Forthcoming events

You can find below information about upcoming events in London. Follow this link to see a summary of recent events attended by or hosted by RLN London.

We also list funded courses and events here.

'Opportunity Arabia 5'

28 August 2008
Telford Hall, Great George Street, London

One day seminar on Saudi Arabia organised by The Middle East Association. This is the fifth in a series of seminars which are designed to promote the Saudi marketplace to British exporters, and to raise British companies' awareness of business opportunities available in the region.

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Russian Film Festival

18 - 28 September 2008
London, Various locations

10 award-winning films produced in 2007 and 2008 will be premiered in London, giving the capital an opportunity to see and judge the very best of new Russian cinema. The programme promises a variety of styles, genres and themes, presenting the multifaceted nature of Russian culture today. The Official Programme of the RFF 2008 will be announced in early September.

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Languages of the wider world: valuing diversity

15 - 16 September 2008
School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), London

Organised jointly by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) and the SOAS-UCL Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Languages of the Wider World (LWW-CETL), this conference will bring together teachers, researchers, educational developers and policy makers to discuss practical and strategic issues relating to languages of the wider world in UK higher education.

While each language has its own particular needs, the conference aims to identify common issues in order to facilitate collaboration, raise the profile, and make the case for increased provision of languages of the wider world at HE level. Proposals for short presentations are also invited for the Day 1 seminars.

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European Day of Languages

26 September 2008

The European Day of Languages is celebrated throughout the UK and in 45 countries across Europe . If you are planning any kind of language or culture-related event, why not join in with thousands of others and do it on the European Day of Languages?

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Winter Language Recruitment Fair

31 October - 1 November 2008
Olympia 2, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX

The Language Recruitment Fair is an exciting exhibition dedicated to language recruitment and will be held at London's Kensington Olympia in conjunction with The Language Show 2008. The fair showcases numerous national and international businesses interested in recruiting people with language skills, all under one roof.

If you speak languages and are interested in finding a great job that matches your skills, this event is a must. For recruiters and employers, it is a perfect opportunity to meet and recruit skilled language professionals with experience across a range of industries.

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British Sign Language: a modern foreign language?

9 January 2009
University College London, 49 Gordon Square, London, W1CH 0PD

This workshop will draw upon the Language, Linguistics and Area Studies Subject Centre's current project BSL:QED (Quality Embedding of the Discipline) which aims to establish a new on-line curriculum for the teaching of British Sign Language (BSL) in higher education. There is currently no standardised curriculum for BSL in this sector.

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