459 search results for “english language and culture” in the Staff website
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Zane Kripe
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Verena LyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Fitri MurfiantiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
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Simay CetinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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
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Koen de CeusterFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia SpiersFaculty of Humanities
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Leonid KulikovFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Marcello BonsangueScience
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Sarah von Grebmer zu WolfsthurnFaculty of Humanities
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
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English version podcast ‘Scandal and controversy in Russian literature’ launched
Following the success of the Dutch version, the podcast 'Scandal and Controversy in Russian Literature' is now also available in English. Senior University Lecturer Otto Boele guides listeners through eight infamous texts in this version.
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Dennis BosFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Kai HebelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Elizabeth CecilFaculty of Humanities
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Sander HölsgensFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Areti LeventiFaculteit Archeologie
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Lieks HettingaFaculty of Humanities
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Elsa CharletyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nicky SchreuderFaculteit Archeologie
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Anna NotsuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrea RagragioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Angelo RomanoFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzan van de VeldeFaculteit Archeologie
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James McGrailFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simon WillmettsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ali ShobeiriFaculty of Humanities
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Floris KeehnenFaculteit Archeologie
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent NiochetFaculteit Archeologie
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Sophie StarrenburgFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willem van WijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick DegryseFaculteit Archeologie
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International students in Leiden: ‘We can’t wait to go to lectures again’
An impressive 875 students from all corners of the globe are taking part in Orientation Week Leiden (OWL). After all the lockdowns in their own countries, they’re glad to meet up in real life in Leiden. What do they expect of their studies here?
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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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Researchers debunk earlier study: babies may not be able to learn language rules after all
For two decades, language experts were certain that babies were able to learn language rules from as young as the age of seven months. However, recent research carried out by a consortium of four Dutch baby labs led by researchers from Leiden cast doubts on this certainty. We spoke to researchers Andreea…
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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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Language policy: support and resources for learning Dutch
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Three questions about delayed language development in children
Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). World DLD Day on 15 October called attention to this disorder. Development psychologist Neeltje van den Bedem explains why this is important.