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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · 17d

We're delighted to be welcoming new students today as Welcome Week begins. Ruth McElroy, our head of school is introducing our school to our Freshers. We hope you have a great time studying with us here in Bangor. Croeso! / Welcome!

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · 17d

Rydym yn falch iawn i groesawu myfyrwyr newydd heddiw ar ddiwrnod cyntaf Wythnos Groeso. Mae Ruth McElroy, ein pennaeth ysgol, yn cyflwyno'r ysgol i'n myfyrwyr newydd. Gobeithio eich bod chi'n mynd i fwynhau astudio gyda ni yma ym Mangor. Croeso!

Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · 17d

Modern Languages Open @modlangopen.bsky.social · 20d

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'“Everything Remains the Same”: Julio Camba Travelling Spain' by David Miranda-Barreiro @bangormodlangs.bsky.social
Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/Julio-Camba-Travelling-Spain
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'Minoritised Languages and Travel' written in white on a teal background with an image in black and white to the right - ATTRIBUTION for the illustration which introduces the collection: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - The National Library of Wales . Title: Foreign correspondent that specializes in broadcasting visiting Caernarfon. Author: Charles, Geoff 1909-2002. License: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/.

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Sep 9

A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...

Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just seen the first cover image of my new book, which is due out just before Christmas.

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Aug 14

Pob lwc i bawb sy'n derbyn canlyniadau Lefel A heddiw. Eisiau gwybod mwy am gyrsiau #IeithoeddModern ar gael trwy glirio? Cysylltwch â'r llinell gymorth clirio Prifysgol Bangor: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Aug 14

Good luck to everyone getting exam results today. Interested in clearing opportunities in #ModernLanguages? Ring the Bangor University clearing helpline: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jul 12

Are you watching the Tour de France this year? Maybe you'll hear Rob Hatch, one of our graduates. Here's a video of him using his language skills on the Giro d'Italia a few years ago...
youtu.be/7K9Z-3Mbmos?...

Live Interviews @ Giro d'Italia - Rob Hatch

YouTube video by Robert Hatch

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jul 12

Ydych chi'n dilyn y Tour de France eleni? Ella byddwch chi'n clywed Rob Hatch, un o'n graddedigion. Dyma fideo ohono fo lle mae o'n dangos ei sgiliau ieithoedd yn ystod y Giro d'Italia rhai mlynedd yn ôl...
youtu.be/7K9Z-3Mbmos?...

Live Interviews @ Giro d'Italia - Rob Hatch

YouTube video by Robert Hatch

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jul 5

Don't believe people who say learning a language is always difficult. Some people actually reckon it's a piece of cake. Great to meet visitors to today's Open Day. Siwrne saff adref bawb! / Safe journey home everyone!

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jun 11

Dr. Armelle Blin-Rolland, one of our lecturers in French, has just co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Romance Studies entitled 'EcoModLang: Greening The field of Languages and Cultures'. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jun 10

Mae'r blwyddyn dramor yn gallu bod yn brofiad anhygoel. Dyma rai lluniau gan Chantal, sydd wedi bod yn Valencia eleni / The year abroad can be an amazing experience. Here are some photos from Chantal, who has been in Valencia this year.

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Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · May 19

Tomorrow (Tues. 20 May) I'm doing a free online talk about Cinema and Globalisation. I'll talk about transnationalism, tariffs and Trump. It's for people thinking about studying at university and you can sign up here: www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...

Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation | Bangor University

www.bangor.ac.uk

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · May 7

GUERNICA - Pablo Picasso. First-year Spanish language students delved into the history of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on Picasso’s powerful masterpiece, Guernica. This work is now on display in room 429.

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Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Apr 28

Next month, I'm doing a free online lecture 'Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation'. It's for students thinking about studying at university, and will be relevant to both modern languages and film studies. More info here:
www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...

Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation | Bangor University

www.bangor.ac.uk

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Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Mar 6

This book about Antisemitism in Football is out next week. It's edited by Emma Poulton, and I've contributed a chapter entitled 'Football and Antisemitism in France: Visibility and Invisibility'. www.routledge.com/Antisemitism...

Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives

This book investigates the nature and prevalence of expressions of antisemitism within the context of football in Europe and beyond, as well as attempts to challenge and combat this problematic phenom...

www.routledge.com

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Feb 25

Following their session on Graffiti in Bangor, our second-year Spanish students created their own design. ¡Buen trabajo!😎🇪🇸

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Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Feb 7

Here are some of the highlights from my recent research trip to Paris where I was focusing on sport and cinema in France...

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jan 30

Dathliadau Blwyddyn Newydd Tsieineaidd ym Mharis. Cofiwch am y digwyddiadau yn Pontio ar ddydd Sadwrn / Chinese New Year Celebrations in Paris. Remember there are CNY events at Pontio this Saturday

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jan 27

Our senior lecturer in German Dr. Sarah Pogoda has written the afterword to Disaster, a novel by Swiss queer author Christoph Geiser.

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jan 24

Rydym wedi mwynhau croesawu ymwelwyr I ddiwrnod agored heddiw / We've been enjoying welcoming visitors to an open day today

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Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Jan 13

2024 was a fascinating year for sport, history, and politics in France. A blog article I wrote for @frenchhistory.bsky.social about #Paris2024 Opening Ceremony has now been published on the journal website as part of a round table about the games: doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...

Roundtable: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Abstract. One hundred years after Paris last hosted, the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in the French capital this summer. To mark this centenary,

doi.org

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jan 8

Braf iawn clywed Eirini Sanoudaki trafod dysgu ieithoedd gydag Aled Hughes ar Radio Cymru / Great to hear Eirini Sanoudaki talking about language learning with Aled Hughes on Radio Cymru: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Aled Hughes - Mi fyswn i'n hoffi... Dysgu iaith newydd yn 2025 - BBC Sounds

Eirini Sanoudaki sy'n cynnig ambell air o gyngor ar sut i fynd ati i ddysgu iaith newydd.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Jan 6

Anghofiwch am Gavin & Stacey, wnaethoch chi weld Ruben Chapela o'n adran Sbaeneg ar S4C jyst cyn y Nadolig? / Never mind Gavin & Stacey, did you see Ruben Chapela from our Spanish section on S4C just before Christmas?
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3K views · 15 reactions | Bon dia, Barcelona ☀️ O tapas mewn bariau vermuth i ddosbarth meistr paella, mae Chris yn cael profiadau bwyta bythgofiadwy. In the final episode of the... | By S4C | Facebo...

Bon dia, Barcelona ☀️ O tapas mewn bariau vermuth i ddosbarth meistr paella, mae Chris yn cael profiadau bwyta bythgofiadwy. In the final episode of the...

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Dec 20

Nadolig llawen bawb! / Happy Christmas everyone! Here's a photo from the archives of some of our staff participating in the 2007 Bangor Santa Dash.

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Dec 20

Did you know that our Centre for Galician Studies co-edits one of the leading online journals in Galician Studies: Galicia 21? The new issue is just out, co-edited by our own David Miranda-Barreiro:
www.galicia21journal.org/M/index.php

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