News and Events
GLA Annual conference announced
The second annual conference will take place at the University of York on 18 September 2026. The theme of the conference will be "Revisiting culture and language integrated education". A Call for Papers for presentations or workshops will be published shortly.
GLA participation in AULC panel discussion
The AULC conference 2026 held at the University of Oxford (8 & 9 Jan 2026) hosted the panel discussion "Language educator networks in the Age of Austerity and AI". The panel brought together representatives of ELEUK, FLEUR, BATA, BATJ and GLA to share their work as well as to discuss challenges they face in the current climate. Members of NILI and TROPO were present in the audience, and added their perspectives. Despite differences in the history, background, and specific contexts of the associations and networks, they all share common challenges such as ensuring sustainability of the initiatives, and increasing the diversity of membership. The panel members agreed that coming together under the auspices of the AULC opened up a very valuable dialogue between language networks/associations. A proposal for creating a AULC forum for language educator networks/associations submitted by FLEUR is currently under consideration by the AULC executive committee.
Creation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
We are delighted to announce the creation of five Special Interest Groups which will provide a forum for colleagues to collaborate on key issues of German language education. More detailed information of the themes and can be found on the dedicated Special Interest Groups page.
For any further information on the group please get in touch with the named contact person(s). For signing up to become a member of the group please complete this form.
Statement
on proposed cuts to Modern Languages
We want to express our shock and concerns at the proposed closure of Modern Languages degrees at the University of Nottingham and the closure at the University of Leicester. We offer our solidarity to the colleagues and friends who are affected and are ready to provide support and backing as and when necessary. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions for support, get in touch via info@germanlanguageassociation.org
First Symposium in September 2025
The first symposium Deutscher Sprachunterricht an britischen Universitäten: Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft, took place on 10 September 2025 at King's College London. The event marked the inaugural meeting of the newly established German Language Association (GLA).
For any queries please contact info@germanlanguageassociation.org.
The report of the symposium can be found here.
The detailed programme can be found here.