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Exams cause many a little anxiety but The Guardian reports that the Quebec province's 'notoriously difficult' language requirements are causing even native speakers a little trouble.   You can read the article in full here.

Madeleine Bedford – former President of ALL   Members will be saddened to learn of the recent death of Madeleine Bedford after a lengthy illness. Madeleine was also an active member of NALA and for a long time the Languages Adviser in Hampshire, where she worked...

Reports of the demise of Modern Languages are premature, says Andrea Wilczynski, Head of the School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University. But universities need to continue to innovate and adapt their programmes to changing demands. We often hear reports that...

Modern Foreign Language teachers will have a greater opportunity to come to the UK following changes announced to immigration rules by the Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration. Rule changes have taken place to make it easier to recruit modern foreign language...

Universities say they have received inadequate guidance on red tape and costs for academic years abroad according to a report in The Guardian. Thousands of UK students hoping to spend the year abroad are caught in limbo after facing major disruption to their travel...

  The Guardian newspaper reported on the new Turing Scheme and concerns raised about the impact of the scheme focusing on the UK trade agenda and the impact this might have on the study of modern languages at university level. To read the article in full, click...

The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city’s 93 languages the Guardian has announced. It is a little-known fact that Birmingham is home to the largest Shakespeare collection...