The decision to cut all language programs at the University of Nottingham and the University of Leicester will be the final nail in the coffin for many potential applicants' languages education, leaving no languages degrees in the East Midlands.

We know that provision for and uptake of languages at secondary level are affected by socio-economic status. We also know that applicants from more socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to go to their local university.

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Episode 70, just a few weeks ago, was a great one for paper 2. We talked to @emhumps.bsky.social about prescriptivism and how people try (and usually fail) to control language use. This gives a great overview for a lot of issues on the paper: open.spotify.com/episode/6aoS...

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