Thursday 26th June 2025, 10am-4pm, Sheffield Hallam University

This conference brings together international specialists in the area of multilingualism and translanguaging in education. It showcases pedagogy and practice that benefits all learners with EAL, from beginners to advanced, and makes a vital contribution towards embracing diversity and addressing race equality.

For further information and tickets, please see here.

Pint of Science is an annual festival that brings research to the general public. This year, two of the presentations have a language-related focus:

20th May: Thriving for language learners: A beginner's guide - Dr Abigail Parrish

21st May: Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told: Stories of languages and making - Dr Sabine Little and Saman Qarni

For more information and the full Sheffield Pint of Science Programme, see here.

Heads up about a number of East Asian Events happening around the city in the next few months!

• 02 May: UoS Japan Day , 15:00-20:00@ Octagon Centre

• 7 June: JPS Traditional Japanese culture workshop "The Living Beauty of Kimono Culture (TBC)"  Details to follow 

• 6 July: JPS Japanese Star Festival (Tanabata Matsuri), 14:00-17:00@ Walkley Community Centre

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