Distinguished Speaker Series - Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Welcome to the Open University's Open Centre for Languages and Cultures bi-monthly Distinguished Speaker series which was launched in February 2022.
The online events last one hour and feature talks from a range of experts across the fields of languages, cultures and communication, with each talk aligning with one of the exciting new short courses from the Open Centre.
The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is The Open University's home for non-accredited short courses in languages and intercultural communication, enabling students from anywhere across the globe, and in any time zone, to study a wide range of languages and language-related subjects, whatever their motivation – leisure, professional development or academic.
“We wanted to add a new dimension to the OU's Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. We have approached colleagues who are specialists in the academic areas covered in our short courses which speak directly to the OU's strategic goal number 1: greater reach”
Dr Mirjam Hauck (series convenor)
Associate Head for Internationalisation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, The School of Languages and Applied Linguistics
Upcoming events
Thursday 5 February 2025, 13.00 - 14:00, online
How do educators build a culture of peace?
To attend please register on Eventbrite.
Past events
Language skills of UK students "too poor” for EU exchange scheme with Prof Christine Boyle | 18 Jun 2024
Crime fiction past present and future with Simon Brett | 17 Apr 2024
Transcript: Crime fiction past present and future with Simon Brett
Cara (The Council for At-Risk Academics) with Stephen Wordsworth | 22 Feb 2024
Transcript - Stephen Wordsworth
How LLMs such as ChatGPT will Transform Adult Education with Prof. John Domingue | 3 Oct 2023
Transcript - Professor John Domingue
Equitable Multilingualism with Beverley Costa | 13 Jul 2023
Transcript - Beverley Costa [edited]
China and the shaping of its own modernity with Professor Roger T. Ames | 11 May 2023
Recording to follow
Intercultural communication issues for language learning with Professor Zhu Hua | 14 Mar 2023
The Languages of Crises with Professor Alison Phipps | 12 Dec 2022
Talk coming soon.
Transcript - Languages of Crises talk [edited]
Robots Interviewing Patients with Dr Heriberto Cuayáhuitl Portilla | 21 Nov 2022
Talk coming soon.
Transcript - Heriberto Cuayáhuitl Portilla talk [edited]
Focus on Ukraine with Dr Olga Onuch | 19 Oct 2022
Transcript - Focus on Ukraine talk [edited]
Chinese ‘face’ over centenaries with Professor GU Yueguo | 8 Apr 2022
Transcript - GU Yueguo talk [edited]
Intercultural Competence with Professor Michael Byram | 12 Feb 2022
Contact
Please address all your correspondence related to this event series by email to Mirjam Hauck (mirjam-hauck@open.ac.uk)
