Why Study Languages?
Published on 4. March 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-913019-18-1 (ISBN)
Description
Studying any subject at degree level is an investment in the future that involves significant cost. Now more than ever, students and their parents need to weigh up the potential benefits of university courses. That's where the Why Study series comes in. This series of books, aimed at students, parents and teachers, explains in practical terms the range and scope of an academic subject at university level and where it can lead in terms of careers or further study. Each book sets out to enthuse the reader about its subject and answer the crucial questions that a college prospectus does not.
Reviews / Votes
"Why Study Languages? is as rich in information as it is in experience. It will answer your questions about the nature of languages and communication, dispel many negative myths about language learning, and provide evidence that studying languages is not only useful but also rewarding, exhilarating and, often, life-changing"; Loredana Polezzi, Alfonse M. D'Amato Chair in Italian American and Italian Studies, Stony Brook University. "A valuable insight into the myriad of ways in which the study of languages can enrich our experience of the world, be that personal or professional"; Catriona Kyle, Assistant Headteacher, Channing School, LondonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913019-18-1 (9781913019181)
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Gabrielle Hogan-Brun
Why Study Languages?
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Person
Gabrielle Hogan-Brun is a currently a visiting professor and
senior researcher at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, having
previously taught at the Universities of Bristol and Basel. She
lectures widely on language attitudes, policies and practices, and
on economic aspects of multilingualism. She serves on several
international journal editorial boards and has worked with various
European organizations on matters of language diversity.
A Salzburg Global Fellow, she is a co-author of the Salzburg
Statement for a Multilingual World. She is the founding book series
editor of Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities,
and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and
Communities (2019), which won the BAAL book prize (in 2020).
Among her other recent publications is Linguanomics: What Is the
Market Potential of Multilingualism? (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017).
senior researcher at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, having
previously taught at the Universities of Bristol and Basel. She
lectures widely on language attitudes, policies and practices, and
on economic aspects of multilingualism. She serves on several
international journal editorial boards and has worked with various
European organizations on matters of language diversity.
A Salzburg Global Fellow, she is a co-author of the Salzburg
Statement for a Multilingual World. She is the founding book series
editor of Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities,
and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and
Communities (2019), which won the BAAL book prize (in 2020).
Among her other recent publications is Linguanomics: What Is the
Market Potential of Multilingualism? (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017).