Welcome to Languages Week Scotland

17 January 2025 (British Council)

British Council Scotland will welcome registered guests to the inaugural launch of Language Trends Scotland on Monday 3 February. The event will be hosted at the Institut Français d'Écosse, bringing together language enthusiasts, policy makers and practitioners as part of Languages Week Scotland. There are a limited number of tickets available for teachers and language enthusiasts interested in attending the event. You can apply for a ticket on Eventbrite. 

Language Trends Scotland is an in-depth survey for all primary and secondary schools across the country. The research provides an independent overview of the learning and teaching of modern languages in Scotland. The Language Trends series highlights general shifts in data and seeks to provide a springboard for teachers, school leaders, academics, inspectors, policymakers, school pupils, and the public to consider aspects of language learning more deeply.

British Council Scotland is delighted that many primary, secondary and independent schools across Scotland participated in the survey and looks forward to sharing the results.

Language Trends Scotland joins a suite of language trends research conducted across the UK, contributing to a wealth of data that spans over two decades, offering unique insights into the evolution of language education across the UK. Find out more about the British Council's Language Trends research.

British Council will publish the full report on Monday 3 February 2025.

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Calling secondary pupils and teachers in Scotland!

British Council Scotland is delighted to be working with Goethe Institut Glasgow, Institut Français d'Écosse and the Consejería de Educación to host a Where will languages take me webinar as part of Languages Week Scotland.

The purpose of the session is to inspire secondary pupils in Scotland to continue studying languages, or to choose languages as a subject option.

During a live webinar, invited guests will share their inspiring language stories with pupils. We will hear about the languages that they have learned, the places they have travelled to, the skills that learning languages can bring and how they use languages in their work and daily lives. A Q&A with pupils will follow speaker sessions.

The session will be recorded and published at a later date as a lasting resource for young people.

We look forward to celebrating languages with you and your pupils during Languages Week Scotland!

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Edinburgh

Join the Institut français d'Ecosse for a fascinating exchange of personal experiences, ideas, poetic practices and languages with multilingual and Scotland-based poets Elodie Laügt, Paul Malgrati and Anne Pia!

All three live, think and compose original poetry in English, French and Scots. Through a combination of readings and conversation, we will explore how language-switching can, like poetry itself, establish a creative zone in which to build alternative identities, open new worlds and enable positive encounters with perspectives that differ from our own.

Organised as part of Languages Week Scotland 2025, the event is free to attend.

Visit the website for more information and to book.

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Edinburgh

Lapin is cold. Very cold. But how can he warm up? Join Tania and her Parisian garden friends as they embark on a charming bilingual adventure in the cold French winter.

To celebrate the publication by CALEC of her second bilingual picture book, Lapin is Cold, author and teaching artist Tania Czajka will perform a short puppet show aimed at children aged 3 to 8 as part of Languages Week Scotland 2025.

Visit the website for more information and to book. The event is free with books available to buy.

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