Routes into Languages
The Routes into Languages Programme is a Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) funded initiative to increase and widen participation in language study in higher education. It also aims to support the national role of HE languages as a motor of economic and civic regeneration. The Programme has been developed by the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML), the HE Academy Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) and CILT, the National Centre for Languages.
Timescale
January, 2006 - December, 2010
Key contact(s):
Heather McGuinness
Programme Manager
h.mcguinness@soton.ac.uk
Funded by:
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Project partners:
University Council of Modern Languages (UCML), the HE Academy Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) and CILT, the National Centre for Languages
Project aims:
- To increase and widen participation in language study in higher education.
- To support the national role of HE languages as a motor of economic and civic regeneration.
Outcomes:
- 9 regional consortia
- 2 national networks – 1 for interpreting and 1 for translation
- 3 research projects – international events; community languages; language education and enterprise
Links:
Routes into Languages
www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk
