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Filial pietyled by Shaomian Deng – CLIC1, 1-2pm, Thursday 29 January 2026In this interactive workshop, you will discover the deeper story behind filial piety (孝xiào).Together, we will explore the historical background, the core principles of the concept, and how it continues to shape family life today. We will examine both the positive and negative…

Falling Walls Lab is coming to the UK7 July 2025, 11amThe Falling Walls Lab gives students and early-career professionals a chance to present their groundbreaking research to win a spot at the Falling Walls Lab finale in Berlin in November 2025. Each candidate has 3 minutes to showcase a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and so…

We'd love to have you at our first Franco-German board game night on Thursday 2nd February 2023 at 6 pm in CLIC.All language levels welcomeSnacks and drinks will be availablePlease register your interest here: https://forms.gle/o1w5KQJjLKDvf5Ga9 

Help us explore the exciting new possibilities for language learning that ChatGPT can open up! How would you use this AI-powered chatbot to improve your language skills? We're calling on all CLIC and CUED students and staff to find the best ChatGPT prompts for foreign language learning.Submit up to 3 entries for a chance to win £150 (or several oth…

CLIC is piloting a new course for the 2022-23 academic year: Introduction to BSL (British Sign Language).As with CLIC's other courses, Introduction to British Sign Language is free to all CUED students and staff.  However, places will be strictly limited to 16 participants only.Introduction to BSL will be taught by Dr Zrinka Mendas and will run on …

The Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication team is still available to support you with your language learning and communication skills development, including English support.  Please see here for more information.

Intercultural Communication Workshop led by Kasia LanuchaCLIC 1, Monday, 24th February, 10:00 to 13:00, including a free lunch from noon - please book here by Friday 14 February for catering purposesHave you ever struggled with other students’ or colleagues’ styles of communication, wondered why some people seem to use more formal language, or be m…

“Pronouncing someone’s name correctly can make people feel valued, honoured and respected — and mispronouncing their name creates real problems.”Gerardo OchoaThis lunch and learn session will explore Chinese names. How to pronounce them. What it says about the person. The stories behind names.The focus will be on pronunciation but you will also be …

Lunchtime Language Clubs (French, German, Chinese and Japanese)This year again, CLIC will offer lunchtime clubs in French, German and Chinese starting from 18th October. Come along (with your lunch/drink) to develop your speaking skills, chat with a native speaker and other students/staff and/or play games. Come for as little or as much as you can/…

The Language Unit becomes the Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication (CLIC)As of 1st September 2019 our name is going to change from Language Unit to Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication (CLIC). Remember our provision is open (and free!) to everyone in the department and covers a range of foreign languages (Chinese, French, German, Ja…

Lunchtime Language Clubs (French and German )This year again, the Language Unit will offer lunchtime clubs in French, German and Spanish. Come along (with your lunch/drink) to develop your speaking skills, chat with a native speaker and other students/staff and/or play games. Come for as little or as much as you can/like.Recommended level: Upper In…

Global Engineers Languages and Skills What is the GELS network?The Global Engineers Languages and Skills (GELS) network is an informal group of Language and Communication (LC) teachers working at technical universities and engineering departments around the world.  We want to improve LC teaching and learning in our institutions by working together …

PLEASE NOTE: all the information below and more can now be found on the LSPHE website: http://LSPHE.orgLanguages for Specific Purposes in Higher Education 2016Following the high level of interest for last year's Languages for Specific Purposes in Higher Education (LSPHE2015) event held at the University of Manchester, a similar event took place at …

Registration for summer foreign language courses will open on Wednesday, 25 April 2018.  Courses will start during the week of Monday 18th June or 2nd July and run for 3 weeks.Click here for more information and to book a place

Remember to take the Self-assessment test before registration.