Routes into Languages North East

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Routes into LanguagesNorth East

• How to become a RiL NE Student Ambassador

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Are you awake?
How do Avril and Gene help Routes?
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What is RiL North East?

• The Problem
• Fewer numbers studying languages
• The Solution
• Government funded programmes
• Unis4NE win a regional bid
• The North East
• On/off campus, local, regional, national,
  training, networking, much much more

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What we are looking for

• Job Description
• Design and delivery of School Visits
• Leading Open Days and Linguacast Days
• Post development
• Ambassador for RiL at regional and national
  functions
• Essential
• Enthusiasm for language learning
• Understanding of intercultural issues
• Excellent communication and personal skills
• Team spirit sensitivity initiative dedication
  creativity
• Desirable
• Language skills
• Experience of language teaching

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Why should I apply?

• Do you want to enthuse others about language
  learning
• and heighten intercultural awareness?
• Do you want to be involved in a high profile
  national government project?
• Do you want to enjoy professional training,
  networking, and have a whole bunch of fun in the
  North East and further afield?
• RiL NE asks for your time, enthusiasm, and a
  basic level of commitment. In return, you will
  build on your professional skills, experience and
  acquire knowledge about promotion of languages
  and culture in the UK. Whats more, youll work
  with interesting, international people and be the
  happy recipient of RiL pay and many other
  bonuses.
• NB Applicants for RiL will also be considered
  for employment at SML Events

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How to apply
You will be notified by email in all instances in
regard to your progression to the following stage
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What you need to do

• Write an application letter to Ruth ORourke
• Give an example from your experiences that
  relates to Routes into Languages work
• Why do you want to work for Routes?
• What can you bring to Routes?
• How would you motivate young people to study
  languages?
• Applications by EMAIL only!!!!
• No later than 2nd October.

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Get into gear!

• Submit your application letter.
• Want to know more about Routes into Languages?
  www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk
• Queries about the RiL North East programme and
  RiL Student Ambassadors can be addressed to the
  Project Manager, Ruth ORourke
  r.f.orourke_at_ncl.ac.uk
• Please dont ask questions if the answer is
  already in this presentation
• or online as you probably wont get a reply!

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Are you awake?
How do Avril and Gene help Routes?
Gene Simmons Speaks 8 languages
Avril Lavigne 8 language version of Girlfriend
English, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic,
Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin
French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, English,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Conclusion Languages are Rock and Roll.