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The Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching at the University of Leeds. Promoting innovation and scholarship in language teaching and learning.
https://celt.leeds.ac.uk/
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It’s already 2026 and this Thursday the #AULC2026 takes place in Oxford and online. Looking forward to discussions on the future of university language centres, including policy, innovation and resilience in language education. Very much looking forward to it!
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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📢 One Day Symposium 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
📆 Friday 12 December 2025, 09:15-17:00
📍 Esther Simpson Building, University of Leeds
Organised by @kashmir10.bsky.social and Olive Nabukeera
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December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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▶️Recording available! If you missed the seminar on 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 by Prof. Alex Ding you can now watch it on our website⏯️https://celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/new-recording-available-scholarship-and-reflexivity-by-prof-alex-ding/
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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#Multilingualism is an asset! Join us for this free webinar by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/webin... #leedscityoflanguages #languages #mfluenc
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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🎉Get ready to dive into the heart of Korean language and culture at our Korean Language & Culture Festival — a day filled with creativity, fun, and cross-cultural exchange! 📅 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
Programme and registration ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/korea...
Korean Language & Culture Festival | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Congratulations to Laura Dyer for her book publication 𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗔𝗣: 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/book-pu...
Book Publication - A Humanistic Approach to EAP: People, Place, Compassion, Power | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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leedscitylanguages.bsky.social
Leeds City of Languages is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities, highlighting our connections with the world.
Check out our webpage: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk #leedscityoflanguages #languages #mfl
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Save the date! Celebrating Korean Language and Culture in @lcsleeds.bsky.social
Poster Celebrating Korean Language and Culture. Save the date! Celebrating Korean Language and Culture in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. Join us for a vibrant celebration of Korean heritage, where language and culture come together. This festival will feature engaging activities, performances, and delicious snacks that showcase the richness of Korean culture. Stay tuned for more details! Wednesday 19th November, 2025
September 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Congratulations to our very own Maria Garcia-Florenciano on her appointment as the new chair of the ELEUK Association!
Maria Garcia Florenciano giving her inaugural speech at the Open University. She is is standing next to a banner of the ELEUK Association.
June 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Check the LCS Assessment Showcase programme here! A one-day showcase focused on the diverse landscape of assessment in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and the sharing of successful practices, innovative projects and reflective insights on assessment. celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/lcs-a...
LCS Assessment Showcase | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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June 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Have you signed up to the MFL teacher conference on 20th June? Registration is free but places are limited! Have a look at our programme! With presentations from @rashasoliman04, @joedale Antonio Martinez-Arboleda & many more!! artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-activiti... #mfl #mfltwitterati
Our outreach offer | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
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June 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Next LCT talk!! Tues 27 May at 9am UK / 10am S Africa / 6pm Sydney.

"Reflection for reflection’s sake or for knowledge-building? Using LCT semantic waves at all levels of designing and teaching a course" - Nóra Wünsch-Nagy

Email: [email protected] for zoom link
May 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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We are delighted to announce the publication of a new issue of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 ⬇️ 📝 languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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May 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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"Labels dehumanise us and inevitably lead to deficit narratives"

🗣️ Ramzi Merabet's brilliant keynote at BALEAP 2025 problematizing the 'international student' label 🏷️

@ramzimerabet.bsky.social @wilhardman.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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📝 New blog post! 𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
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AULC 2025 conference reflections  | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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April 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The Call for Papers for the 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 is now open! It will be hosted by yhe University of York.
🎯 Symposium III Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025
✏️ Abstract Submission Deadline: 6th June 2025
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April 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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📢 Come along to our 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲!
🗓️ Tuesday 3 June 2025, 12 -1pm
📍 Charles Thackrah SR G.05, University of Leeds
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Research and Scholarship Showcase | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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April 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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New event aimed at colleagues in @lcsleeds.bsky.social with scholarship in their profiles: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
📆 Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11:00-13:00
📍 Parkinson SR (B.10)
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Applying for funding to support your scholarship | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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March 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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New recording available: Profs. Bee Bond and @alexanderding.bsky.social Joint Inaugural Lecture: 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hSE...
Professor Alex Ding & Bee Bond Inaugural
YouTube video by Leeds AHRI
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March 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🧑‍🏫Inaugural Lecture 📢 Watch your language! A linguist‘s tale of education, science and scholarship, by Prof. Sascha Stollhans
📅 Wednesday 7 May 2025, 5-7pm
📍 Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds
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Prof. Sascha Stollhans - Inaugural Lecture Watch your language! A linguist‘s tale of education, science and scholarship | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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March 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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‘Language is not an ancillary service. It is crucial for expanding understanding of key issues of our age beyond anglophone perspectives and assumptions.’ A response by @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
and St. Andrews School of Modern Languages. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/mode...
Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete
Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics
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March 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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New event aimed at colleagues in @lcsleeds.bsky.social with scholarship in their profiles: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
📆 Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11:00-13:00
📍 Parkinson SR (B.10)
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Applying for funding to support your scholarship | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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March 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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📢 New blog post! ✍𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵. In this post @laetitiam.bsky.social and @albadelpozo.bsky.social reflect about the discussions that took place around scholarship in the last PRIA event celt.leeds.ac.uk/what-constit...
What constitutes scholarship in the Arts and Humanities? A Faculty Approach | Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching
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March 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🎙️You can watch or listen to past plenaries, workshops, and symposiums in our 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 section⏯️
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March 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM