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The ESRC-funded knowledge exchange project ESOL Stepping Stones (@ESOL_Step_Stone) was one a finalist in the British Council ELTons awards, hosted by Benjamin Zephaniah with guest appearance by Michael Rosen and outstanding achievement award to Professor David Crystal. The awards celebrate innovations in English language teaching and learning worldwide. ESOL Stepping Stones were nominated for their work in […]
Manchester’s language diversity was celebrated today at the Central Library with the launch of the multilingual poem ‘Made in Manchester’ — which includes contributions from school pupils and residents in 64 languages (of which around half were collected by LEL students working with Multilingual Manchester). The Central Library is hosting an exhibit featuring the poem. […]
May 22, 2019 by manling
Comments Off on Julio’s TedX talk now online
We promised, we deliver. If you missed it, if you saw it, but want to see it again, and for our friends, fans and strategic partners around the world, you can now watch Julio’s TedX talk here.
May 4, 2019 by manling
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Thank you for participating in Manchet’s new clickbait experiment. Julio is a busy bee this bank holiday weekend, giving a TedX talk about his experience of bilingualism. If a video of this makes it online, you’ll hear it here first.
February 7, 2019 by manling
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To celebrate UNESCO International Mother Language Day, Multilingual Manchester is hosting a public discussion event, ‘Mancunian Tongues: Why language diversity matters for Manchester’. The event will take place on Thursday 21st February 2019, 6:30pm, at Central Library (Performance Space), and the speakers are: – Esme Ward, Director, Manchester Museum – Lemn Sissay MBE, Author and […]
January 14, 2019 by manling
Comments Off on ‘Being Part of the City: Multilingual Manchester’ on YouTube
Multilingual Manchester, a research unit based at The University of Manchester, has just released a film showcasing its outreach and public engagement work. You can watch on it on YouTube. How many LEL colleagues and students can you spot?
January 3, 2019 by manling
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Julio Villa-García, our most telegenic LEL colleague, visited the University of Oviedo this week. Oviedo is Julio’s alma mater. He gave a talk, and was interviewed by multiple radio stations and newspapers in Spain about the application of linguistics and careers abroad.
June 11, 2019 by manling
Comments Off on Thea’s ESOL Stepping Stones project in ELTons awards final