The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our personal and professional lives in ways that we could not even have imagined just a few months ago. If someone…Read More >
multilingualism
Conference on Multilingualism (COM) 2020
WELCOME TO COM2020! The 2020 Conference on Multilingualism will be hosted by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism at the University of Reading to explore the many different aspects of…Read More >
Tackling the economic and social challenges caused by COVID-19
Our health service is battling to save lives everyday as medical researchers work with pharmaceutical companies to try and find a vaccine for COVID-19. The virus is also having an…Read More >
Understanding children’s reading at school and at home
CELM Public Lecture We all recognise how crucial reading is for children to do well at school and later on in the workplace. But what does research tell us about…Read More >
How speaking another language is good for your brain
Speaking more than one language can change the physical structure of your brain. How and why does this happen, and what implications might this have across our lifetimes from a…Read More >
Bi/Multilingualism and the History of Language Learning and Teaching
HoLLTnet international meeting: ‘Bi/Multilingualism and the History of Language Learning and Teaching’ University of Reading, United Kingdom, 6-7 July 2018 HoLLTnet (www.hollt.net) is a Research Network of AILA (L’Association Internationale…Read More >
CeLM seminar: “Linguistic issues surrounding refugees”
“Linguistic issues surrounding refugees: a study of migrant Facebook posts” FREE TO ATTEND Guest Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Ateek, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Code switching is a widely observed phenomenon, especially seen…Read More >
CeLM Week Public Lecture
Professor Rhona Stainthorp will be giving a public lecture about multilingual literacy development. The event, hosted by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM), aims to raise awareness of the…Read More >
