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Does learning languages really prevent dementia?
Back to Menu ↩ Many of in the language teaching profession have used this claim at some point: learning a language is good for your brain. It
July 28, 2026
SLC’s Managing Director, Chris Moore, gave a presentation to the South West Regional ESOL Network on the work SLC are doing with refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities across the UK in partnership with strategic migration partnerships (SMPs) and refugee support organisations such as RefuAid, the Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project, and the NHS Displaced Talent programme. Chris had been invited by the South West SMP to give an overview of the online courses SLC have been working on over the past 6 years, highlighting the challenges faced and what SLC has done to address and overcome them.
Back to Menu ↩ Many of in the language teaching profession have used this claim at some point: learning a language is good for your brain. It
Back to Menu ↩ Support for internationally recruited nurses usually stops early. There is a registration process, a language test, an induction programme, and then an
Back to Menu ↩ In medical English classes, we often discuss language barriers in one direction. Whether it be moving overseas for work, attending conferences,
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