'Language capital': reframing formal language-learning in Scotland.

Citation

Barclay F (2025) 'Language capital': reframing formal language-learning in Scotland.. Language, Society and Policy. https://www.lspjournal.com/post/language-capital-reframing-formal-language-learning-in-scotland

Abstract
In this article, Fiona Barclay considers the longstanding deficit in the social value associated with languages. She argues that this deficit has contributed to the sustained decline in the take-up of formal language-learning in Scotland, and proposes three avenues through which public perceptions of languages could be improved.

Journal
Language, Society and Policy

• Barclay LSP June 2025