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
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...
BALEAP PIM: EAP and the Academy in the Age of GenAI: Implications for practices and practitioners
Register here! To register for the PIM, please visit the 'upcoming events page' on the BALEAP website, or follow this...
GenAI Working Group Launch Event
You are invited to the launch event for the GenAI Working Group which will be held on March 25 from 3pm in...
News
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...
New paper in the Language Scholar: Supporting University Students with ADHD with Academic Literacies
A new paper published in The Language Scholar by Renata Lebioda-Green explores how academic literacies approaches can better support university...
New Podcast Available: One Language, Many Silences
Kasmir Kaur in conversation with Sarah Benesch. Exploring pronatalism, language, identity and resistance. One Language, Many Silences is a...
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...