Is there a perfect age to learn a language? Is it ever too late to start? Should the NHS prescribe languages to older adults? What if you already have dementia, is it too late then? Join linguist and teacher Cate Hamilton as she explores these questions with neuroscientist Thomas Bak and tries to uncover the answer to WHEN learning languages will be most beneficial to us, and whether it is ever too late.
Episode 25: What was language learning like 400 years ago?
Episode 24: Speak standard English!
Episode 23: Grammar... friend or foe?
Episode 22: Speech and language therapy.
Episode 21: EAL – where to start?
Episode 20: How can we navigate bilingual education?
Episode 19: Why study languages at university?
Episode 18: Trolling, trust and language education.
Episode 17: Time for a communication revolution?
Episode 16: How can we reimagine MFL education?
Episode 15: How do we transform the MFL curriculum?
Episode 14: Why translation is important.
Episode 13: What if we taught language through poetry?
Episode 12: How does writing poetry help us find our voice?
Episode 11: What happens if your voice is silenced?
Episode 10: Have we got our approach to teaching language right?
Episode 9: How can we play with language through talk, poetry and writing?
Episode 8: How can linguistics help teachers?
Episode 7: What's in an accent?
Episode 6: How can Shakespeare help us talk to each other?
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