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Linguistics, department of language and linguistics

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Pronouns - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

Pronouns - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

With the growing acceptance of LGBT+ topics in the mainstream the matter of pronouns arose. Hear interviews with staff, students, and other members of the University community around the topic.

24 June 2022

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Idioms - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

Idioms - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

‘Break a leg’, ‘I’m feeling under the weather’, ‘I was just pulling your leg!’; We’ve all heard those phrases. Hear interviews with staff, students, and other members of the University community around the topic.

23 June 2022

Podcast

Accents - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

Accents - Listen Up - Language and Linguistics Podcast

Why are accents in the British Isles so diverse? Hear interviews with staff, students, and other members of the University community.

22 June 2022

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Haemorrhaging: why some words are so easy to mispronounce (and why that could be a good thing)

Haemorrhaging: why some words are so easy to mispronounce (and why that could be a good thing)

Dr Amanda Cole, Dr Connor Youngberg, Dr Faith Chiu

31 January 2022

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Essex graduates shortlisted in prestigious UK Alumni Awards

Essex graduates shortlisted in prestigious UK Alumni Awards

Learn about the five graduates in the Middle East and India who have been shortlisted in the British Council Alumni Awards.

Alumni team

24 January 2022

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Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Dr Amanda Cole

07 October 2021

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A day in the life of Language and Linguistics

A day in the life of Language and Linguistics

Language and Linguistics student Yoana discusses what a typical day at University of Essex is like

Yoana Dancheva

20 August 2021

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Studying MA Applied Linguistics

Studying MA Applied Linguistics

Read the top tips on what you need to know about studying a Linguistics Masters at University of Essex from a current MA student

Emily Downes

27 July 2021

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Why students need to learn academic words

Why students need to learn academic words

Sophia Skoufaki, Associate Supervisor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Essex, explains how knowing academic words like 'method' and 'analyse' can predict performance at primary school, secondary school and university.

Sophia Skoufaki

06 January 2021

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Teacher motivation is vital – and COVID-19 may be hurting it

Teacher motivation is vital – and COVID-19 may be hurting it

During the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping students motivated as classes move online has been crucial.

Dr Lorena Salud Gadella Kamstra

16 November 2020

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