Tag Archives: Language Learning
New MOOC run starts 07/11/2016
Following the success of the first two runs of our free massive open online course Multilingual Learning for a Globalised World, we’ve decided to schedule another three runs for the coming year. The first one of these will start on the 7th … Continue reading
Reminder – Deadline Monday 30 November: Call for Papers “Language Learning and Ethnographic Fieldwork”
University of Glasgow, Scotland 11-12 April 2016 For many researchers, learning a new language or working in a second or additional language is a crucial aspect of carrying out ethnographic fieldwork. Language learning and ‘competence’ affect all aspects of our … Continue reading
Learning Arabic in Cairo
Keith Hammond reflects on his experience of learning Arabic in Cairo. Written from the Roma Hotel, Cairo on 26th October 2014. The Arab world has an incredible history of learning. It begins in the Madrasa. Language has been central in … Continue reading
Why are you studying Arabic?
Maria Grazia Imperiale – University of Glasgow 28 August 2014 (Download post here: Why are you studying Arabic?) It has been a month I am in Alexandria (Egypt), or al-Iskandaryah in Arabic, or Alex in the slang used by young cool … Continue reading
