LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Middle Eastern Studies in the United Kingdom

Lisa Bernasek - 17 March 2009

The study of the Middle East in UK universities dates back at least to the seventeenth century. The Middle East is taught and researched by scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines and student numbers studying Middle Eastern languages and area studies have substantially increased in the last few years.

Plenary: Languages in Higher Education Conference 2008: transitions and connections

Harold Walker - 4 August 2008

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The Languages of the Wider World CETL

- 15 May 2007

The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), Languages of the Wider World (LWW) is hosted jointly by the School for African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) and University College London (UCL). Funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), it was set up in 2005 and is one of only two CETLs in the UK devoted to language learning and teaching and learning.