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“Polyglots required if we want a place in the global academy”

Times Higher Education has published an article discussing the need for polyglots if the UK wants a place in the ‘global academy’. “English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It’s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual. The signs are all there: the future domination of English as the major language of international diplomacy, business and education seems assured. Continue reading →