Threat to the study of Slavonic languages in the UK

As a former student of Glasgow University Modern Languages Department I am saddened and concerned to hear about the department’s threatened closure.

The study of the Slavonic languages has a long history at Glasgow, which currently represents one of the only institutions in the north of the country where you can study Polish, Czech and Russian at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The proposed cut of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Glasgow goes directly against national educational policy. For me the proposed cut highlights a grave threat to the study and promotion of the Polish language in the British academy.

To read more about the threatened closure of the department please visit:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-letters/letters-thursday-10-february-2011-1.1084389

To read more about the counter campaign to maintain the department please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Languages-and-Cultures-at-University-of-Glasgow-under-threat/179538408755444

Most importantly, to sign the i-petition against the closure of this department please visit: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/glasgowmodernlanguages