centre/enrichment/



We hope to see you there!

12/10/2022

TANDEM EVENING - WEDNESDAY 26TH OCTOBER - 16:45 - 18:00

We would love for you to join us in the Language Resource Centre at our Tandem Evening Event!
The evening is a chance for you to meet new people and hopefully find someone to practise your target language with after the event.
There will be refreshments, stalls from other teams you can get involved with during your time in Newcastle and a prize raffle.

Space is limited, so if you would like to come along, please fill in our application form at https://forms.office.com/r/SPdThbD5ah - we will let you know via email if you were successful, so do keep an eye out!

Looking forward to seeing you soon !

26/09/2022

Happy to all! Today is a day to celebrate all the rich and diverse languages we share in Europe - those written and unwritten, those spoken at home and those spoken in school! Anyone with more than one language has a huge advantage in life - multilingualism is something to be CHERISHED!

20/09/2022

The LRC sends a big welcome/welcome back to all students joining us this term. We hope you are all feeling refreshed after the Summer break and ready for the new semester! We'd like to remind you that here in the LRC we are back to our regular opening hours, and there is still plenty for you to be involved with to practise your languages during this term...

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Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Programme:

From October, we will be continuing to offer 1 - to - 1 practice sessions in Arabic, British Sign Language, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish!

1 - to - 1 sessions are individual 20 -minute sessions suitable for students at ANY level - even beginners! They are ideal for keeping up your language skills, especially if you have language exams coming up!

You can sign up to the programme by completing our Online Registration Form:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=yRJQnBa2wkSpF2aBT74-h16tB3-LPbJBtFZPI2oQ9exUN1g2UEFWWFkzQk82SEc1SDFZSkpaQ1pSSyQlQCN0PWcu

You will then be added to our dedicated PAL Teams site, from where you can find more information including how to book a session (sessions won't be starting until October).

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Online Tandem Board:

If you haven't already done so, you can join our Online Tandem Board, where you can find tandem partners to practise with! You can request access by filling in this form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=yRJQnBa2wkSpF2aBT74-h16tB3-LPbJBtFZPI2oQ9exUN0lRTzc0NjE5RDBZODBPSjIyVzAxVUc2WSQlQCN0PWcu

There will also be a Tandem Evening in the centre towards the end of October, where you can come and mingle with other students looking to find a partner! More information on this will be sent out in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled as spaces will be limited!

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Induction:

If you would like to hear about all the LRC has to offer during your time in Newcastle, why not come along to one of our induction sessions? All the info you need can be found here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/language-resource-centre/induction/

We are looking forward to seeing many old and new faces in the LRC soon, and wish you all the best for the new term!



We hope to see you all soon! Have a great week!

26/05/2022

Are you 18-28, of South Asian heritage with a passion for music?

We’ve got an amazing mentorship opportunity open to applicants from across the UK!

Whether music is your hobby or your career this could be for you, you'll receive mentoring from UK and Indian artists and will travel to India✨

Part of Our Shared Cultural Heritage, this international partnership with is funded by Arts – British Council's India-UK Together, a Season of Culture. The Season will celebrate the vibrant cultural bonds between the two countries and also marks the 75th anniversary of India.

Apply by 11.59pm 8th June 👉 bit.ly/3MwGW8n

18/05/2022

The LRC is so thrilled to announce that Alice Casey, our Senior Student Language Ambassador and PAL Leader, has won the NU Student Worker of the Year award!!

This prize is part of the Contribution to the Workplace awards which took place last night. We are so pleased to celebrate Alice and the Routes Into Language engagement programme, and even more pleased that the importance of the programme and Alice's efforts over the past year are being recognised!

Very well done Alice!! 🥳

04/05/2022

Visit the Academic Skills Team at their pop-up in the Language Resource Centre this week!

The Language Resource Centre is hosting a Pop-Up from the Academic Skills Team from 11-1pm on Thursday 5th May
Come along to chat to the team about your academic skills questions.

They can offer advice and guidance on a range of academic and study skills topics, for all stages of study, whether it’s interpreting an essay question, managing your time, reading critically, planning structure, revising for exams or editing a final draft.

They'll also be able to show you the wide range of resources and support they have on offer. There is no need to book a slot, just come along and meet the team!

For more information about Academic Skills support, visit the Academic Skills Kit website (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/)

09/03/2022

22/02/2022

22/02/2022

Adults and groups in the North East can sign up for one of 10 free taster sessions in person in March - book early! Great opportunity to learn some basic sign language with the amazing
Becoming Visible trainers. https://expressyourselfne.com/bsl/

28/01/2022

Absolutely wonderful news and a step in the right direction... “British Sign Language is an indigenous language of the UK and should be accorded the same legal protection as Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.” ! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/27/british-sign-language-to-become-recognised-language-in-the-uk

Remember, any NU students who wish to practise beginners BSL can do so by booking one of our PAL 1-2-1 sessions! Register for the programme here: https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=11974709 , to be added to our PAL Teams channel...from here, you can book onto your desired session!

Already in the PAL Team? Then sign up for a BSL practise session here: https://workshops.ncl.ac.uk/public/lrc/

British Deaf Association say this will give deaf people ‘equal access to education and public services’

18/01/2022

Our friends at The Language Centre Newcastle have told us that they need ONE extra member for their Upper Intermediate Russian class to run! Could be the member they need?! Please email [email protected] to get in touch! Спасибо!