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...religion, gender identity and sexual orientation are protected characteristics in the UK, accent is not yet. Accent by nature and by definition is something that is noticed by listeners. Some foreign accents, however, are perceived more favourably than others. In a study carried out in the US, French-accented English was generally perceived more favourably than Arabic- or...

...religion for almost two millennia. Second, from the Renaissance into the 19th century Latin also served as a transnational language of education and higher learning in universities across Europe and beyond. Persian provides another example: after Iran fell to the Arab invasion, Persian became the language of the army that spread Islam into Central and South East Asia, and...

...make people different and individual, regardless of religion, ethnicity or country of origin. Many thanks to Shaun Dellenty for allowing the use of his talk at The Open University for the creation of these resources. Useful resources Inclusion for All: http://www.inclusionforall.co.uk/ Stonewall education resources: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/education-resources...