Aberlangs - Aberdeen City of Languages

Aberlangs is a partnership initiative supporting multilingualism and the presence of home, heritage and community languages in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Mission statement: Aberlangs is an initiative promoting Aberdeen as a City of Languages, that celebrates multilingualism as a positive force within the city and its broader surroundings. The initiative brings together researchers from modern languages, linguistics and the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen with a broad range of local and regional stakeholders. Cities of languages build on the idea that languages learning and the value of home, heritage and community languages (of Scottish as well as wider origins) are an asset to both individuals and collectives. We aim to work with councils, schools and the broader public to raise awareness of the value of languages, and offer a platform to celebrate multilingualism in our communities, building on the unique cultural and international heritage of the North East of Scotland.

Aberlangs is part of the British Council’s Cities of Languages scheme. Current Aberlangs projects have received funding from the University of Aberdeen’s Art and Humanities Fund, and from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Find out more below.