Research

This edition really is a must-read! The incidental theme emerging from all five contributions is ‘transformation’. From the school sector, Sara Davidson and Essi d’Almeida write about their respective efforts to combat negative attitudes to languages – with startlingly different results. Turning to the university sector, Angela Gayton outlines the aims and plans of the very aptly named MEITS (Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals Transforming Societies) research project. Johanna Watzinger-Tharp & Jamie Leite, on the other hand, tell us about the way in which the dual-language immersion approach has already started to turn around monolingual mind-sets in the state of Utah, U.S. Finally, we hear from a group of undergraduate students of German at the University of Edinburgh and their work with refugees during a three-week placement in Bad Kreuznach, Germany – and the transformation they themselves underwent in the process.

Also in this issue:

• Selected publications: Abstracts and links to recent languages-related publications
• Selected articles: Links to free-to-download articles from other language journals
• Selected events: Upcoming national and international language events up to Spring 2018

Happy reading!

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Call for papers for our Winter Edition

We are interested in submissions that consider any aspects of language learning/teaching or language policy, in Scotland or in other parts of the world. The SLR is read by linguists as well as educational stakeholders across the country and beyond, so your article can really have impact!

Hannah Doughty, Editor