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Encyclopedia > British Institute in Paris

The University of London Institute in Paris was founded in Paris with the help of the British Ambassador in 1894, and became the British Institute in Paris shortly after the First World War. It left its Sorbonne link to become incorporated into the University of London in 1969. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ...


The Institute began life teaching oral English to the French, but was soon improving the oral French of visiting British students. These two activities have remained its core activities ever since, adding language assessment in 1945. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


The Institute currently offers BA and MA programmes in French, translation and applied linguistics, as well as research degrees in all aspects of French literature and culture, English literature and film, linguistics (including pragmatics and relevance theory), applied linguistics and second language acquisition. It also has a very popular TEFL certificate programme with over 300 graduates working all over the world. Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the called the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—called the target text, or the translation. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... French literature is literature written in the French language; and especially, literature written in French by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written in other languages of France. ... The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, or literature composed in English by writers who are not necessarily from England. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language – is an industry catering for students studying English in non-English speaking countries (see EFL). ...


In 2004, the institute reverted to the name The University of London in Paris (TULIP).


External link

  • The University of London in Paris website (French homepage) (http://www.bip.lon.ac.uk/)


Recognized bodies of the University of London

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Listed bodies

British Institute in Paris | Courtauld Institute of Art | School of Advanced Study | University Marine Biological Station, Millport The Courtauld Institute of Art is a listed organisation of the University of London specialising in the study of the History of art. ... The School of Advanced Study is a listed organisation of the University of London. ...


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