We are now taking applications to host the Language Policy Forum 2027, which will take place in mid-late April. We invite submissions from potential hosts, anywhere in Europe. To submit your applicati...

Northern Ireland’s family courts should apply a “presumption against contact” in cases involving domestic violence and abuse, a report has recommended.

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In 2004, language learning ceased to be compulsory at Key Stage 4, aged 14 to 16.

Welcome to the Language Policy special interest group of the British Association for Applied Linguistics. The Language Policy (LP) SIG provides a forum to discuss, critically engage with, and research...

For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could do, says journalist Sophia Smith Galer

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The Reform Movement which began in the last two decades of the 19th century was the start of a huge change in the way languages would be tau...

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An expert in public policy asks if it will ever be possible for political parties in Europe to be honest about the limits of growth – and still get elected.

Google Translate is a really useful tool, but some teachers say that they have stopped setting written work to be done at home because s...

Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews | 9th July 2025 | Opinion PieceIn this opinion piece, Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews consider a small set of examples of close-to-practice research from the four nations of the ...

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Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews | 9th July 2025 | Opinion PieceIn this opinion piece, Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews consider a small set of examples of close-to-practice research from the four nations of the ...

Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools

In this article, Charlotte Ryland reflects on how the learning from creative translation and languages advocacy projects can feed into languages curriculum reform. By focusing in particular on the lin...

The interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review (March 2025) classified 'Languages' as requiring Category 1 intervention.

Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to flee

Jonathan McBride | 11th June 2025 | Opinion Piece In this article, Edinburgh-based languages teacher Jonathan McBride argues that stories have the potential to transform modern languages teaching at a...

Academic selection for post-primary education is an important feature of the educational landscape in some parts of the United Kingdom, most notably in Northern Ireland and some areas of England, in ...

Rowena Kasprowicz | 4th June 2025 | Opinion ArticlesIn the following opinion article, Rowena Kasprowicz explores emerging research evidence demonstrating that, with the right conditions, linguistic pr...

Fiona Barclay | 3rd June 2025 | Opinion PieceIn this article, Fiona Barclay considers the longstanding deficit in the social value associated with languages. She argues that this deficit has contribut...

Thanks to the very generous award of a Special Research Grant by the MHRA, UCFL is in a position to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to take forward recommendations from the Languages and Policy: …

podcast The Motivated Classroom Podcast A weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Liam Printer talking all things education, language teaching, motivation and engagement. Episodes focus on linking research to pr...

Sharon Jones | 28th May 2025 | Opinion PieceIn this opinion piece, Sharon Jones, drawing on her teaching and research in languages and education, reflects on the potential of broadening access to the ...

Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch | 21st May 2025 | Opinion Piece In this article, Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch, drawing on their professional engagements with key stakeholders, argue that th...

In the following opinion article, Claire Gorrara and Lucy Jenkins explore how the Curriculum for Wales represents a radical shift in language education, embedding International Languages into the core...

In the following opinion article, Claire Gorrara and Lucy Jenkins explore how the Curriculum for Wales represents a radical shift in language education, embedding International Languages into the core...

Every so often I receive a digest from the Oasis collection of research summaries. If you are unaware of Oasis, they are based at the Unive...

Suzanne Graham and Alison Porter | 14th May 2025 | Opinion PieceIn the following opinion article Suzanne Graham and Alison Porter argue that primary language education needs a more meaningful and cohe...