Sheffield: Getting Ready for Interviews

Message from the Careers Services at Sheffield University

*INTERVIEWS*

Have you applied for any jobs or work experience?

If so, you’ll be hoping you’ve got interviews coming up.

Don’t leave preparation too late. Come along to this Careers Service talk and learn about successful interview techniques such as:-

* How to prepare

* How to find out more about the employer

* What to say in answer to those tough questions

* The questions that you can ask

This talk is for students in any year who have got interviews for graduate jobs, part-time work and placements. No need to book, just turn up. Get the date in your diary now.

Date - Monday 2nd March

Venue - Hicks Building Lecture Theatre 2

Time - 1.05pm-2.00pm

*PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS USED IN SELECTION*

Do you think you might have to face a psychometric test as part of a selection procedure? Do you want to find out more about your own abilities? Then this talk by the Careers Service is for you. It explains types of ability tests and personality questionnaires used by employers and gives examples from a widely used test. It gives an insight into what candidates can expect and advice on how best to cope.

Please note: This session will not include the opportunity to take an actual test.

Date- Thursday 5th March

Venue - Hicks Building Lecture Theatre 2

Time - 1.05pm-2.00pm

The Careers Service regrets that we are unable to respond to any email enquiries relating to this message. If you have any queries please visit the Careers Service where our staff will be happy to assist you.

Alternatively, visit our website: http://www.shef.ac.uk/careers/

Sheffield: 4-day Intensive Language Course

Message from the Modern Languages Teaching Centre

Over the Easter holiday the Modern Languages Teaching Centre will be running 4-day Intensive Courses.

Courses will be offered at Beginner and Intermediate levels in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic and Chinese.

Visit our website https://www.shef.ac.uk/mltc/courses/intensivecourses/ic.html where you will find further details including dates, times, prices and a general overview of the topics covered.

You will also find an application form that you can download and send to intensivecourses@sheffield.ac.uk.

Sheffield: Redefining Modern Languages for the 21st Century

Annual Postgraduate Research Training and Development Guest Lecture

SMLC Leeds, in conjunction with the Universities of Durham and Sheffield

Speaker: Professor Mike Kelly (Southampton)

Monday 9 March, 4-5.30 pm

Miall Lecture Theatre, Baines Wing, University of Leeds

Redefining Modern Languages for the 21st Century

Recognising that there are more than 700 reasons for studying languages, this lecture will investigate the relationship between language learning and the content most frequently studied in UK degree programmes. Taking up Bourdieu's distinction between cognitive and temporal aspects of a discipline, it will argue that the social, cultural and linguistic dimensions of modern languages have strong centrifugal tendencies, especially in patterns of research. Conversely, there are strongly centripetal tendencies, especially in teaching programmes. The lecture will examine the role of the UK Subject Centre (LLAS) in promoting stronger links between languages,linguistics and area studies, and between research and teaching in these subject areas.

Professor Kelly is Director of the UK Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies and Director of the nation-wide Routes into Languages programme, as well as being an internationallly renowned academic and Head of Humanities at Southampton.

If you would like to attend the lecture, please email Rachel Haworth (r.a.haworth00@leeds.ac.uk) to reserve a place, so that we can keep an eye on numbers and room size. Please also let Rachel know if you would like to come to the reception afterwards.

Best wishes,
David Looseley