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The ultimate work experience opportunity!

TV production company Shine Limited is looking for enthusiastic students for the ultimate work experience - touring with a band and helping fix some of the arrangements, using language skills along the way to assist the team.

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Win a Routledge language learning pack!

The National Centre for Languages has teamed up with Routledge to run a competition to celebrate Adult Learners' Week. All you have to do is answer a couple of simple questions at www.cilt.org.uk/alw and you could win one of five Colloquial language learning packs. The Routledge Colloquials are introductory courses available in over 70 languages.

The competition closes on 12 June 2008.

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Job opportunity

Northumberland English School at Whitley Bay requires a part-time Teacher of ESOL. The ideal candidate must have experience and be able to start immediately. A Full induction will be given.

The post is temporary but may lead to permanent employment.

Please contact Christine D. Goodwin on 0191 2525265 or email the Principal.

Want to use your languages?

Recruitment agency Convergys CMG UK Limited are currently looking for Bilingual / Trilingual telephone sales representatives, customer service representatives, remote account executives, plus many more. Email your CV and a covering letter to newcastle.recruitment@convergys.com

Brits regret not learning languages

Not learning a foreign language is the biggest regret for British people. That is the conclusion of new research conducted by the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

The study showed that French topped the list of subjects that people wished they had learnt (66%), with Spanish (63%) and German (49%) also favourites. More than one in four adults (27%) regret dropping a language at school, putting languages far ahead of other subjects they wish they had mastered.

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