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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

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

All those involved in languages in HE should see this as an attack on our whole discipline. This is not just a problem for Aberdeen Uni LLMVC . Save Language, Translation & Interpreting degrees at the University of Aberdeen - Sign the Petition! chng.it/nSbv8GjM via Change.org UK

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.

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.

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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.

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

#livelovelearnalanguage #beabetterhuman University of Aberdeen

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’.

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/…

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

#livelovelearnalanguage #multilingual Photo courtesy of Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels

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!

“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…

Next week 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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

#LanguageLearning #newexperiences

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…

‘It’s a vicious circle’: The British Academy responds to news that 60% of English schools find it difficult to hire qualified language teachers - Language Trends Survey 2024 thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/vicious-c…