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Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

We are one of 24 Subject Centres funded by the Higher Education Academy
Our primary aim is to support learning and teaching of Languages,
Linguistics and Area Studies across UK Higher Education

700 reasons report and materials

Poster: 700 reasons for studying languagesFree classroom poster

March 2008
A new poster from the Subject Centre's ‘700 reasons’ suite of materials.

The poster is accompanied by a set of post-it notes which can be used by learners to write down their own reasons for studying languages and which can be stuck onto or alongside the poster.

Routes into Languages has purchased copies of the poster and is giving them away free to the first 1,000 people to sign up to their mailing list.

Report: 700 reasons for studying languagesReport: 700 reasons for studying languages

ISBN: 1-904190-66-9
April 2005
This report describes new research carried out by the Subject Centre and identifies more than 700 reasons for studying languages. This research will be particularly useful for educators, especially those encouraging students to continue with languages. The report is no longer available in print.
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700 reasons is available as a searchable database of rationales for studying languages... go on, pick one!