Language learning in decline? Spread the language love!
Gary Muddyman of Conversis has written an interesting blog post – Is Britain becoming a nation of monoglots? – on the decline in language learning in
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Language learning. What’s it good for?
Language learning is good for quite a lot, by the looks of it. What’s your favourite benefit? Are there any more you would add? With
The jobs of the future… include translating
A recent article in The Vancouver Sun entitled What are the jobs of the future? examines the skills and careers likely to be most in demand
Language learning matters. Word of the British Chambers of Commerce.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published a survey calling for more training in foreign languages to help boost British exports. The BCC calls
Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow (2): help needed for Slavonic Studies
In my last post I mentioned Glasgow University’s School of Modern Languages and Culture’s success in fending off most of the course cuts threatened in
Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow (1): great new post-grad courses
On 28 February the Guardian newspaper published a list of Modern languages and linguistics postgraduate and master’s courses available in the UK in 2012. For
Brainy bilinguals: language learning makes for snappier decision-making
I spend a lot of time singing the praises of language learning and trying to encourage school pupils to keep up their language studies. So
Saving Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow
As you’ll know if you’ve visited this blog in the last month or so, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Glasgow University is threatened
Yet another business case for teaching the language love
One of the messages I try to convey to school pupils when I talk to them about language learning is that languages are relevant and
Blowing the nation’s trumpet: languages and public diplomacy (1)
I recently spent 2 days interpreting in Birmingham for an Italian delegation from Italia Lavoro and Regione Marche. They were here to find out more