“This House believes that screens are detrimental to the development of young people’s cognitive abilities.” This provocative statement framed our annual Multilingual Debate (MLD) on Thursday 5th June, when experts, academics, and community representatives gathered on campus to explore the cognitive impact of screen use among young people. The event, held in the James Watt Centre, […]
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Mentoring a new generation of language learners
Wiktoria Majerowska, a student in her final year of the Master of Arts in Languages (Interpreting and Translating) programme shares her experience mentoring Scotland’s next generation of budding linguists Outreach to schools is crucial at a time when securing Scotland’s next generation of budding linguists is more important than ever before. Heriot-Watt’s Department of Languages […]
LINCS 2025 online MLD
Over 60 participants, including pupils from a number of schools from across Scotland, the UK and as far as Spain, joined this year’s online version of the LINCS multilingual debate. During the debate, our current interpreting students were key in facilitating communication across languages. This year’s panel included Mr. Paillet, French Consul, and Mr Muller, […]
LINCS Multilingual Roundtable: Discussing AI and its impact on society, through the lens of Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Will AI ever become sentient? Are AI-based companions the future for children? How dangerous is online-only education for young people’s social and emotional skills development? Could AI become a viable way to tackle loneliness and even grief? All these questions, embedded in celebrated author Kazuo Ishiguro’s recent novel Klara and the Sun were discussed at […]
Student trip to Germany Part 3: Göttingen
The second part of the DAAD-funded study trip is now complete and it was a huge success! It was a great opportunity for students to improve their German language skills. Students learned so much about Germany, they got to meet many people and, of course, had fun! In the last few days, students experienced more […]
Student trip to Germany Part 2: from Hannover to Göttingen
We’ve had another three interesting and inspiring days for the LINCS students on the DAAD-funded study trip to Germany: We received a very warm welcome from the International Office at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. HWU students learned about the differences between different universities in Germany, and met degree-seeking students who study in […]
Student trip to Germany: Hannover
From 2 November until 8 November, 12 lucky LINCS students are on a DAAD-funded study trip to Germany. Here are some impressions from the first three days in Hannover. We did a city tour on Saturday – brilliantly interpreted by the students – and enjoyed a typical German dinner. On Sunday, we got on a […]
EU Interpreter-trainer in LINCS
The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) welcomed EU staff Interpreter Joanne O’Donnell for a two-day visit on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September, as part of a long-standing cooperation with the EU Commission’s Conference Interpreting Organisation and Training Department, known as DGI SCIC. Joanne, a LINCS alumna herself, attended a number of MSc […]
efsli 2024 conference
International Sign version of this blogpost: https://youtu.be/IjrHNaW-w8Q By Jemina Napier. I was lucky enough to be supported by the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) and the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS) to attend the 2024 conference of the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli). The conference took place […]
Edinburgh’s Spanish Film Festival
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) is back from October 3rd to 26th, 2024, bringing the latest showcase of contemporary Spanish cinema to audiences across Scotland. We are delighted to announce that, for the ninth consecutive year, the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) will be a Major Sponsor of the ESFF. LINCs is contributing to this event […]