Language teaching petition UK / Unterschriftenliste: Fremdsprachen in der Hochschule, Großbritannien
am 25.02.2008 von Transblawg
This petition speaks for itself. Bradford University has an excellent record of teaching translation and interpreting. I remember the days when Bradford and Salford were the first to integrate at-sight translation and other practical uses of language into their undergraduate courses. Unfortunately, investigation of the universitys website indicates most of this has now gone.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Save language provision in higher education, particularly Interpreting and Translating. ...
Submitted by Vanessa Rennie – Deadline to sign up by: 18 December 2008 – Signatures: 1,584
This petition concerns the UKs provision of language learning, and more specifically the future of the University of Bradfords Department of Languages and European Studies. This department has faced a number of cut-backs in recent years, with recruitment onto Undergraduate courses stopped last year. It has been proposed to halt recruitment to the MA course in Interpreting and Translation. The University of Bradford is one of only five Universities within the UK which offers this course, and yet the University has decided to terminate this valuable course for ‘financial reasons’.
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