Thomas Chaurin
thomaschaurin.bsky.social
Thomas Chaurin
@thomaschaurin.bsky.social
Passionate linguist, Director of Languages for All and French language teacher at the University of Edinburgh, treasurer of the AULC and of FLEUR.
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From AULC, we stand in solidarity with colleagues at University of Nottingham. We want to share this petition by a student highlighting how suspending all Modern Languages undergraduate programmes affects the whole academic community: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
www.change.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Two years of work (et beaucoup de plaisir) with a wonderful team - @thomaschaurin.bsky.social and @jamesfowler.bsky.social - we can now celebrate the launch of: uk.teachyourself.com/products/com...
Thank you @hachettelearning.bsky.social
Complete French
The flagship course from Teach Yourself, Complete French is specifically designed for the self-leaner. It is comprehensive but flexible, allowing learners to take control of the learning process and w...
uk.teachyourself.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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We’re now on Bluesky! We’re the AULC — a network of university language centres in the UK and Ireland.

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Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland   Bringing together language teaching and learning professionals AULC has more than 70 institutional members, including over 60 hig...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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A great opportunity to join a wonderful team of colleagues and work with excellent students:
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/109266-...
Senior Lecturer in French Language Education (AEP) and Director of French Language
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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📣To mark the start of Languages Week Scotland #LWS25, British Council Scotland has published the 1st Languages Trends Scotland report
🎯 Stats show strong foundations, with 98% of primary schools teaching modern languages & 77% having taught languages for more than 5 years
🔗Read it ow.ly/Mirm50US2ph
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The devastating decline of modern languages provision in the UK continues - please support the wonderful and highly respected colleagues in languages and translation facing the closure of their department at Cardiff University: chng.it/t5xsFHPFcb
Sign the Petition
Save MLANG at Cardiff University!
chng.it
January 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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🚨Teachers in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, why not gear up for #LanguagesWeekScotland 2025 at a conference exploring best practice in primary & secondary language teaching & learning
📍 @morayhouse.bsky.social on 31/01/25
🔗Book your place for a tenner education-sport.ed.ac.uk/embedding-la... #ScotlandLovesLanguages #LWS25
Embedding language in the curriculum: exploring best practice in primary and secondary language teaching and learning
MHSES Initial Teacher Education, in collaboration with Education Scotland and LFEE, warmly invites teachers to join us for a dynamic and interactive conference.
education-sport.ed.ac.uk
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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An treas plana Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann air a chur air bhog
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann
Thuirt cathair Roinn na Ceiltis aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann gu bheil an t-oilthigh gu math mothachail air cho cudromach 's a tha a' Ghàidhlig is gu bheil iad ann an deagh shuidheachadh àite a' chànain a...
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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The decline in #language learning in UK schools calls for urgent curriculum reform. In this policy paper we offer a feasible path based on interventions that we have been conducting on the #linguistics in MFL project (linguisticsinmfl.co.uk) #langsky #edusky

👉 www.lspjournal.com/post/address...
December 3, 2024 at 11:06 AM
L’Union européenne et l’anglais : une bulle enfermée dans son «globish»
December 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM