About
CELT is based in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, where it promotes the scholarship of language teaching and learning, and supports innovations and investigations in language education. CELT fosters a vibrant community of staff and students, and we share and disseminate scholarship within the school and the broader University, within disciplinary and professional communities, and beyond.
Events
Leeds City of Languages
The Leeds City of Languages 2026 programme is HERE! From Korean hip-hop to Mongolian music, Spanish flamenco, international cinema, creative...
The language of literary analysis in postgraduate essays: demonstrating disciplinary knowledge and developing critical voice
This session will outline a practitioner scholarship project into disciplinary discourse that focused on postgraduate student writing in English Literature....
LCS Assessment Showcase
This one-day showcase will focus on the diverse landscape of assessment in LCS and the sharing of successful practices, innovative projects and...
News
Call for Papers: Yorkshire Language Teaching Research & Scholarship (YLTRS) Network
The School of Languages, Arts, Societies at the University of Sheffield will be hosting the 4th Symposium of the Yorkshire...
New publication: Celebrating Languages, Cultures and Global Connections: The Power of Working in Partnership
In this paper, Sofia Martinho, Bettina Hermoso-Gómez and Carolin Schneider reflect on the collaboration between the University of Leeds Language...
New publication: "Pursuing a degree in Modern Languages"
Politics and Identities in Language Teaching and Learning (Hachette, 2026) explores the political, institutional and professional factors that shape language...
Blog
From Focus Group to Podcast: Learning from the Year Abroad through Shared Reflection
What do students really learn from a Year Abroad? While language development is often the most visible outcome, an international placement is also a transformative...
Systemic Functional Linguistics for the self taught – Part 2
By Laetitia Monbec, with grateful acknowledgement of Rob Playfair’s participation. This post was originally published in June 2022 on the now defunct Baleap Research and...
Systemic Functional Linguistics for the self taught – Part 1
By Laetitia Monbec, Language Centre As Dr Namala Tilakaratna and I prepare the publication of the Special Issue: Systemic Functional Semiotics for EAP: The Practice...