Weekly Round-Up Week 8 (17th June 2010) Trinity Term 2010

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1 Weekly Round-Up Week 8 (17th June 2010) Trinity Term 2010 Contents 1. Offer: Conversation practice in German with a native speaker 2. Summer School for learning German in August in Bonn, Germany 3. Teaching post in Italy 4. Year Abroad Opportunity. 5. Year Abroad: Apartment in Paris / starting July 6. A French Assistant 7. A run, organised by the ABC Trust 8. Year Abroad Opportunity in Paris. 9. Russian Play * Any weekly round-up attachments can be found at the following link Disclaimer: The University of Oxford, and the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages accept no responsibility for the content of any advertisement published in The Weekly Round-Up. Readers should note that the inclusion of any advertisement in no way implies approval or recommendation of either the terms of any offer contained in it or of the advertiser by the University of Oxford or The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. 1. Offer: Conversation practice in German with a native speaker My Name is Holger Fink and I am a Ph.D. student (mathematics) at Technische Universität München in Germany. Currently I am staying in Oxford for a Research Visit with Prof. Shephard at the Man-Insitute of Quantitative Finance. If someone wants to practice German conversation I would be happy to offer my skills as a native speaker. Contact details: Holger.Fink@oxford-man.ox.ac.uk

2 2. Summer School for learning German in August in Bonn, Germany We are an international educational centre in Bonn, Germany. Every year in August we organise our International Summer School which is for all the students who learn German and want to exercise their language in Germany and have interest in German and European culture. This year it will take place from 2 nd until 27 th August. We will be glad to welcome all the students who are interested in this programme. Attached you can find first information about it. Please, don t hesitate to ask further questions. Aleksandra Zukhan Programme Coordinator TSI - Internationales Schulungszentrum Lennéstr Bonn Tel: (0228) Fax: (0228) Internet: info@tsi-bonn.de * Two attachments Items 2 English Deutsch - can be found at the following link 3. Teaching post in Italy I have been asked by an Italian family to enquire whether there would be any male students of Italian who would be interested in going to stay and teach their son English this summer. They live in Milan in a lovely house with a pool and are looking for someone to go for 2 weeks in July to speak English with their son, Fabio. I really enjoyed my time with the family and they are lovely welcoming people so it is a perfect experience to improve Italian! I'm not sure how to publicise this post but I'm willing to speak to anyone who is interested. Harriet Randall harriet.randall@hertford.ox.ac.uk 4. Year Abroad opportunity. Work Placement Opportunities in Spain for Sept 2010 Erasmus work placements in Spain. Below is a description about the internship:

3 I'm currently on my Year Abroad working at UniConsult in Madrid. They have an opening for four becarios/as (interns) from September Two interns would be required to work in the Madrid office and another two in their Barcelona office. UniConsult is a leading HR consultancy firm in Spain (currently focusing on outplacement, but also dealing with selection, headhunting and training). You can have a look at the website, which explains the company in more detail. Clients, past and present, include the likes of Johnson & Johnson, Vodafone and Coca Cola. Both placements in Madrid and Barcelona consists of translation of documents into English and occasionally from English into Spanish, dealing with English language administrative tasks, teaching English classes once a week and a large involvement in the commercial action and expansion aspects of the company, especially in researching and finding possible new clients. However, the more you put yourself out there the more responsibilities and tasks you will receive. Most importantly, there is always something to do, and you will feel like you are actually making a contribution to the company. I have been here since the start of March 2010 and am really enjoying it. UniConsult is a dynamic and successful company, and the position is really interesting and stimulating. The company has offices in Barcelona, Seville and Madrid, and most importantly it is in the process of expansion around Spain, which means the person who joins the company will be coming in at an especially exciting time and have a lot of opportunities to take on new challenges. The office is very friendly and Spanish is spoken, with clients and colleagues. The hours of the job would be with lunch break between and from Monday to Thursday and with the same lunch break on Fridays. You would also receive a monthly pay of 300 Euros. Anyone interested in the position should get in touch with Marisol Villó at mvillo@uniconsult.es as soon as possible, sending a cover letter and CV, both in Spanish. If anyone has any further questions about the position, they can also me at hstott@uniconsult.es and I will be glad to tell you more about the position. Hannah Stott (University of Bristol) C/ Hermosilla, 21-6 izquierda Madrid Tel.: Fax: Year Abroad: Apartment in Paris / starting July

4 APARTMENT TO RENT IN PARIS I'm a third-year French student looking for someone to replace me in my apartment in Paris this summer, starting in July. Minimum 2 months, and there's the possibility of staying for the whole year. My current flatmate will still be there. It's a two-bedroom place in the 11e arrondissement, just by the Philippe Auguste metro. The room's around 10m2, fully furnished. Rent's 460/month, and the place is eligible for the housing allowance, which knocks about 100/mo off the price. The flatmate is Belgian, so you'll be speaking French around the place. The area's great: not pricey, close to Bastille and Belleville for going out, good metro links to the universities... Contact: jon.templeman@gmail.com, (+33) A French Assistant St Edward's School require a French Assistant from September for the academic year 2010/ The candidate must be a native speaker and be able to inspire and challenge teenagers. He/she must have a degree, a sensitivity to French literature and culture and ideally, an intention to pursue a career in teaching. Further details can be obtained from Rachel Grange, Acting Head of Modern Languages at St Edward s School granger@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk 7. A run organised by the ABC Trust To raise money for children in Brasil * An attachment Item 7 10k Poster - can be found at the following link 8. Year Abroad Opportunity in Paris Susanna Lea Associates Literary Agency: Full-Time Internship 28 rue Bonaparte, Paris We are looking for a full-time or almost full-time intern for the Paris office of Susanna Lea Associates

5 an international literary agency with offices in London, Paris and New York. The role will involve providing general administrative support, as well as office management duties, reading and responding to unsolicited submissions, liaising with the New York and London offices, support for foreign rights, and preparing materials for book fairs. The ideal candidate will be fluent in French with a strong Anglophone background, extremely organized, proficient with Microsoft Office programs, pro-active, personable and articulate, with excellent communication skills and a great love of books. It s a small office, so there s an opportunity to be involved in and exposed to all aspects of the business, and to learn a lot about publishing. Hours can be flexible if need be, but as close to full-time as possible. This is a paid internship, available for a semester or an academic year. How to apply: Please send CV and cover letter highlighting your suitability for the job, as well as any relevant experience to Laura Mamelok (lmamelok@susannalea.com) I've been doing this internship for 6 weeks now and it's great. It's a very friendly and bilingual environment, and not your usual exploitative French stage! - samantha.miller@some.ox.ac.uk 9. Russian Play Composed in response to the events in Beslan in 2004, September.doc is a window onto the psyche of a people stricken by war. The North Caucasian insurgency continues to this day and casts a shadow over the up-coming 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi. In this play Teatr.doc, a fiery underground Moscow company, use verbatim theatre to challenge the way we think about the Caucasus and its relationship to Russia. A rehearsed reading of the play will be performed at 8 pm on Thursday in Magdalen Auditorium. Sasha Dugdale's translation will be used. Admission is free, with a retiring collection for Memorial ( * Any weekly round-up attachments can be found at the following link

6 Disclaimer: The University of Oxford, and the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages accept no responsibility for the content of any advertisement published in The Weekly Round-Up. Readers should note that the inclusion of any advertisement in no way implies approval or recommendation of either the terms of any offer contained in it or of the advertiser by the University of Oxford or The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages.