Multilingual Manchester

While enrolment in Modern Languages courses at secondary school and university has been in decline for more than a decade, the number of pupils attending supplementary (weekend) language schools is rising. Yaron Matras, who leads the Multilingual Communities strand of...

Abstracts are invited for an inter-disciplinary conference on “Rethinking Language and Community: Diversity in Global Settings”, which will take place on 16 and 17 May 2019 at The University of Manchester. The purpose of this conference is to explore and discuss...

On 21st February 2019, Manchester will celebrate International Mother Language Day with exciting events taking place across the city. Activities include fun, family-friendly games, crafts and performances, a panel discussion, workshops and a multilingual mushaira. An...

To celebrate UNESCO International Mother Language Day, Multilingual Manchester is hosting a public discussion event, ‘Mancunian Tongues: Why language diversity matters for Manchester’. The event will take place on Thursday 21 February 2019, 6:30pm, at Central Library...

A short film highlighting the outreach and public engagement work of the Multilingual Manchester (MLM) research unit at The University of Manchester has been launched. Being Part of the City: Multilingual Manchester was edited by Matylda Wierietielny, a graduate of...

Join Comma Press for a special day of free workshops and talks offering advice and insight into the world of translation. Organised in partnership with Multilingual Manchester, it will be an opportunity for budding translators – or those with a passion for working...

Join us at Instituto Cervantes Manchester on Tuesday 13th November to learn more about the fascinating work taking place in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester. Academics will deliver a series of short talks, in Spanish, followed by a reception...

Experts from The University of Manchester have called for better language provisions to help non-English speakers into the workplace, after their research found that language proficiency is the most common barrier to employment for newcomers to the city. An estimated...

Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester is undergoing a £13 million transformation, to become the country’s most inclusive, caring and imaginative museum. The development, hello future, is being launched on 2 October, when work will begin to create new...

Visit our Reports archive to read the latest MLM student reports! The reports focus on various aspects of Manchester's multilingualism, including: -  a study on the effect of Brexit debates on language learning choices, in which participants suggested that Brexit...