Education & Languages

Learn a new language, meet like-minded people and have fun developing a new skill through supportive group activities.

Some societies offer beginner to expert level of teaching while others explore language as well as cultures through offering trips and engaging socials.

Here are just some of the clubs and societies on offer to our students – check out the SU website for the full list, ways to join and how to start your own.

• Education Society: “Do you have an interest in education? Join the Education Society – a friendly community of like-minded students where we host guest speakers, including regular sessions with an Autism specialist and Makaton workshops. We host social events and competitions, such as festive bake-off, photograph competitions and quiz nights!”
• Japanese Language Society: “To put it simply we learn Japanese; but the society is much more than that. We study the cultural background and many other aspects that link back to the language such as honorifics and how the language differs when speaking formally as opposed to informally. We learn Japanese as an entire package as opposed to learning any singular part of the language.
  
  Whether you’re an experienced master who’s lived in Japan or a complete beginner you’re welcome to join at any time, we teach the basics such as Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and the grammar which will be more than enough to get you started and get learning. We also host social events and trips to places such as Hyper Japan and Doki Doki Manchester.”
• Sign Language: “Our aim is to provide a fantastic opportunity to learn basic British Sign Language (BSL). There will be numerous new beginner classes for students from any course along with an advanced class for members who have successfully completed the training in previous years and/or have previously completed Level One BSL. There will also be Education classes for students studying an Education-orientated course. This is designed to accommodate basic signs in addition to signs that may be useful in a school or classroom environment, promoting an inclusive skillset.”