462 search results for “english language and culture” in the Student website
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Maartje Janse
Faculty of Humanities
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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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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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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 language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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Geke Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Zane Kripe
Science
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Robert Ross
Faculty of Humanities
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Surya Suryadi
Faculty of Humanities
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Verena Ly
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Fitri Murfianti
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sophie Starrenburg
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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for: research trainee for project on effect gender-inclusive language on language attitudes
Research
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar'
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics (LOT). High time for a chat with Jenneke van der Wal, Maarten Mous and Nina van der Vlugt about the importance of the platform and plans for the…
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Koen de Ceuster
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
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Jos Schaeken
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcello Bonsangue
Science
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Elena Paskaleva
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Patrick Degryse
Faculteit Archeologie
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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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Elizabeth Cecil
Faculty of Humanities
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Vincent Niochet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Sander Hölsgens
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Areti Leventi
Faculteit Archeologie
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Lieks Hettinga
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Simay Cetin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Beatriz Santiago Belmonte
Faculty of Humanities
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Jasper van der Steen
Faculty of Humanities
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Willem van Wijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzan van de Velde
Faculteit Archeologie
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Mandy de Wilde
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
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James McGrail
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simon Willmetts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ali Shobeiri
Faculty of Humanities
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Floris Keehnen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…