Maxx-Studio/Shutterstock May 4, 2023 UK students are abandoning language learning, so we’re looking for a more creative approach Alex Mangold, Aberystwyth University and Sarah Pogoda, Bangor University The number of students studying languages in UK universities has plummeted in recent years but some creative thinking may help to reverse that trend.
Andy Rain / EPA-EFE October 4, 2022 Karl, Karel or Karol? The translation confusion over King Charles III’s name, explained Neil Bermel, University of Sheffield Throughout Europe, the new king’s name has been translated (or not) in many different ways.
shutterstock March 13, 2019 Why learning another language is still a sign of privilege Kim Ridealgh, University of East Anglia Young people from working class backgrounds in socially deprived areas are far less likely to choose, or have the opportunity, to study languages at secondary school, than their more affluent peers.
Mandarin Chinese: coming to a school near you soon? shutterstock February 8, 2019 More British children are learning Mandarin Chinese – but an increase in qualified teachers is urgently needed Katharine Carruthers, UCL There’s been a growing number of students taking up the language in schools across the UK.