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SUMMARY:The Value of Languages: Towards a UK Strategy for Languages - Prof
 essor Wendy Ayres-Bennett\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20161024T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:In this talk I'll look at some of the emerging work in Cambrid
 ge to promote nationally the value of languages in the face of the constan
 t stream of negative stories about modern languages and language learning.
  In particular\, I'll underline the importance of greater collaboration\, 
 both in terms of research and policy. In the case of research\, the multi-
 disciplinary\, multi-institution project\, Multilingualism: Empowering Ind
 ividuals\, Transforming Societies\, funded by the AHRC under the Open Worl
 d Research Initiative\, is of a scale and scope hitherto unknown in modern
  languages research in the UK. As for language policy\, I'll argue that th
 e promotion of languages cannot just be left to the Department for Educati
 on\, but rather requires a coordinated cross-government approach.\n\n*Bio*
 \n\n*Wendy Ayres-Bennett* works on the history of the French language and 
 the history of linguistic thought\, particularly in seventeenth-century Fr
 ance. Her major research interests include questions of standardisation an
 d codification\, linguistic ideology and policy\, variation and change\, f
 rom the sixteenth century to the present day. She is currently PI on a maj
 or research project funded by the AHRC under the Open World Research Initi
 ative: Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals\, Transforming Societies (M
 EITS).\n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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