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Welcome to nowhere special
Ingrid Piller despairs of the rise of banal cosmopolitanism
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How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
The framing of the national debate around Brexit owed a debt to coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, says Rahel Cramer.
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Language and creativity
This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its study.
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New course available: How to learn a language
Interested in learning a second language but don't know where to start? Learn about the concepts and skills required to learn languages successfully in this free course, How to learn a language.
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Support for dyslexic language students through feedback
A summary of how you can help dyslexic students through providing feedback
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Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students
Key principles for effective tutorial delivery for dyslexic and, in particular, SpLD students
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Preparing tutorials for dyslexic language students
Strategies language teachers can follow before their tutorials to help dyslexic students
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Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
This free course, Beginners' Italian: food and drink, focuses on buying drinks and snacks in an Italian café, as well as on greeting and introducing yourself in Italian. It does not require any previous knowledge of Italian.
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Ambridge accents: How The Archers use accent to depict class
The characters in the world's longest running soap opera tell you who they are whenever they talk. Pour yourself a glass of Tumble Tussock and Rob Drummond will explain.
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The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Tim Lomas explored the world's languages and discovered words for types of love with no English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love.
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Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year
As the Chinese celebrate the Year of the Pig, why not learn how to write and pronounce basic Chinese words?
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You've ordered your Rome booklet
Before you go, why not try these...?