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“Languages. Lost? Found!? Working across the sectors in HE, schools and the wider community."
On Saturday 17 February members from the Scottish Society met in Dundee for a relaxing lunch before enjoying a lively presentation from Dr Marion Spöring MCIL on the topic of Languages? Lost? Found! Collaborative cross-sector initiatives to support language learning in Scotland.
From the start of the presentation it was evident that Dr Spöring, who is Senior Lecturer in Applied Languages and European Studies at the University of Dundee and the Chair University Council for Modern Languages in Scotland (UCMLS), has boundless enthusiasm and passion for what she does. Her presentation looked at various joint initiatives that operate across different levels of society.
These initiatives are the result of cross-sector collaboration between UCMLS and Scotland’s National Centre for Languages (SCILT), and such collaborative efforts are vital, especially at a time where resources are limited. These bodies also provide essential support to Scotland’s 1+2 language education policy. UCML was established in 1993 and is a national organisation which represents the interests of modern languages, linguistics and cultural and area studies in higher education. SCILT aims to provide support and partnership to promote language learning in schools, further and higher education and in business.
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