Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics Wendy Ayres-Bennett 3月 12日
Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley Wendy Ayres-Bennett 2月 5日
The demise of modern languages has been greatly exaggerated Aberdeen’s proposal to slash its provision belies positive recent developments, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley Wendy Ayres-Bennett 12月 8日
Teaching modern languages without culture will harm global relations Aberdeen’s proposal to close language degree programmes might save money but it will impoverish international understanding, says Charles Burdett Charles Burdett 11月 13日
Let’s talk about wider cultural dialogue Modern languages needs to become a broader interdisciplinary field unbound by national limits, argues Charles Burdett 2月 25日
