Corrections
In the previous issue (TL53,5), two erroneous words
were inserted in error: on the cover, under the header
'To share or not to share?'; and on page 9, where the
troops learning French should not have been referred
to as 'British' (they were American). On page 13, an
omission was introduced: Maurice Barrès should have
been described as 'armchair general of L'Echo de
Paris and author of the revanchist Colette Baudoche…'
We would like to apologise for these errors.
Vol/53 No/6 2014
DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015 The Linguist 33
INSTITUTE MATTERS
February
HAIKU EVENING
Thursday 5 February
Over-Seas House, Green
Park, London
An opportunity to learn
about haiku – and to try a
few yourselves.
Park Place, SW1A 1LR.
LANGUAGE
TEACHING IN
HIGHER EDUCATION
Saturday 21 February
University of Dundee
Discussion with a talk by
Dr Marion Spöring of the
University of Dundee.
Baxter Conference Room
1.36, University of Dundee,
Tower Building, Perth
Road, Dundee DD1 4HN.
TD
SCOT
After lunch, we made our way to Herrenhausen
Palace, with its beautiful grounds, botanical garden,
and exhibition on 'Hannovers Herrscher auf Englands
Thron'. Dinner at the side of the Maschsee ended a
lovely day, and a few participants returned to
Herrenhausen to enjoy a spectacular firework display.
On Sunday morning, we met at the Landesmuseum
for an excellently presented exhibition on 'Als die
Royals aus Hannover kamen'. Some of our party
enjoyed a last meal together before we all left for
home, heads reeling with Georges, wives and
mistresses (who were often quasi official and frequently
consulted by government ministers).
Ursula and Brian Rouvray had organised everything
to perfection, and everyone expressed their thanks for
such a wonderful weekend. There is, alas, insufficient
space to cover the clash between a strong-willed sat
nav and a determined driver, lenient local police, the
mystery of the missing garments, or the candlelight
breakfast when 'the lamps went out'.
CONTACT DETAILS
Judith Ridgway,
bpg@ciol.org.uk
id@ciol.org.uk
Michael
Cunningham,
td@ciol.org.uk
Leslie Ray,
cambridgesociety
@ciol.org.uk
Stephanie Tarling,
germansociety@ciol.org.uk
Francis Lee,
hongkongsociety@
ciol.org.uk
Candia Hillier,
lincolnshiresociety@
ciol.org.uk
Rannheid Sharma,
londonsociety@ciol.org.uk
Katrin Hiietam,
northwestsociety@
ciol.org.uk
Anne Withers,
scottishsociety@ciol.org.uk
Rebekah Rhodes,
spanishsociety@ciol.org.uk
BPG
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March
GERMAN SOCIETY
AGM
Saturday 7 March
Duisburg
For details, email german
society@ciol.org.uk.
April
1st INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
LINGUISTICS AND
LANGUAGE
STUDIES
9-10 April
Caritas Institute of
Higher Education,
Hong Kong
Celebrating the 30th
anniversary of the Hong
Kong Society, with
keynote speakers
Prof Andy Kirkpatrick
(University of Griffith,
Australia) and Prof Icy
Lee, (Chinese University of
Hong Kong). A journal will
be published following
GER
HK
the event. For details, see
http://iclls2015.wix.com
/iclls-2015 or email
francisleekc@iolhks.hk.
May
ITALIAN CULTURE
AND LANGUAGE
Saturday 30 May
Glasgow
Discussion and talk.
Details tba.
SCOT
The Scottish Society has enjoyed another productive
few months. In Dundee, we had an interesting talk by
Geoffrey Armitage on varieties of Italian. After
introducing the language and providing an overview of
its history, he gave examples of how Italian varies from
region to region, with a particular emphasis on
Naplese. He then presented historical evidence to
account for this range of linguistic diversity in Italy.
In Perth, in September, Alison Thomas from the
University of Edinburgh spoke about recent trends in
English Language Teaching (ELT). She discussed what
the concept ELT actually means in modern times, and
presented a selection of prominent points of discussion
,
which were opened up to the floor, resulting in an
interesting and enlightening debate.
From Italy to ELT
HIGHLIGHTS
FROM SCOTLAND
KEY
DIVISIONS
Business, Professions
& Government:
Interpreting:
Translating:
SOCIETIES
Cambridge:
German:
Hong Kong:
Lincolnshire:
London:
North West:
Scottish:
Spanish:
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Crossword solution
Puzzle, page 30
