Introduction: 5 years of ELEUK

Amparo Lallana,Lourdes Hernández Martín,Mara Fuertes Gutiérrez

doi:10.14705/rpnet.2020.41.1070

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We are delighted to be able to present to you this fifth anniversary volume which inaugurates a series of publications emanating from conferences organised by ELEUK, the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Higher Education in the United Kingdom (www.eleuk.org). Nearly a decade ago, Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) was going from strength to strength across higher education; however, there were hardly any conferences or professional development events within the UK dedicated specifically to the teaching of Spanish. University colleagues and language professionals got together to launch a space from where to promote the teaching and learning of Spanish, foster research in SLT, provide opportunities for teacher development, facilitate collaboration among its members, and enhance subject expertise.

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5 years of ELEUKAmparo Lallana1, Lourdes Hernández Martín2, and Mara Fuertes Gutiérrez3We are delighted to be able to present to you this fifth anniversary volume which inaugurates a series of publications emanating from conferences organised by ELEUK, the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Higher Education in the United Kingdom.Nearly a decade ago, Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) was going from strength to strength across higher education; there were hardly any conferences or professional development events within the UK dedicated to the teaching of Spanish
In the 5 years since its foundation, ELEUK annual conferences have been a forum for the exchange of good practice and research in SLT as well as a source of professional development and a platform for the dissemination of subject expertise, with hundreds of delegates participating in presentations and discussions on research and practice
This publication, the first of many we hope, proves that Spanish L2 instruction in higher education is well established in the UK and that it will continue to thrive with confidence and, certainly, with the dedicated support of ELEUK, our association

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5 years of ELEUKAmparo Lallana1, Lourdes Hernández Martín2, and Mara Fuertes Gutiérrez3We are delighted to be able to present to you this fifth anniversary volume which inaugurates a series of publications emanating from conferences organised by ELEUK, the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Higher Education in the United Kingdom (www.eleuk.org).Nearly a decade ago, Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) was going from strength to strength across higher education; there were hardly any conferences or professional development events within the UK dedicated to the teaching of Spanish. We are delighted to be able to present to you this fifth anniversary volume which inaugurates a series of publications emanating from conferences organised by ELEUK, the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Higher Education in the United Kingdom (www.eleuk.org). University colleagues and language professionals got together to launch a space from where to promote the teaching and learning of Spanish, foster research in SLT, provide opportunities for teacher development, facilitate collaboration among its members, and enhance subject expertise.

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