International Mother Language Day 2025

Find out more about which languages are most commonly spoken at the university and in Reading. The Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism invites you to celebrate International Mother Language Day at a public lecture, where we will showcase and celebrate language diversity in Reading.

The event will and will take place on the University’s London Road campus. We will share the results of our survey capturing the languages that Reading residents and University staff and students speak. We will also showcase our research projects and staff and student “linguistic journeys”, and do a linguistic bodymapping activity that everyone will be invited to take part in.