Article Details

Article Details

Language Use at the United Nations: Interdisciplinary Project of the Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages

Author: Dean Cooper Cunningham
Date of Publication: June 2013

The Scottish Baccalaureate may be an extraordinarily challenging award to complete but it also has numerous rewards. This article will provide an insight into my experience of the Interdisciplinary Project which is the distinguishing element of the Scottish Baccalaureate. My research for the project was focused on languages within the United Nations, investigating whether languages play an essential role in upholding the fundamental aims of the United Nations.

Keywords: Scottish Baccalaureate, United Nations, European Union, Interpreting, Translation

University of Strathclyde Education Scotland British Council Scotland The Scottish Government
SCILT - Scotlands National centre for Languages