http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/ We are a multi-disciplinary School. Fundamental to our teaching and research is the recognition that learning a foreign language provides a unique key to the understanding of other cultures and societies. en-gb henrike.laehnemann@ncl.ac.uk webmaster@ncl.ac.uk http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/starstudies International Film Conference at Newcastle University ; This conference will reassess some dominant models in star studies, and generate new, more appropriate critical paradigms to address non-Hollywood stardom. It will also identify under-researched areas in stardom. Star Studies Revisited Space 4/5 Culture Lab Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMT Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT Sun, 12 May 2013 08:52:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/starstudies AllFilm, Media and Visual ArtsEvents http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/vamos1 Eighth year of the Latin arts festival ; 09 May 2013 Northern Echo A strategic partnership with Newcastle University, together with a host of new partners, is bringing the Latin spirit to the North-East with the return of the Vamos festival. Newcastle University and City Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 13:54:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/vamos1 AllSpanish, Portuguese and Latin American StudiesEvents http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/Talking-to-the-World-conference -- International Conference for the Interpreting Profession & Interpreter Education ; "Talking to the World" aims to identify the landscape of the profession, and see how we can improve the education of the next generation of interpreters to meet the demands of tomorrow. The conference will discuss issues related to working in a world that is fast changing, economically, politically, and technologically. Interpreter education in universities is developing with the new demands of the profession. Effective teaching, continuous assessment and testing are major goals for today’s trainers in interpreting schools both within universities and in the key service users, including international organisations and the European institutions. Organisers: Fred Wu (SML) and Andrew Grenfell (Language Resource Centre) Research Beheeive, Old Library Building, Newcastle University, UK Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:10:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/about/news/item/Talking-to-the-World-conference AllEvents News