Many thanks to the ILCS for today’s excellent workshop on how researchers in Languages can work with NGOs and Civil Society groups across the world to change policy & practice ilcs.sas.ac.uk/events/working…

#LanguageLearning #newexperiences

CfP for a special issue of The Language Scholar The Language Scholar on “Developing Contexts of Scholarship” (deadline: 29 February 2024). We invite submissions in any language and in a wide range of formats! languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/call-for-paper… #languages #scholarship

Next week 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Students ‘abandon overseas study scheme because of funding timeline’ independent.co.uk/news/uk/robert…

Applications are open for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (replacement post) in Hispanic Studies here in UofG Modern Languages & Cultures at the University of Glasgow, on the Research and Teaching track. Deadline Monday 15 January.

jobs.ac.uk/job/DEQ862/lec… UofG Modern Languages & Cultures

“We face the very real prospect of a vicious circle of seeing languages drop off the curriculum altogether because not enough people are studying them and becoming proficient enough in them to continue their studies and then teach others and so on”
telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/1…

Fantastic initiative ⬇️from BBC World Service to train aspiring young journalists who speak/connect to a second language (list of 40 from Arabic to French for Africa to Punjabi to Yoruba...) Apply by 7 Jan, scheme runs for 6 weeks starting Feb or May. Details below, pls share!

David Leask AULC Of course, any University offering elective language study alongside an immersive degree programme in languages & cultures needs to do it properly. The University of Aberdeen proposals do not fulfil the criteria, so do risk being ‘just for fun’.

#livelovelearnalanguage #multilingual Photo courtesy of Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels

Important new report out today from the Lords Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee ⬇️, says 'the Government should explore innovative ways to encourage schools to promote language learning'. #LanguagePolicyUK

committees.parliament.uk/committee/647/…

Just need the win against Killie the night now. ‘mon the Dons.

We have had word that SMT are seeking full delegated authority from court on 12/12. This would mean a blank cheque to implement these proposals. Please lobby court not to grant delegated authority if you want to #SaveUoALanguages

#livelovelearnalanguage #beabetterhuman University of Aberdeen

CfP (15 Feb) for a special issue of the “German as a Foreign Language” journal, edited by Judith Eberharter & Sascha Stollhans, on “Kulturelle und sprachliche #Vielfalt im #DaF -Unterricht / Cultural and linguistic #diversity in #German language education”: celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/cfp-speci…

The APPG notes the points raised here by the Director and the Chair of Board of SCILT Scotland's national centre for languages, re: the future of languages at University of Aberdeen including their call for a period of pause and reflection and their offer of support and advice.

This is interesting. Not something we've seen from the UK government regarding the closure of languages at Hull, Sunderland, Huddersfield, Coventry etc, as far as I'm aware.

The integrated study of languages, cultures & societies is critical for approaching global issues such as climate policy & sustainability - cuts affect all disciplines & the interdisciplinary potential of the institution and the region.
University of Aberdeen
#saveoualanguages

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AULC welcomes Oranna Speicher as our new Vice-Chair! Oranna will join the executive from 1 January. We are delighted to be working with her in this new role.