Yoko Ono (Japanese Studies) at the ‘Japanimation’ Event, Barbican, London →

Yoko Ono, senior lecturer in Japanese Studies, gave a talk on Jan 31st 2009 as an invited guest speaker at the Barbican Cinema in London for the "Japanimation: After Tezuka", curated by Helen McCarthy, a great Japanese anime expert and the author of "Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation".

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80 Local School Pupils attend World of Work (WOW) event at Oxford Brookes University →

Oxford Brookes' Department of Modern Languages hosted its first World of Work event on 28th January 2009 as part of its ongoing Routes into Languages HEFCE-funded project. The programme aims to reverse the decline in language learning that has taken place in schools.

Eighty year 9 students from eight schools spent the day at the University. In the morning, five contributors from the BBC, Wiley-Blackwell, Microsoft and Thames Valley Police used a variety of activities to demonstrate how knowing a language made a difference in their career. Over lunch students were able to discuss university life with Languages and Aim Higher student ambassadors. In the afternoon, Modern Languages staff organised taster sessions in Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

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Exhibition at the Oxford Playhouse (early March 2009) →

To coincide with Cheek by Jowl's production of Andromaque at the Oxford Playhouse, Dr Sabine Chaouche and Monique Moreton will organise an exhibition on Early Modern French Theatre. Based on the CESAR collection of engravings (http://www.cesar.org.uk), it will illustrate different aspects of performing tragedy at the time.

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Talk by Dr Sabine Chaouche at the Oxford Playhouse (13th March 2009) →

To coincide with Cheek by Jowl's production of Andromaque, Dr Sabine Chaouche, core member of the CESAR project, will examine French Theatre in the Early Modern period. Her talk will focus on the different genres and theatrical forms of acting from the revival of performances in Paris in 1629 to the French Revolution. She will examine more particularly a newly discovered document found last summer which highlights staging and rehearsal practices in the Enlightenment. It consists in a play with handwritten notes which belonged to Dazincourt, a famous actor of the period. Acknowledging the work on English Theatre Rehearsals by Professor Tiffany Stern, Dr Sabine Chaouche will discuss the way in which a play from the "répertoire" could be adapted and staged for a mid 18th-century audience.

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Outcome of RAE 2008 for the School of Arts and Humanities - ‘pleasing and positive’ →

Steven Matthews, Assistant Dean (Research and Consultancy) writes:

‘The outcome of RAE 2008 for the School of Arts and Humanities has been especially pleasing and positive. Everywhere, there has been a movement forward in the recognized standards of our research from the rankings in 2001. In several cases, including Art and Design, Art History, and Music, we have risen strongly up the national league tables. Much of our work has been scored as being of 'international quality' or above, with History, English, and Art and Design performing at over 90% on this measure. Particularly pleasing is the amount of our research which has been ranked in the highest two categories: 3* ('internationally excellent') and 4* ('world leading'). Taken department by department submitted, this is the breakdown of our work in these categories:

• French 35%
• English 40%
• History 65%
• Art 30%
• History of Art 55%
• Music 35%

We look forward to building ambitiously on these exciting results across the next phase of our research development'.

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Conference “Avatars of the Theatrical” →

« Avatars of the Theatrical », a conference organised by Dr Sabine Chaouche was held at the Maison Maison Française, Oxford, 26 and 27 June 2008. 33 keynote speakers came from all over the world (USA, Canada, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal…) and explored the meanings which can be attached to the term 'theatrical' in an off-stage context in the early modern period. Papers examined the theatrical from various viewpoints (literary, historical, sociological and philosophical), underlining its specificities in daily life.

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Brookes Modern Languages Initiative expected to feed into international collaboration →

A one-day interdisciplinary workshop took place at Brookes on 12th June 2008 entitled ‘Urban Spaces: Cultural Dynamics in the modern Metropolis'. Organised by Dr Christina Horvath and Dr Dervila Cooke (French), the event was funded by the Institute of Historical and Cultural Research and the British Academy. The overarching aim of the initiative was to promote progressive urban research across disciplines in the urban arena. The workshop attracted researchers from Belgium, France, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Finland and various institutions across UK.

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Books on China Donated by the Chinese Embassy, UK →

Mr Cheng (Education Secretary, Chinese Embassy) presents one of the books to Ms Hu (Mandarin Lecturer)

To support the introduction of Mandarin Chinese language courses introduced at Brookes in 2007-08, the Education Department of the Chinese Embassy donated over 100 books on Chinese Culture, Society and Language. These books will assist the teaching and learning of Mandarin language at Brookes as well as the design of an introductory module on Chinese Society being developed for September 2009.

It is hoped that further collaboration with the Embassy will encourage the take-up of Brookes new developed courses in Chinese by students, staff and the local Community  (including  Industry).

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Routes into Languages Parents’ session →

Routes into Languages: Parents' session at Brookes, 14 June 2008

A Parents' session,  one of the range of activities being funded  by the Routes into Languages initiative, was held on 14 June 2008 by the Department of Modern Languages at Oxford Brookes University. The event was held as part of the University-wide Open Day.

The session  reviewed how parents can support students in their study of modern foreign languages, and gave an overview of the many career options available to graduate linguists.

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French Studies BA/BSc Combined Honours, French Minor BA/BSc Combined Honours →

Oxford Brookes University has received an internationally recognised award for the high quality of its European exchange programmes.

The European Quality (E-Quality) label recognises the University’s excellent management and promotion of the Erasmus programme, the European Commission’s mobility programme for higher education students, teachers and institutions, and only five UK universities were awarded the label. The E-Quality assessment panel stated that Oxford Brookes has a ‘dynamic activity and genuine ambition’. In particular, they described Oxford Brookes as ‘an institution with joined up thinking: strategy and the will to carry it through’.

see the French Studies BA/BSc web site

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