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Mentorship scheme boosts language GCSE take up in Wales

2 October 2024

Modern Foreign Languages Mentoring programme goes from strength-to-strength

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Director bids farewell after 10 years in charge of Cardiff Confucius Institute

25 July 2024

Dr Catherine Chabert, Director of the Cardiff Confucius Institute for the past ten years is stepping down from the role.

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International Languages Superheroes power language learning

1 July 2024

School children from South Wales completed a training day at Cardiff University to become International Languages Superheroes.

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School’s annual postgraduate research conference proves a success

25 June 2024

The School of Modern Languages recently held its annual postgraduate research conference which saw postgraduate research students from both the School and across the UK present their work to staff and students from Cardiff University.

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School of Modern Languages hosts international symposium on East Asian screen cultures

17 June 2024

Academics from around the world gathered at the School of Modern Languages recently to discuss their research on female transgression in East Asian and diaspora screen cultures.

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Cardiff University students attend literary event

8 April 2024

Students from Cardiff University have once again attended a literary event and played a part in awarding a prestigious French literary prize.

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Pupil Language Ambassadors scheme launched for 2024

18 March 2024

Routes into Languages Cymru has launched its Pupil Language Ambassadors scheme for 2024.

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Japanese speech contest returns to Cardiff

18 March 2024

An annual Japanese speech contest has returned to the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University.

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Cardiff Confucius Institute celebrates Chinese New Year

4 March 2024

Staff at Cardiff Confucius Institute have organised and contributed to events across Cardiff to celebrate Chinese New Year.

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International Christmas carol sing-along spreads joy across university

19 December 2023

Colleagues from across Cardiff University came together to celebrate Christmas with an international Christmas carol sing-along.