LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Do you teach languages at evening classes or to students of other subjects studying a language as an extra option?
Do you teach languages at evening classes or to students of other subjects studying a language as an extra option? For the second year in succession, LLAS has received funding from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to carry out a survey to learn more about the experiences of ‘non-specialist’ language students.

Survey: Romanian language in European higher education
The Department of Applied Modern Languages at Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca are conducting a survey to explore the nature and degree of usage of the Romanian language in higher education institutions throughout Europe.

Survey of 'non-specialist' language learners

LLAS with support from UCML are carrying out a survey on the motivations of 'non-specialists' studying languages in UK higher education and the languages and types of study on offer. The survey has been funded by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

The Centre of Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning (CEMLL) Survey

The Centre of Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning (CEMLL) is conducting a survey on the use of multimedia technologies in language teaching as a follow up to the survey undertaken with The Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies in 2006.

Report on Multimedia Language Learning in Higher Education in the UK
The report on multimedia language learning in higher education in the UK is now available. A questionnaire designed by staff at the University of Ulster in collaboration with the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, produced interesting findings.

Languages, linguistics and area studies students in the National Student Survey 2010
The attached document displays the results of the 2010 National Student Survey in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.

Languages, linguistics and area studies students in the National Student Survey 2009: an analysis by subject and gender
This analysis was undertaken by Gosia Kulej-Turner, a consultant employed by the Higher Education Academy.

Guide to languages, linguistics and area studies in the National Student Survey

The National Student Survey is a census of final year undergraduate students in the UK. Conducted since 2005, the 2009 survey asks students 22 questions about their learning experience at university. Each institution's results are broken down by discipline and made publicly available on the Unistats website.