450 search results for “english language and culture” in the Staff website
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Marc Buijnsters
Faculty of Humanities
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Arend Quak
Faculty of Humanities
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Tian Yang
Faculty of Humanities
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Anouschka van Dijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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I-Fan Lin
Science
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Jing Yu
Faculty of Humanities
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Liza van den Bosch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jiaqi Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Saskia Dunn
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Rik van Gijn
Faculty of Humanities
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I-Hsien Lin
Faculty of Humanities
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Kate Bellamy
Faculty of Humanities
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Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Faculty of Humanities
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Gül Aktürk Hauser
Faculteit Archeologie
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Lydia van de Fliert
Faculteit Archeologie
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Alette Vonk
Faculty of Humanities
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Ilios Willemars
Faculty of Humanities
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Bernhard Rieger
Faculty of Humanities
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Does this study programme suit me? First study programmes start with matching modules
From the Open Days and Student for a Day events to the option of following Online Experience modules: the university tries to prepare prospective students for their new study programme as well as possible. In this context, the bachelor’s programmes Dutch Language and Culture and English Language and…
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Peter Bisschop
Faculty of Humanities
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Hans Janssen
Faculty of Humanities
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Carlos Roos Muñoz
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonardo Carmignani
Faculteit Archeologie
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Thato Magano
Faculty of Humanities
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Chi Zhang
Faculteit Archeologie
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Ellen Raven
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Aafje de Roest: ‘As an expert in Dutch Studies you have the right skills to research hip hop’
Aafje de Roest turned her hobby into her job. She went from a teenager who enjoyed listening to hip hop music to a PhD candidate who focuses on how Dutch hip hop music shapes the cultural identity of young people in the Netherlands.
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Gijsbert Rutten
Faculty of Humanities
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Chris Flinterman
Faculty of Humanities
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Svetlana Kharchenkova
Faculty of Humanities
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How Russia uses language as a weapon of war
According to Russian propaganda Ukrainians are Nazis and people from the West are Satanists. Egbert Fortuin thinks we should take this propaganda seriously.
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Rieneke Sonnevelt
Faculty of Humanities
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Elmer Veldkamp
Faculty of Humanities
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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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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Gea Hakker: ‘We aim to be the gold standard of language learning’
The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is one of the cornerstones of Leiden University. Director Gea Hakker explains how this organisation is providing quality (online) language courses and meeting new demands.
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Joost Grootens
Faculty of Humanities
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Tom Kouwenhoven
Science
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Tijmen Baarda
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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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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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Geke Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Zane Kripe
Science