Report of AHRC Fellows, and Relaunch of 'Languages, Society and Policy'
- Event type
- Conference
- Speakers
- Dora Alexopoulou (University of Cambridge), Wendy Ayres-Bennett (University of Cambridge), Charles Burdett (IMLR, University of London), Leanne Henderson (Queen's University Belfast), Emmanulle Labeau (Aston University), Michelle MacLeod (University of Aberdeen), Nicola McLelland (University of Nottingham), Ludovica Serratrice (University of Reading)
- Event dates
- Contact
- cathy.collins@sas.ac.uk .
Continuing its series of strategically focused events, the IMLR is hosting this symposium looking at two areas.
In the first part of the event starting at 2pm, the three AHRC Future of Language Research fellows will report on their work in consulting the Modern Languages community on research priorities.
The second part of the event will be dedicated to the relaunch of the online journal, Languages, Society and Policy (LSP). Originating from the OWRI project MEITS, LSP has provided a vital space for interventions on language policy and on the direction of the subject area as a whole. Following the end of the OWRI funding scheme, LSP is now supported by the IMLR, the Linguistics Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Philological Society, and the University Council of Modern Languages. Going forward, the aim of the journal is to enhance the visibility and the policy directed work of the disciplinary field. The editorial team of the LSP will discuss aims of the journal and how it can most effectively serve the subject field.
A panel of LSP contributors will discuss the following questions: what are the key areas of policymaking in which research in languages can have an impact? What obstacles do we need to overcome to impact on policy? How do we build a coordinated strategy as academics across disciplines for policy impact? The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A when the audience can contribute with comments and questions.
15:00 Introduction and Welcome
Dora Alexopoulou (Cambridge) and Leanne Henderson (Queen's University Belfast)
15:05 Panel discussion
Wendy Ayres-Bennett (Cambridge), Ludovica Serratrice (Reading), Charles Burdett (IMLR, London), Michelle MacLeod (Aberdeen)
Discussant: Dora Alexopoulou
15:25 Open floor discussion
16:00 Close
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