Together across sectors for the future of language education
Working in different fields and sectors of language education, we are drawn together by the conviction that more can and should be done to acknowledge and develop the linguistic and expressive potential of people in the UK.
Our Coalition for Language Education is committed to developing the communicative capacities of individuals, groups and institutions and the range of languages and communicative styles that they can draw on.
The potential for a Coalition between different fields and sectors emerged during an initial consultation in June 2023, and we have now agreed a Founding Statement of shared principles and priorities.
We are building support in a growing list of signatories, and we are looking to a range of cross-sectoral strategies to reinvigorate contemporary language education.
Creating spaces for dialogue
For the most part in the UK, language education is too narrow. Change takes time, but those who seek it can gain strength from coalition. This Coalition facilitates the exchange of ideas and experiences of what works, of what’s challenging, how to overcome obstacles, and how to support cooperation across sectors and locations.
To help grow a joined-up conversation about language education now and for the future, the Coalition’s Founding Statement offers a baseline of shared understanding, and its growing list of signatories identifies people and groups committed to rebuilding language education through teaching, collaborations, research, workshops and conferences.
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