@ILCS_SAS

The Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS) https://xitter.cf/t.co/eSUFeoezAA

 Senate House, London
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/
Joined January 2014
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I've just set up a Starter Pack on Bluesky for languages, literatures, cultures, societies (broadly defined). This gives a heads up on people you may wish to follow there. Comment below the starter pack in bluesky if you wish to be added to the list 👇 bsky.app/profile/ilcs.bsky.s…
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You will now mainly find us on bluesky: bsky.app/profile/ilcs.bsky.s… and LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/institu… Join us there!
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French Studies and the Medical Humanities: Critical Intersectionalities 📍@ILCS_SAS, London 🗓️3-4 September Inc. PG/ECR methods workshop. Programme & registration here: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/events/french… Kindly supported by @asmcf and @french_studies. 🚨Registration closes 18 August🚨
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3 weeks left to apply for the MA #HumanRights programme by distance learning! September 2024 start. Apply by 19 August. PGDip and PGCert also available. london.ac.uk/study/courses/p… @HRC_News @SASNews @LondonU
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Congratulations! We're excited to publish this new #book today. Available to buy in print, download for free or read online from our website: uolpress.co.uk/book/more-tha… #OpenAccess #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #History #Twitterstorians #Environment

More-Than-Human Histories of Latin America and the Caribbean - University of London Press

The Latin American and Caribbean regions’ historical trajectories have been shaped by complex human-nonhuman interactions. In these histories people are important, even crucial, actors, but not the...

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Thank you for the publicity, @ILCS_SAS ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news/pockets-… our book Dwelling, and Naomi Segal's other new book Pockets, Pouches & Secret Drawers are both advertised here
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We are delighted to announce Brunel University London will join the University of London federation from 1 October 2024. This move will strengthen the federation and open up new opportunities for collaboration between universities in London. Full story: london.ac.uk/news-events/new…
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ILCS is now accepting Expressions of Interest for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme! Applications are welcomed in any subject area that fits with Institute staff expertise. Deadline for EoI: 5 August Full details 👇👇 sas.ac.uk/research-engagemen…

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

Proposals from suitably qualified applicants are invited for the 2023 round of the prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme.

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Job Klaxon🎺🥁12 month post in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Leeds with 20% research/scholarship time built in! Join our team! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…

Jobs at the University of Leeds

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Now available: Revista Iberoamericana Vol 90.288. Including a dossier exploring #Indigenous literatures of Latin America and how effective analysis can both keep a culture alive and establish ties with those who are interested in it: bit.ly/Revista-Iberoamerican… @SLASLatAm @ILCS_SAS
Latin American authors, debates, and archives. Revista Iberoamericana journal cover with a black background and a bright pink and yellow swirling patter in a banner across the middle. Bold gothic white text with the journal's title. Same swirling pattern is faded in the background behind the cover. LUP 125th anniversary logo in white with an illustration of the Georgian townhouse that houses the press. White IILI logo with the name iili in lowercase and a globe dotting the second letter i.

ALT Latin American authors, debates, and archives. Revista Iberoamericana journal cover with a black background and a bright pink and yellow swirling patter in a banner across the middle. Bold gothic white text with the journal's title. Same swirling pattern is faded in the background behind the cover. LUP 125th anniversary logo in white with an illustration of the Georgian townhouse that houses the press. White IILI logo with the name iili in lowercase and a globe dotting the second letter i.

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Ofqual adjustments to GCSE Modern Languages grades – ⁦@BritishAcademy_⁩ response thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news…

Ofqual adjustments to GCSE Modern Languages grades – British Academy response

The British Academy has responded to news that the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) has adjusted grading standards for GCSE French and German so they align more with how...

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“Confidence in the equitable grading of GCSE will be an important factor in giving schools and students the motivation to increase uptake in GCSE languages in future.” - Bernardette Holmes, Director of the NCLE. 2/4
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The NCLE welcomes @ofqual ’s statement today confirming better alignment between GCSE gradings in French, German and Spanish than prior to the pandemic: gov.uk/government/news/gradi… We particularly welcome Ofqual’s commitment to continue adjustments to achieve further alignment. 1/4

Grading continues as normal this summer in England

Marking and grading are happening as normal this summer and this will continue in future years.

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We're working to shape the national debate on English GCSE reform and provide substantial input into government policies and stakeholder discussions. Find out more about our upcoming sector-wide meeting on GCSE reform in collaboration with @The_Globe englishassociation.ac.uk/sha…
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Recordings of our Summer Plenary now available! 🎧Challenges in the sector, by Jo Cox (@SASNews) & @ProfMikeKelly 🎧Future of langs departments, with @charlesforsdick @gorrara67 @MarkCritchley8, Charles Burdett (@ILCS_SAS), Alvise Sforza Tarabochia 👇 university-council-for-langu…

Summer Plenary recordings | University Council For Languages

The afternoon sessions of the 2024 UCFL Summer Plenary were recorded, and can now be found on the website of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and

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‘It’s a vicious circle’: @BritishAcademy_ responds to news that 60% of English schools find it difficult to hire qualified language teachers - Language Trends Survey 2024 thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news…

‘It’s a vicious circle’: The British Academy responds to news that 60% of English schools find it...

The British Academy has responded to the British Council’s annual Language Trends report, which reveals that 60% of schools in England have faced challenges hiring qualified language teachers.

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"The new government should prioritise language teacher recruitment and retention to meet teachers’ and pupils’ needs and make teaching languages a rewarding and worthwhile vocation for graduates."
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"Languages education needs a joined-up approach that thinks about schools, colleges, universities and teacher-training holistically, and draws more actively from the extensive multilingual capacity already present in our communities.
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Research comes from @UCFLangs which revealed that 14 modern language departments have closed in the past decade, most of which offered French and German degrees. Survey findings can be found here: university-council-for-langu…
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“If you want to increase connections with the world — discover new ways of living and thinking — then it is really important British schoolchildren learn French.” Stark analysis of the decline in French and modern languages - and why it must be reversed: thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…

Why British teenagers are bidding au revoir to learning French

A lack of teachers since Brexit, and a feeling that maths or computer science are more favoured by employers, has led to a crisis in schools and universities

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