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Emma Humphries

@em_humps

Researcher working on sociolinguistics. Interested in language attitudes and language policy. And Cruising with Jane McDonald. she/her

Joined January 2011
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If you spot something that you think might be relevant, please let me know via the website! You can also find more info there about the sorts of things I’m looking for. Thank you!
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PS I've moved to the other place now. Same name. Find me over there!
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🗣️ What’s the future of ancient languages like Latin and Greek in UK schools? A new paper by @ProfArleneHH , @StevenHuntClass , & @AlexImrie23 explores successes, challenges, and actionable solutions for expanding access. Read more 🧵👇 lspjournal.com/post/ancient-…
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And an excellent contribution it is too! You can read it here: lspjournal.com/post/addressi…. Thank you @InMfl

Addressing the UK’s ‘languages crisis’: moving beyond skills-based language teaching through the...

Anna D. Havinga, Sascha Stollhans, Alice Corr, Jonathan R. Kasstan, Norma Schifano, and Michelle Sheehan | 3rd December 2024 | Policy paper • The decline in language learning in the UK calls for...

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And, of course, a big thank you again to the guest editors of this collection, @WendyBennett21 and @charlesforsdick. Keep an eye out for the rest of the collection coming in the following weeks!
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Read piece by @johnworne on UK Languages Education ciol.org.uk/languages-uk-edu… @CIOL_Linguists @charlesforsdick @LSPjournal
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Language is a resource, not a problem! A study by @em_humps Janice Carruthers and @LeanneHend reveals the benefits of access to HHCL qualifications lspjournal.com/post/strength…

Strengthening provision for home, heritage and community language qualifications: recommendations...

Emma Humphries, Janice Carruthers and Leanne Henderson | 26th November 2024 | Policy Papers • Improved levels of qualifications in home, heritage and community languages (HHCLs) have significant...

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We’re delighted to announce the release of a new LSP - Languages in UK Education special collection, guest-edited by @charlesforsdick and @WendyBennett21. It explores how the UK can embrace its linguistic diversity and tackle the languages crisis. 📖: lspjournal.com/
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Some things which stand out from the Académie's write up on the ninth edition... academie-francaise.fr/le-dic…
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Almost 90 years after the eighth
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There's also an interesting position on the proposed spelling reform of 1990: 'La neuvième édition propose [...] un certain nombre de simplifications et de rectifications orthographiques, adoptées en 1990 et soumises à la sanction de l’usage'
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'Les termes faisant l’objet d’une proposition de rectification sont signalés au lecteur par un losange ; les formes rectifiées sont mentionnées à la fin de chaque volume.'
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Almost 90 years after the eighth
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The Department of Modern Languages in the School of Arts, English and Languages invites expressions of interest for this year’s Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme. Full details on the scheme are available on the Leverhulme website leverhulme.ac.uk/early-caree…
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Back in Belfast @QUBelfast and on my old email address. I'll be here for the next three years (massive thank you, Leverhulme), working on my next project: Prescriptivism in French popular culture.
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Target of million Welsh speakers may become law bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx82…
Welsh language: Bill aims to put million Welsh speakers target in law

Welsh language: Bill aims to put million Welsh speakers target in law

All schoolchildren would have “fair opportunity” to become “confident” Welsh speakers under new law.

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Still time to apply! Closing date 15 July 2024
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📢📢📢 Applications open - @UCFLangs Postdoctoral Researcher. We're delighted to announce that we're funding a postdoctoral researcher post as part of our national contribution in the field of languages, cultures and societies. All info 👉 mhra.org.uk/news/2024/06/11/…
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