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Friday 21st November 2025, 12:00pm to 1:15pm. Free. Webinar. Booking required. An online event with the ILCS focussing on issues faced by language educators will take place on 21st November 2025, featuring Megan Bowler (Oxford), Emma Cayley (Leeds and UCFL), and Charles Forsdick (Cambridge and BA). The discussion will delve into the recently published Higher Education Policy Institute’s report on the deep challenges faced...
Panel on language in Generative AI: Stochastic Parrots or true communication?
Dr Pete Watson discusses the various meanings, symbolisms and power of football in Colombia over the last decade, from the 2014 Men’s World Cup to the 2023 Women’s World Cup and asks: “What power does football really have?”
Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 4pm. Free. Webinar. Booking required. This event is for teachers who are interested in bringing languages to life (and other subjects !) by working with a school in another country and connecting with native speakers. Come and hear how to find a partner school, discover great ideas for joint projects,...
Explore the University’s coin collection and discover how coins speak through language, revealing cultures and histories from 2,500 years ago to today
When it comes to languages, we all have certain preferences and stereotypes. In this public lecture, we will explore where these attitudes come from, why we have them, and if there is any truth behind them.
Learn about Lope de Vega, the Spanish Shakespeare, in this talk at Leeds Central Library.
Talk and Q&A for school students and parents on the importance of learning languages for careers and employability.
Find out about the Q-BEx questionnaire to support EAL children.
From fairy tales to school primers, children's literature has long been a battleground for shaping young minds. Delve into the British Library's collections to discover how seemingly innocent texts have been engineered as powerful tools of propaganda, both historically and in the present day.