Phillip King was born in Tunisia in 1934, arrived in England in 1945, and
studied modern languages at Cambridge University from 1954 to 1957.
Anne - Marie
studied modern languages and history in Switzerland before getting a Diploma in Environmental Policy and a BSc in Environmental Biology in the UK.
For example, many banks like to recruit graduates who are fluent in second or even third languages, so if you are an overseas student or are
studying modern languages, this could be your foot in the door.
Not exact matches
Academic theologies (with their focus on such questions as method, the disciplinary status of theology in the
modern university, the relationships of theology and religious
studies, and the development of public criteria for theological
language) are obviously related principally to the public of the academy.
Each biblical statement is a sentence which must be understood in terms of the vocabulary and grammar of its original
language (Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek), but the better
modern translations, such as the Revised Standard Version, have made it possible for one who understands English vocabulary and grammar to read and
study the Bible without being seriously misled on most points.
In the
modern age an interest has been awakened in the
study of existing lower cultures, and as a result much of their legendary lore, their songs, their rituals, their laws, are being translated into
modern languages and published.
Here is the sheer miracle of it: a literature that long antedated our glorious gains in science and the immense scope of
modern knowledge, which moves in the quiet atmosphere of the ancient countryside, with camels and flocks and roadside wells and the joyous shout of the peasant at vintage or in harvest — this literature, after all that has intervened, is still our great literature, published abroad as no other in the total of man's writing, translated into the world's great
languages and many minor ones, and cherished and loved and
studied so earnestly as to set it in a class apart.
Hebrew
language and literature, Jewish history,
modern Jewish theology and philosophy, even undue absorption in the
study of the biblical text — all are proscribed as evidence of defection from Torah - true Judaism.
Ministers have been blamed for the decline in
modern languages, after they removed the requirement for all GCSE students to
study at least one
language two years ago.
A wealth of new
studies, she said, suggest that children learn
language from listening to others but are not as well - equipped as adults to cope with the cacophony of
modern life.
British
Study Centres Oxford is situated in the very heart of the historic city and offers quality English
language courses and
modern learning environment.
At 15, while she was
studying foreign
languages and
modern dance, she started attending the Italian school for performing arts, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome.
The Ebacc is a new performance measure that requires pupils to
study English, maths, science, a
modern foreign
language and history or geography.
School Reform Minister Nick Gibb said: «All pupils should have the opportunity to
study foreign
languages as part of a core academic curriculum that prepares them for life in
modern Britain.
Ministers have stated that pupils starting school this September will be expected to
study Maths, English, Science, a humanity and a
modern language during key stage 4.
While the Committee of Ten did suggest different programs of
study for high schools (for example, programs specializing in classical
languages, science and mathematics, or
modern languages) and introduced the concept of electives to American high schools, its guiding principle was that all students should receive the same high - quality liberal arts education.
12 MFL posters to showcase (some of) the type of careers available to those who
study modern foreign
languages.
ArtThink: Created by the San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, this site offers theme - based activities in visual arts,
language arts, history and social
studies.
The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, wants pupils to
study English, maths, science, a
modern foreign
language and either geography or history until they are 16, but headteachers have said it would not be appropriate for some youngsters who might be better suited to a vocational route.
All pupils
study Mandarin in the primary and secondary sections, have the option of after - school classes in another
modern language in primary and must
study a
language in addition to Mandarin in secondary.
Including extracts from Dickens, Bronte and Shakespeare, but also more
modern, accessible texts such as Willy Russell's Our Day Out, Harry Potter and Roald Dahl's Boy, this collection aims to provide a wide range of texts through which to
study the range of skills vital in the new curriculum, such as pre-19th Century Literature, poetry, comparison of theme and time period,
language and structural features.
Three extra subjects were used to a lesser extent: science,
modern foreign
languages and social
studies.
After the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which requires every current year 7 to
study English, maths, science, history or geography and a
modern foreign
language until they are 16, there was an initial increase in the proportion of pupils taking a
language at GCSE, but this number has now stagnated.
Modern foreign
language learning in secondary schools in Wales is «declining rapidly» according to a major
study.
«I want to ensure that more and more of our young people actively choose to
study a
modern foreign
language as part of their school education, and develop the skills they need to thrive in a
modern global economy.»
Remaining subjects, including business
studies, computing, design and technology, geography, maths,
modern foreign
languages and classics, physics and RE, will be in category 3 and uncapped, meaning all providers can recruit up to and beyond their allocation.
The role of a foreign
language teacher is to teach courses in a specific
language, which in
modern curriculums often includes instruction in literature and cross-cultural
studies.
Modern education, however, has always placed value on
studying the world's
languages.
They will be able to claim the bursary if they
study a degree in the DfE's «priority» subjects biology, chemistry, computing, maths and
modern foreign
languages.
This
study aimed to get ideas formed by undergraduate foreign
language students about the applicability, advantages and disadvantages of «selfie@ssessment», which can be regarded as an alternative form of self - assessment utilizing
modern mobile phone technologies and the available Internet facilities.
Pupils starting Year 7 in September will be required to
study English, maths, science, history or geography and a
modern foreign
language until they are 16.
«In government, we made sure more children had the opportunity to
study a
language - by putting
modern and foreign
languages on the National Curriculum from the age of seven.»
We recognise that pupils have very different experiences of
studying modern foreign
languages at primary school and so we assume very little prior knowledge of French or Spanish on joining the school in Year 7.
Students take core courses of English, social
studies, mathematics, science, and physical education, but also take a
modern foreign
language, visual and performing arts and design.
The World Languages Proficiency Project will help the
Modern and Classical Languages Department provide students with effective tools (technological and non-technological) that will help them explore their
language of
study through reading, summarization, and storytelling, and discover talents that they will be able to transfer to their learning in other disciplines.
Comics
studies occupy a unique multi-disciplinary middle - space, one that encourages cross-disciplinary pollination and a convergence of distinct knowledges: literary and cultural
studies, visual arts and media,
modern languages, sociology, geography and more.
We provide assistance with various
modern programming
languages, and you get to
study all of this and make your learning an everyday fun activity.
Perkins loans began as National Defense Student Loans (NDSLs) in the 1950s and were originally available only to financially needy students planning to
study mathematics, engineering or a
modern foreign
language, or who wished to teach.
Fall in pupils
studying social sciences,
modern languages and arts should be red flag, says Labour's education spokesman
ArtThink: Created by the San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, this site offers theme - based activities in visual arts,
language arts, history and social
studies.
[1] The factors identified here were traceable to Figure in a Landscape, 1945 which, coming between the defining triptych Three
Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, 1944 (Tate Gallery N06171) and Painting 1946 (Museum of
Modern Art, New York), [2] was the first painting in which Bacon established his post-war
language.
As
modern language graduates pursue a range of careers, further
study or training in subjects such as marketing, finance, business, IT and journalism are popular, and for some careers, such as law and teaching, postgraduate qualifications are essential.