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of the Language Centre's technical developments highlights how we are provding the best technologies for language learning in the digital age. Prepared by it illustrates how busy we have been in order to bring the best opportunities to our staff and students.

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After a complete platform review this year we have decided to change our hosting provider to . This will bring numerous advantages including:

o a more modern look and feel

o better support for our key plug ins (BB collaborate, Kaltura, Equella)

o additional reporting and analytics for all users

o easier sub-theming for other users who have their own categories on the site

New campaign calls for urgent action on languages

A new campaign, branded Speak to the Future, has been launched with the support of over 30

organisations to address the UK’s flagging achievement in language learning. The campaign calls

for urgent action on policy to safeguard and revitalise language learning across all phases of

education in order to boost educational and career opportunities for young people and our ability to

compete in the global economy. Campaigners have united to send a powerful public message

highlighting the vital national importance of foreign language capacity in today’s global world.

The LETPP project -  Languages in Europe: Theory Policy Practice - has just launched its website:

Multilingualism has been described as an "asset for Europe and a shared commitment".  This may, however, be more a vision of what might be than a description of reality.  Reality is mediated not only by the vision (what people think), but by policy decisions (laws and regulations) and by performance (what we actually do).

A one year project - LETPP - has therefore been initiated in order to identify the conditions which allow good ideas on multilingualism to develop into coherent policy and practice, and also the obstacles to that happening.  By policy we mean European, national and regional strategies which promote or inhibit linguistic diversity in social and economic life, and also specific measures which may support that diversity, such as the Lifelong Learning Programme. 

For all those who ever struggled to find the relevant resources for their courses, they are now clearly presented and divided by language. Tutors: click on Teachers' Home and join the language teachers' community.

The Independent offers careers advice for those wanting to be language teachers. There is the option to post a comment if you see fit.

A 糖心TV Award for teaching Excellence was collected by Teresa Mackinnon on Thursday July 16th.