Manchester City of Languages

Civic partnership promoting awareness and pride in multilingualism; building on the legacy of Multilingual Manchester; open to individuals & organisations

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

Our beautiful new logo was created by @wdc_creative

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

'Respect my language': Last week we hosted a half-day conference about the direction of language plocy in the UK and the need for a new conversation about our multilingual society. Read more here:

https://t.co/9Jd7cB9mcc
@MCRCityofLit @MACFESTUK @WoLLoWeducation

[Muslim Arts & Culture Festival @MACFESTUK]

#macfest2025 - on Thur 27th of Feb - we had an amazing event about language and Power
Mukhtar Omar Mukhlis shared his personal experience growing up multilingual @cityoflanguages
@YaronMatras
@JohnClaughton
#MultilingualVoices
@QaisraShahraz
@MancLibraries

[Muslim Arts & Culture Festival @MACFESTUK]

#macfest2025 - on Thur 27th of Feb - Ioana Aminian is diving more about the Linguistics Ethnography as part of the language and power event @cityoflanguages
@YaronMatras
@JohnClaughton
#MultilingualVoices
@QaisraShahraz
@MancLibraries

[Muslim Arts & Culture Festival @MACFESTUK]

#macfest2025 - Muhammad Anser Aly discussed how languages prioritize international communications in large organizations as part of language and power panel #voices @cityoflanguages
@YaronMatras #voices #power
@JohnClaughton
#MultilingualVoices
@QaisraShahraz
@MancLibraries

[Muslim Women's Arts Foundation @mwartfoundation]

#macfest2025 - A valuable speech from @JohnClaughton as part of Language and Power, highlighting the importance of valuing different languages.
A huge thanks to @YaronMatras for brilliantly hosting the panel! @cityoflanguages @UoMCreativeMCR
@ManCityCouncil
@QaisraShahraz

[Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP @QaisraShahraz]

Thank you @WoLLoWeducation @ClaughtonJohn for your contribution & Mukhtar's - simply riveting. for @MACFESTUK #languages #power panel celebrating #internationalmotherlanguageday @mwartfoundation @cityoflanguages @RabnawazA

[Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP @QaisraShahraz]

Thank you @ClaughtonJohn c0-founder of @WoLLoWeducation for your valuable contribution to @MACFESTUK fantastic panel on #languages with @YaronMatras et al
@mwartfoundation @cityoflanguages @ManCityCouncil @ncle_ioe

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

Check out this new page devoted to Cities of Languages in the UK

https://t.co/EozLTRSoPZ

[Yaron Matras @YaronMatras]

In 2017 I initiated the first International Language Day celebrations in Manchester. 9 years on it has become an institution. #MCRIMLD25 @MCRCityofLit @cityoflanguages @UoMCreativeMCR @UoMLDC

https://t.co/4JfFshSg3w

[Yaron Matras @YaronMatras]

Heartening. At the same time many are concerned that strategies pursued by @ncle_ioe
on behalf of @GCHQ @educationgovuk @BritishCouncil to turn languages into an elitist subject for diplomats & spies will be used to justify further erosion

https://t.co/2asxyQPff3

[Global Coalition for Language Rights @GlobLangRights]

Why does #GLAD25 matter?

Language shapes identity, access & inclusion. When rights are denied, communities face exclusion.

💡 What does #language mean to you? Why do #languagerights matter?

Reply below! ⬇️

⚠️ Submit your #GLAD25 initiative by Feb 17: https://t.co/msEuRXuCV6

[Yaron Matras @YaronMatras]

Join me and guests on 27 Feb 7pm for a joint @cityoflanguages @MACFESTUK event on 'Language & Power: Voices & Experiences' #MCRIMLD25

[Yaron Matras @YaronMatras]

Join me and guests for this @MACFESTUK @cityoflanguages event on 27 Feb on Language and Power: Voices and Experiences

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

An amazing new page by Coventry Language Schools Network gives valuable information on local langages and language schools.

https://t.co/pJmwwJKpuB

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

We're delighted to announce that @ClaughtonJohn of @WoLLoWeducation has joined our core group (scroll down our list of Founders to read his personal profile). We look forward to working together!

https://t.co/0EpYrlKmni

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

We've published a template for a City Language Strategy with suggestions for a comprehensive language policy for the cities in the UK and beyond. Please share widely and send us comments & suggestions!

https://t.co/20eh3wWQo8

[Manchester City of Languages @cityoflanguages]

Read our Language Strategy for Cities – a platform for an innovative and equitable language policy in the UK and beyond:
https://t.co/p4hPvYi4pT

[Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle]

A thread of ideas for multilingual classrooms and their teachers :)

[The World of Languages and Languages of the World @WoLLoWeducation]

'WoLLoW' encourages children to ‘be curious about language and languages, their history and their diversity’. What drives the project is awareness that the current curriculum doesn’t show children how rivetingly interesting language can be.' Professor Dick Hudson.

[Language on the Move @Lg_on_the_Move]

Missing #AILA2024?
The Language on the Move Day 5 report is now up: native speakerism, rising stars, and multilingual networking

https://t.co/sXBaFZdgto