Language Ambassadors Online is back for 2025-26! Led by students from universities right across Scotland who study a whole range of different subjects, these sessions are designed to promote languages to young people and to encourage them to choose languages as part of their learning experience, whatever other subject areas they may be interested in. In the online workshops, our wonderful ambassadors share their experiences of learning languages and discovering new cultures, answer learners’ questions and generally seek to enthuse and inspire! Sessions take place on the following dates:
- Thursday 25 September 11.00 – 12.00
- Wednesday 29 October 9.00 - 10.00
- Tuesday 25 November 2.00 - 3.00
- Friday 23 January 10.00 - 11.00
- Tuesday 24 February 11.00 - 12.00
- Wednesday 18 March 2.00 - 3.00
All sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams. For more information and to book to bring your class(es) along visit our Eventbrite page.
With kind co-operation from three Language Ambassadors from the University of Aberdeen and the University of St Andrews, we have a recorded session available for schools to use as an asynchronous resource and to give a flavour of what a live session looks like. This can be accessed on YouTube.
FAQs
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What age group is this session aimed at?
This session is perhaps more relevant to Secondary learners at the stage of making choices, but will be applicable to all ages and stages. Primary schools are also welcome! Please indicate the age group of your learners in the registration form.
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What technology do I need?
Teachers will ideally join this session on behalf of their class and will show it on the interactive white board in the room. All interaction will be via the chat box so a microphone and camera are not vital, but it is nice if the Language Ambassadors can see participants if possible!
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Our timetable does not fit within the time slot. Is this a problem?
Not at all – we are aware that school timetables vary considerably. Feel free to join and leave the session as you are able to.
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Do we have to be able to attend all the sessions?
Not at all – you are welcome to come to as many or as few of the sessions as you wish. Just choose the one(s) which best suit your timetable.
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I have another question. Who do I contact?
Please email sheena.bell@strath.ac.uk with any other questions that you may have.
Some universities are also able to offer in-person Language Ambassador visits to individual schools throughout the year. These allow the opportunity for language students to deliver presentations, participate in discussions and support events in schools. These are arranged directly between schools and universities. University contacts for this option are as follows:
University of Aberdeen: Dr Clémence O'Connor (clemence.oconnor@abdn.ac.uk)
Please note that the University of Aberdeen individual school visits are not in-person. Ambassadors record short videos which are viewed by the class before they have a live Q&A with the ambassador via video link.
University of Edinburgh: Sylvain Blanche (Sylvain.Blanche@ed.ac.uk)
University of St Andrews: Dr Robert Wilson (rpw@st-andrews.ac.uk)
University of Stirling: Fiona Noble (fiona.noble@stir.ac.uk)
University of Strathclyde: Cédric Moreau (c.moreau@strath.ac.uk)