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Thomas Chaurin

@thomaschaurin.bsky.social

Passionate linguist, Director of Languages for All and French language teacher at the University of Edinburgh, treasurer of the AULC and of FLEUR.

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Sign the Petition Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!

Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!

Please consider signing the petition to protect language courses in Leicester.

c.org/mBNDBjLHMd

07.02.2026 09:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#AULC2026 session on Language Educators Networks: ELEUK, FLEUR, BATJ, BATA, GLA, NILI, TROPO: communities of practice, professional identity of language educators, scholarship and professional development and more @aulc.bsky.social

08.01.2026 11:39 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lovable App Lovable Generated Project

In just 24 hours, the #AULC2026 begins!

We’re excited to see colleagues in Oxford and online for what promises to be a very interesting conference!

aulc2026.lovable.app

07.01.2026 08:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sign the Petition Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

From AULC, we stand in solidarity with colleagues at University of Nottingham. We want to share this petition by a student highlighting how suspending all Modern Languages undergraduate programmes affects the whole academic community: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

14.11.2025 13:29 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...

14.11.2025 09:50 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Complete French The flagship course from Teach Yourself, Complete French is specifically designed for the self-leaner. It is comprehensive but flexible, allowing learners to take control of the learning process and w...

Two years of work (et beaucoup de plaisir) with a wonderful team - @thomaschaurin.bsky.social and @jamesfowler.bsky.social - we can now celebrate the launch of: uk.teachyourself.com/products/com...
Thank you @hachettelearning.bsky.social

18.11.2025 18:53 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Home - Association of University Language Communities Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland   Bringing together language teaching and learning professionals AULC has more than 70 institutional members, including over 60 hig...

We’re now on Bluesky! We’re the AULC — a network of university language centres in the UK and Ireland.

Follow us for updates, events, and discussions on language learning, teaching innovation, and cultural exchange.

aulc.org

🌍 #AULC #LanguageLearning #HigherEd #Languages

29.10.2025 11:26 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1
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Senior Lecturer in French Language Education (AEP) and Director of French Language

A great opportunity to join a wonderful team of colleagues and work with excellent students:
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/109266-...

03.03.2025 19:54 — 👍 6    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Photo of a pile of four copies of the British Council report entitled: Language Trends Scotland 2024/25. Language teaching and learning in local authority and independent primary and secondary schools in Scotland.

Photo of a pile of four copies of the British Council report entitled: Language Trends Scotland 2024/25. Language teaching and learning in local authority and independent primary and secondary schools in Scotland.

📣To mark the start of Languages Week Scotland #LWS25, British Council Scotland has published the 1st Languages Trends Scotland report
🎯 Stats show strong foundations, with 98% of primary schools teaching modern languages & 77% having taught languages for more than 5 years
🔗Read it ow.ly/Mirm50US2ph

03.02.2025 14:42 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Sign the Petition Save MLANG at Cardiff University!

The devastating decline of modern languages provision in the UK continues - please support the wonderful and highly respected colleagues in languages and translation facing the closure of their department at Cardiff University: chng.it/t5xsFHPFcb

31.01.2025 09:29 — 👍 7    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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Embedding language in the curriculum: exploring best practice in primary and secondary language teaching and learning MHSES Initial Teacher Education, in collaboration with Education Scotland and LFEE, warmly invites teachers to join us for a dynamic and interactive conference.

🚨Teachers in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, why not gear up for #LanguagesWeekScotland 2025 at a conference exploring best practice in primary & secondary language teaching & learning
📍 @morayhouse.bsky.social on 31/01/25
🔗Book your place for a tenner education-sport.ed.ac.uk/embedding-la... #ScotlandLovesLanguages #LWS25

08.01.2025 18:16 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann Thuirt cathair Roinn na Ceiltis aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann gu bheil an t-oilthigh gu math mothachail air cho cudromach 's a tha a' Ghàidhlig is gu bheil iad ann an deagh shuidheachadh àite a' chànain a...

An treas plana Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann air a chur air bhog
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...

06.12.2024 16:22 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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The decline in #language learning in UK schools calls for urgent curriculum reform. In this policy paper we offer a feasible path based on interventions that we have been conducting on the #linguistics in MFL project (linguisticsinmfl.co.uk) #langsky #edusky

👉 www.lspjournal.com/post/address...

03.12.2024 11:06 — 👍 46    🔁 24    💬 4    📌 2

L’Union européenne et l’anglais : une bulle enfermée dans son «globish»

02.12.2024 18:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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