The BBC and the LSC have just started work on a joint project called Get Talking which aims to attract more adults into language learning and encourage them to enrol with local providers. The BBC team will be joined by Alwena Lamping, Academic Director of the Project, to present details at Language World on Saturday 3rd April at 2.30pm.

As part of the project, there will be a series of workshops for tutors in various parts of the country in early June. The workshops will explore ways of integrating video and online resources into courses, with free materials specially created for the project and designed to help tutors access the resources more easily.

Information on the workshops and how to enrol will be available at Language World or by emailing the Project Manager: vanessa.norris@bbc.co.uk

Get Talking will also be active during Adult Learners' Week in May, when the BBC is organising a roadshow in collaboration with BBC Local Radio. BBC buses will be touring various parts of the country, offering free taster language lessons and a chance to explore the BBC's language resources on TV and online.

The aim again is to attract more potential learners and encourage them to enrol with local providers.

A CD-ROM containing clips and details of every BBC language course on TV and online will be offered to anyone coming to the buses. The discs have already been sent out to many A & CL centres and FE colleges, but if anyone hasn't seen the disk and would like a free copy/copies, email david.wilson@bbc.co.uk