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All researchers and scholars working on language at the University of Leeds are invited to present a poster (or several posters) about their research and scholarship projects. This year, the showcase will be open to internal and external audiences and is entitled: "Language research to address regional and global challenges". It will be an in-person...
We’re excited to share the latest episode of the All Things EAP podcast: "Black Academics in EAP" hosted by Olive Nabukeera and colleagues. In this insightful episode, Olive Nabukeera (University of Leeds) is joined by Quanisha Charles, Geoffrey Nsanja (North Central College, Illinois, US), and Laurietta Essien (University of Leeds) to discuss the lived experiences...
New Open Access book, Diversity across the Arabian Peninsula: Language, Culture, Nature edited by Fabio Gasparini, Kamala Russell, and Janet Watson. About the Book This edited volume brings together a diverse and rich set of contributions on the Arabian Peninsula. Ranging from history, field linguistics, and cultural studies these essays address the diversity of languages, ways...
Tackling accent bias at universities could improve students’ wellbeing and sense of belonging, according to new research exploring accent discrimination in higher education institutions. Accent discrimination is reported to be widespread at UK Russell Group Universities, and 41% of university students from the North of England express concern that their accent may affect their future success. New research by Gisela...
Pandemic babies - those born into 'strange times' - are starting primary school this week. BBC News reports on their experiences and how Prof Cat Davies and colleagues at other institutions are investigating Covid19 effects through the UKRI-funded BICYCLE project Their findings aim to support children born during the pandemic as they develop. BBC News interview:...
“The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. (…) However, while these modest gains are encouraging, (...) the number of GCSEs in many languages has not risen proportionally to the overall population of 16-year-olds who took their GCSEs this year ”, argues Sascha...
New article by Cassie Lawrence entitled Endangered Languages: Loss, evolution and academia out in Women Rise includes interviews with Dr Diane Nelson and Prof Janet Watson.
“Language learning and international mobility go hand in hand in fostering essential qualities such as curiosity, empathy and effective communication. (…) It is time to shift our mindset towards valuing language skills and international experiences, ensuring that future generations won’t lose out.”, argues Sascha Stollhans from School of Languages, Cultures and Societies in his new piece The UK is...
Congratulations to Dr Clare Wright for hosting a very successful Northern Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Roundtable at the University of Leeds last week, co-organised by Prof. Monika Schmid from the University of York. The Northern SLA Roundtable brings together researchers from across the north of England to share their work related to second language acquisition, network and create joint...
New open-access Special Issue is out of the International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, based on the successful Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4) conference held in June 2022 at the University of Leeds (https://www.isoctal.com/) with speakers and attendees from around the world, joining in person and online. Articles feature our colleagues Dr...