The Language Centre at Glyndwr University

09/09/2015

Some summer school students will remember me talking about this complicated Welsh place name in a discussion group. Watch weatherman Liam Dutton pronounce it effortlessly on live television.

03/09/2015

Some sad news about language learning in Northern Ireland

Computing, maths and business management in line for 'rationalisation' as spending cuts hit institution

24/03/2015

'Difficult climate' for languages

Language teaching in England's primary and secondary schools is facing "a difficult climate", according to the findings of the Language Trends Survey.

19/03/2015

We are still accepting applications for the 2015 English Language Summer School through our website. For further information, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

Course Overview This four week intensive English language and cultural studies programme offers 25 hours a week guided learning opportunities at intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced levels of English - subject to sufficient student numbers and an initial English language test on arrival.

19/03/2015

39 Commonly Misused Words and How to Use Them Correctly

Easy to get wrong. Fortunately, not that hard to get right

18/03/2015

25 maps that explain the English language

From Beowulf to Wikipedia, here's how English grew, spread, and changed.

03/03/2015

Is monolingualism the norm? Do bilinguals have two separate language systems? The British Council's Nayr Ibrahim separates the myths from the realities.

03/03/2015

An excellent article from "The Economist" pointing out that the UK loses out on £59 billion each year due to poor (or even non-existent) foreign language skills. It's time foreign language education made a comeback.

Not any more, son THE last time she was recruiting for her export-sales team, Sarah Grain hired a Lithuanian who speaks Russian, Polish and German. Her two previous...

26/02/2015

Some handy expressions.using make and do.

Sometimes "make" and "do" can be confusing. We've made a list for you of some words that come after "make" and after "do." For example, you "do your homework" and "make friends." You "do laundry," "make a mess," and "make a mistake." Check out our graphic for more! Practice here by making a sentence with one or more of these!

02/02/2015

A common source of confusion for students.

We are excited about World Smile Day® today because it's an exciting day! "Excited" versus "exciting" -- sometimes people are confused by these and other -ed and -ing adjectives. Check out this American English at State graphic that shows when to use an -ed adjective and when to use an -ing adjective. Can you think of any other adjectives that use both of these endings?

27/11/2014

Good news for Glyndŵr University!

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