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Multilingualism in young children is a good thing: 'Languages support each other'
During Leiden City of Science 2022, Janet Grijzenhout and Hannah De Mulder will put multilingualism in the spotlight by organising multilingual storytelling afternoons. They hope to show parents that raising children multilingually is achievable as well as beneficial.
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Crossing the divide: learning about language policies and practices around the world
During the past year online meetings and lectures have become a firm feature of university life. One of the highlights of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics’ online activities has been the online seminar series ‘Language policy and practices in the Global North and South’ organised by guest…
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Ahab Bdaiwi
Faculty of Humanities
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Joost Grootens
Faculty of Humanities
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Tom Kouwenhoven
Science
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
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Maartje Janse
Faculty of Humanities
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Zane Kripe
Science
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Robert Ross
Faculty of Humanities
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Fitri Murfianti
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Surya Suryadi
Faculty of Humanities
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Simay Cetin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Geke Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Verena Ly
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.
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Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’
The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That is the basis for the language lessons for primary education that Alisa van de Haar, university lecturer of French, collaborated on. ‘Deans from different…
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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Lunchtime Speaker Series: Between Logic, Language and Information: adventures in understanding large language models in hybrid settings
Lecture
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Koen de Ceuster
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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Jos Schaeken
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcello Bonsangue
Science
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Faculty of Humanities
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Stan van der Burght
Faculty of Humanities
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Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge
Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…
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Noa Schonmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonor Faber-Jonker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Kai Hebel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sander Hölsgens
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Areti Leventi
Faculteit Archeologie
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Elsa Charlety
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nicky Schreuder
Faculteit Archeologie
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Anna Notsu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrea Ragragio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzan van de Velde
Faculteit Archeologie
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James McGrail
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ali Shobeiri
Faculty of Humanities
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Floris Keehnen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jasper van der Steen
Faculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophie Starrenburg
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willem van Wijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Angus Mol
Faculty of Humanities