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It was great fun - but also challenging - working with Thought Den to translate our Pop-Up World of Languages into online games. See the results here: worldoflanguages.co.uk @ahrcpress

Try our new free online games at worldoflanguages.co.uk. Along the way, fun facts will be discovered - over 50% of people in the world are multilingual! - and challenges laid down. What does the mysterious Welsh word “Hiraeth” really mean? @ahrcpress

An exciting new language taster has been added! Have a go at learning Cornish to continue your #LanguageJourney towards #Multilingualism! meits.org/media/taster-c…

Have you ever thought about learning Portuguese? Or perhaps you'd like to try Persian/Farsi or Nepali? #MEITS_OWRI is delighted to announce its new series of language tasters. Why not start your #LanguageJourney towards #Multilingualism with us! meits.org/news/item/lang…

How best to assess young children from diverse backgrounds? Our latest Policy Paper offers novel ways to measure language abilities and meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. meits.org/policy-papers/…

The need for high-level language and intercultural skills in the UK workforce is yet again confirmed! Read our latest Policy Briefing on Languages, Business, Trade and Innovation for insights and recommendations from across the sectors meits.org/news/item/poli…

Languages Change Lives! Challenge your perceptions and fears about speaking & learning another language, and start your #LanguageJourney meits.org/news

What are your 'everyday language policies'? And why do you think you have them? Read our latest blog post by Karen Forbes on why we need to talk about our language practices! meits.org/blog/post/spea…

Languages really do change lives! Over the past 4 years, the MEITS project has uncovered many ways in which learning a language or speaking a home language can change your life for the better. And we've put them all together for you in this booklet! flipsnack.com/meits/language…

Take a moment out to reflect on what connects YOU to languages, as thoughtfully explored in our latest blog by Yongcan Liu! meits.org/blog/post/bene…

Read our latest Policy Paper on Why and How to integrate non-standard linguistic varieties, such as Greek Cypriot, into education! meits.org/policy-papers/…

We are very excited by the return of the 'Mother Tongue Other Tongue' poetry competition for primary and secondary schools, organised by Routes into Languages East and proudly sponsored by MEITS! The deadline for entering is 20 July 2020. meits.org/news/item/moth…

Find out more about the ‘Watching the Transnational Detectives’ project by Rachel Haworth, MEITS flexible funding awardee, and learn how British audiences have engaged with the recent boom in foreign language television programmes available in the UK! meits.org/news/item/watc…

Learn all about the exciting work by James Kent, MEITS flexible funding awardee, on post-Castro Cuba, which focuses on the relationship between photographic language and identity! This includes a virtual tour of the project! meits.org/news/item/yo-s…

We invite you to check out our latest blog post by Robbie Hannan, providing valuable food for thought on the importance of local radio in connecting Irish speakers, particularly in COVID-19 times. meits.org/blog/post/radi…

Don't miss out on Sarah Dodd's update on the exciting 'Space to Speak' project, one of projects funded by MEITS flexible funding, that explores China's complex multilingual context. meits.org/news/item/spac…

Our @ahrcpress #WorldOfLanguages, the UK's first museum of languages, is bringing you #cultureinquarantine #MuseumFromHome @bbcarts. Languages are fun & easier than you think! Are you in fact already multilingual? Which languages are the words "fiesta" and "kindergarten" from?

Our @ahrcpress #WorldOfLanguages, the UK's first museum of languages, is bringing you #cultureinquarantine #MuseumFromHome @bbcarts, to show you languages are fun and easier than you think! Did you know that learning languages, whether young or old, can support a healthy brain!

Our Pop-Up World of Languages, the first UK museum of languages, is taking part in the @bbcarts #MuseumFromHome event. Check out our video and learn from Wendy Bennett what the @ahrcpress @meits_owri Pop-up World of Languages is all about!

Don't miss our most recent blog post by Annette Zhao, on what Coronavirus might be doing to our language! meits.org/blog/post/what… #MEITS_OWRI #multilingualism