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International / Languages in Scotland - What's the Problem?
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This one-day event explored the current situation with regard to language teaching and learning in Scotland. Speakers included policy makers and influencers, working linguists in the business community, academics, and teachers.

The meeting offered an exceptional platform to discuss current developments and to chart future directions. Specific themes included:

Current practice, including best practice and challenges encountered; Personal examples of careers enhanced by language skills; Consideration of recommendations on the best way forward.

Click here to download full event report (PDF File 204 KB)
Click here to download full transcript of day (PDF file 440 KB)
For further information on some of the speakers and organisations involved, please see the following websites:
Ewan McIntosh
Partners in Excellence (Mark Pentleton)
Partners in Excellence News
A Curriculum for Excellence
Her Majesties Inspectorate of Education
English Next, by David Graddol
Learning Teaching Scotland
Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
Scottish Association for Language Teaching
Euro Talk Junior Language Challenge
For further information or to request a hard copy of this report, please click here to contact Morven Chisholm, International Relations Officer or telephone +44 (0) 131 240 5000).
Last updated 5 May, 2007
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