CILT - the National Centre for Languages has launched the Languages and Film Talent Awards Competition (LAFTAs) you can find out more online and win some great prizes.
http://www.languageswork.org.uk/laftas/index.htm�

The European Commission has just launched an online consultation aimed at both organisations and individuals about its work concerning the role and place of languages in the EU. This multilingualism consultation is available in 22 languages and will remain open until the 15 November 2007.
 http://ec.europa.eu/education/multiling/ 

Digital Dialects contains interactive activities for learning languages and links to resources for study. It covers a great range of languages and new activities have recently been added to the Albanian, Farsi, Finnish and Swahili sections.

Check out this great resource for French on the TV5 website - Oui, je parle Rugby. Watch videos of players from around the world speaking en francais, with English subtitles.

An online education initiative between the UK and China is being launched - with plans to provide ‘e-learning’ for 20 million Chinese students, reports the BBC website.
The deal will see the UK’s LP+ group building a system for delivering online lessons in China.
The firm’s chief executive, Mehool Sanghrajka, says it is a sign of the […]

The only college in Scotland offering programmes solely in Gaelic has been praised by HM Inspectors of Education, reports this article on the Herald website.
Skye’s Sabhal Mor Ostaig started as a farm building but the learning and teaching process and learner progress were found to be very good, as was educational leadership, direction and management.
In […]

A STUDY is being carried out at Edinburgh University to see whether being bilingual affects the way people read in English. Researchers are testing people who speak English and another language to try to find out exactly how they process English words.
Read more on the Scotsman website.

CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has made available thousands of free resource packs containing two double sided posters and four sheets of ‘hello’ stickers. Lots of languages are featured in different places and it contains hidden furry LinguaBats!
All CILT’s EDL resources can be ordered via the on-line shop.

Fifteen outstanding language initiatives are to receive an EU award for their innovative approach to developing language skills in the UK. The judges were particularly impressed by the high levels of creativity in projects involving young language learners, the effective partnerships formed with local businesses and the innovative strategies to engage with hard-to-reach adult learners. This […]

We are delighted to announce that two LTS websites - the MFLE and Early Years - have been shortlisted for the e-learning awards.
The MFLE website is shortlisted in the category ‘Best example of supporting learners online’ and Early Years in the category ‘Excellence in the production of learning content’. Representatives from LTS will make a presentation […]