Corpus linguistics, applied linguistics & technology in language education
A SLEG seminar, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Prof. Wendy Ayres-Bennett, U. Cambridge :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Challenges: staff recruitment transition to Secondary inconsitent marking (A levels) lack of confidence in the new A levels decline of Modern Languages in HE (HEFCE data) post-BREXIT UK? 2009 Worton report for HEFCE (Link here) Objectives of the Multilinguialism Cambridge-led … Read more
Doctor of Philosophy Programme (PhD) Access the info here.
New report: The Value of Languages (Cambridge Public Policy) URL here (Cambridge Language Sciences Strategic Research Initiative) PDF document here. Added value: Language contributes to UK prosperity: languages are a ‘value-added’ skill Language learning forms part of ‘cultural agility’ from knowing other languages and cultures Languages provide value-added skills across a range of occupations … Read more
The Cambridge Undergraduate Quantitative Methods
Cambridge Language Sciences Initiative Speakers: Dr Teresa Parodi (Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics) and Dr Pascual Perez-Paredes (Faculty of Education) -Longitudinal corpora of untutored learners Teresa Parodi, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics -Noun Phrases in Spanish young learners of EFL: insights from the International Corpus of Crosslinguistic Interlanguage (ICCI) Pascual Pérez-Paredes, RSLE, … Read more
Bernardette Holmes Speak to the future website Born Global www Project introduction Interim report Some preliminary questions How languages are used in professional contexts? How language needs are met Employer attitudes towards language skills Recruitment and remuneration behaviours Expectations of language competence and use “The new normal is multilinguism” Mismatch between demand and supply … Read more