Event Details

This conference aims to • break down the misperception of a “fork in the road” between science and languages • highlight the complementarity of languages and science • discuss creative methods of combining science with modern languages within teaching

Society perceives Science and Modern Languages as “separate”, i.e. one does one or the other, but not both. This misperception is reinforced by secondary school systems which divide education into different disciplines without emphasizing cross-disciplinary links and the holistic nature of education.

This conference aims to

• break down the misperception of a “fork in the road” between science and languages

• highlight the complementarity of languages and science

• discuss creative methods of combining science with modern languages within teaching to enhance both:

-language teaching by introducing science-related material and

-science teaching by introducing language-related material.

The conference will feature the following speakers:

• Cyrille Rollet, Department of Languages and Cultures (DeLC), Lancaster University

• “Francophone contributors to science and their heritage”

• Dr. Luís Pinho, Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University

• “The language of science: young learners, scientifi c literacy and cultural models”

• Marta Melnyk, Ukrainian polyglot, co-organizer of The Polyglot Gathering (largest conference worldwide dedicated to language learning), language teacher, IT specialist and blogger • “Types of Languages in IT”

• Laura-Jane Baxter, polyglot and language learning blogger

The conference is aimed at

• language teachers and science teachers

• language and culture specialists whose research STEM disciplines

• members of the public interested in science and languages.

Funded by Creative Multilingualism (University of Oxford)