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What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...world. Centuries later, it would seem that French language policy has not changed all that much. Recent coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics highlights that France doesn't just want to play a leading role in world sports, it also wants to use the global tournament as an opportunity to expand the reach and dominance of the French language by enriching its terminology and...
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The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...world are experiencing a shared crisis and its consequences are likely to be far-reaching, requiring resourcefulness, courage and strength to overcome. One aspect in particular that has recently attracted attention in the media is the psychological impact of the pandemic and its potential repercussions on our mental health. Indeed, a number of risk factors for mental...
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Catalan resurgent: how a language has gone from ban to boom
Languages

Catalan resurgent: how a language has gone from ban to boom

...world, yet visitors expecting to practice their Spanish can often be surprised when they hear Catalan spoken in the streets. The language has had a troubled history, but is a key marker of identity in Catalonia, a region where many hope for independence from Spain. This will soon come to a head as Catalonia prepares for regional elections on September 27. Should a...
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A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969

...World. Their boycott follows concerns that requests to install more crash barriers at the circuit in Spa have not been implemented and makes the circuit perilously dangerous. The boycott is just one in a series of disagreements between the drivers, the owners of circuits and the governing body of motor racing regarding safety standards. It is a period where on average...
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Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!

...World Championships over the last two years. For me the Winter Olympics is a chance to rekindle my love for Curling. My passion for Curling was reinforced by the medals won by British teams in 2022. The women’s team, with Eve Muirhead as skip, won gold while the men’s team led by Bruce Mouat won silver. Now with Eve Muirhead retired, she is acting as Team GB Chef du...
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What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...worlds, but it can change us psychologically as well. Transcript As you work your way through this course, you will have the chance to participate in both reading and writing activities and experience for yourself what happens to you when you read....What happens to you when you read?: Introduction - Reading as a form of entertainment has a long history. Not only does a...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...World War, with a ‘Shadow Factory’ established at Hillington on the Southwestern outskirts of Glasgow. Work at this plant, to produce ‘Merlin’ aeroengines for RAF Spitfires and other warplanes, shadowed an established Rolls-Royce factory at Derby which, being further south and east, was more easily reached by the Luftwaffe. In the post-war period, at the East...
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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...world that reflects our desires and anxieties back to us while also obscuring the complexities of a shifting global reality. The title refers to an idea coined to describe the last years of the Soviet Union. Here everyone knew that the ‘planned economy’ was failing but politicians, leaders and citizens all went along with the pretence of a functioning society. What...
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