UCFL Summer Plenary

10:00 - 12:00 Annual General Meeting

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:30 Plenary Afternoon Panels

Developments in the Modern Languages Curriculum in HE

13:00-14:00: Modern Languages in a Global Humanities Landscape 

Chair: Emma Cayley

David Clarke (Cardiff University) 
Derek Hird (Lancaster University)

14:00-15:00: From Benchmark to Practice: Sustainability and Entrepreneurship in Modern Languages

Chair: Fransiska Louwagie

Ed Welch (Durham University) 
Armelle Blin-Rolland (Bangor University)
Aedín Ní Loingsigh (University of Sterling)

15:00 - 15:30:  Break

15:30 – 16:30: Diversification of languages and levels offered

Chair: Olga Gómez-Cash

a. Expansion, adaptation, and innovation in the Modern Languages curricula. 
Helen Monribot (Hertfordshire University) 
Vicky Wright (University of Southampton)

b. Ab initio languages as core part of provision 
Ana Medeiros (King’s College, AULC) 
Marcela Cazzoli (Durham University) 

Download Programme (pdf)

The UCFL Summer Plenary will be held in person and online via zoom. Please register by clicking Book Now at the top of the page, where you will have the option to select your attendance in person or online. The zoom link will be sent out when you register. Please check your spam/junk folders as they can sometimes be found there.

Attendees must be members of paid-up UCFL member institutions. If you are unsure whether your institution is currently a member, you can enquire with your institution or with the UCFL Membership Secretary. 

Please note in person registration is closed. Online registration will remain open.