Towards an A-level in Linguistics

For a number of years CLIE has been  interested in developing an A-level in Linguistics. This was shelved in 2009 to concentrate on the development of the UK Linguistics Olympiad. Given UKLO’s success and the positive feedback received, the idea of an A-level in Linguistics has re-emerged.

The group members are:

• Graeme Trousdale (Chair)
• Dick Hudson
• Willem Hollmann
• Marcello Giovanelli
• Billy Clark
• Neil Sheldon
• Emma Marsden

The following are some papers relevant to the idea of developing a new A-level.

• David Bennett “Developing anthropology in schools’ curricula
• Brian Street (2012) Anthropology in and of Education
• Hilary Callan & Brian Street (2010) Anthropology, Education and the Wider Public

Other relevant links:

• Progress to 2009 by the working group of LLAS on A-level linguistics page