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MML support for ALL Statement on severe grading in MFL

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages would like to support the announcement made by the Association for Language Learning about Ofqual’s decision on severe grading in MFL.

How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren?

Multilingualism is the norm in India. But rather than enjoying the cognitive and learning advantages seen in multilingual children in the Global North, Indian children show low levels of learning basic school skills. Professor Ianthi Tsimpli is trying to disentangle the causes of this paradox.

Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships 2019

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages welcomes applications from potential applicants for the Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2019.

"Learning Together" brings together people in criminal justice and higher education institutions

Dr. Emma Gilby (French) is co-ordinating an outreach programme to take place in Lent term, in collaboration with the Institute of Criminology.

MML Annual Lecture 2018

The Faculty was delighted to welcome back to Cambridge cognitive neuroscientist Dr Thomas Bak, who gave a fascinating and entertaining lecture on multilingualism and language learning – exploring the boundaries, rethinking extremes.

Austrian Cinema essay prize won by MML Graduate Student

At the culmination of the successful Picturing Austrian Cinema Symposium, PhD student Rafael Dernbach was presented with the inaugural Austrian Film Institute Essay Prize by filmmaker Michael Haneke.

MML Faculty rep election 2018

Elections for Faculty Board representatives are to be held from midday on Thursday 18 October to midday on Friday 19 October.

MML and Linguistics events at the Festival of Ideas

The Festival of Ideas will take place 15-28 October. Please click here to see the list of events related to MML and Linguistics.

Sykes Postgraduate Research Studentship

The Italian Section is pleased to announce a new round of studentships for postgraduate research for entry in 2019/20. Further details can be found here

Prof. Mari Jones invited to first ever Fête du Jèrriais festival

As part of her ongoing work to keep alive the Norman French spoken in the Channel Islands, Professor Mari Jones has been invited to take part in the first ever Fête du Jèrriais.

Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

MML support for ALL Statement on severe grading in MFL

How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren?

Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships 2019