On Friday, June 26th, the Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) unveiled its latest report on the state of languages in Scotland.
The report, titled Languages in a Global Scotland, was produced by SAHA’s Languages Working Group, chaired by Professor Catherine O’Leary, and it argues that languages and intercultural studies are key to the creation of a Global Scotland for the benefit of all.
The document has three main aims:
- to provide an overview of the current position of languages education in Scotland
- to outline the challenges and opportunities of language education for an increasingly multilingual Scotland in a globally interconnected world
- to make recommendations for language and cultural education to help Scotland achieve its full potential
The Alliance invite political, educational and community stakeholders to join SAHA in a conversation about next steps.
Physical copies may be available on request.
More information about the working group can be found here.
The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance would like to express their sincere gratitude to all individuals whose contributions, guidance, and feedback were instrumental in the successful completion of this document:
- Professor Fiona Barclay, University of Stirling
- Dr Abigail Burnyeat, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Professor Rob Dunbar, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Stephen Forcer, University of Glasgow
- Dr Sarah Gubbins, University of Dundee
- Professor Nicki Hitchcott, University of St Andrews
- Professor Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson, University of Glasgow
- Professor Will Lamb, University of Edinburgh
- Dr Fernando León Solís, University of the West of Scotland
- Professor Catherine O’Leary, University of St Andrews
- Dr Gary Quinn, Heriot Watt University
- Dr James Rann, University of Glasgow
- Dr Kerry Roberts, University of Strathclyde
- Professor Emeritus Jeremy Smith, FRSE, University of Glasgow
- Ms Federica Romana Simone, SAHA
- Professor Antonella Sorace, FRSE, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Katerina Strani, Heriot-Watt University
- Mr David Vescio, University of Stirling
- Dr Sylvia Warneke, Open University
