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BAAL/CUP Seminar 2016: New plurilingual pathways for integration: Immigrants and language learning in the 21st century
Gwennan Higham 
Language Teaching, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 294 - 296
Swansea University Author:
Gwennan Higham
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DOI (Published version): 10.1017/S0261444816000422
Abstract
This seminar was held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, on 27 May 2016. It was jointly organised by BAAL members Nicola Bermingham (Heriot-Watt University) and Gwennan Higham (Swansea University) in collaboration with COST Action IS1306 New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Ch...
| Abstract: |
This seminar was held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, on 27 May 2016. It was jointly organised by BAAL members Nicola Bermingham (Heriot-Watt University) and Gwennan Higham (Swansea University) in collaboration with COST Action IS1306 New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges, and supported by the Intercultural Research Centre and the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies at Heriot-Watt University. Ten papers and two keynote speeches were given. The keynote speakers were Professor Alison Phipps (Glasgow University) and Professor Máiréad Nic Craith (Heriot-Watt University). A round-table discussion was also held, with invited speakers including Ms Mandy Watts from Education Scotland; Professor Bernadette O'Rourke, chair of COST Action IS1306; Dr Cassie Smith Christmas, University of the Highlands and Islands; and Dr Kathryn Jones, Director of Language Policy and Research at the Welsh Centre for Language Planning. |
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| Keywords: |
language learning, immigrants, integration, new speakers, plurilingual |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
2 |
| Start Page: |
294 |
| End Page: |
296 |