Why learn German? Answers since 1600*
Nicola McLelland, Associate Professor in German and Head of German Studies (University of Nottingham) Four hundred years ago, virtually no one in Britain wanted to learn German. Yet 250 years later, in 1858, German was introduced alongside French as one of the two...
The German Film Learning Initiative: Inspiring language learners of the future
Elizabeth Ward (University of Leeds) and Hannah O’Connor (Cardiff University) The German Film Learning Initiative (GFLI) is a free-to-use multimedia resource created by two PhD students, Elizabeth Ward (University of Leeds) and Hannah O’Connor (Cardiff University)....
Institution-wide languages programmes in UK universities
Billy Brick (Coventry University, Coventry) INTRODUCTION Most UK HE institutions provide the opportunity for students to study a foreign language or languages alongside their main degree subject. Institution-wide Language Provision (IWLP) sometimes referred to as...