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Dr Isabelle Heyerick, a WIRL-COFUND Postdoctoral Fellow from Institute of Advanced Study and Applied Linguistics, has posted an opinion piece (in English and Flemish Sign Language) about the lack of diversity in the signed language profession.

You can view the piece here:

On Tuesday 9^th June Dr Esther Asprey spoke to Malcolm Boyden on his BBC Hereford & Worcester radio show about accents and trustworthiness.

You can listen to the interview online (available for the next 28 days) via the BBC Sounds Player: (The start of the section is 2 hours 8 minutes 32 seconds into the recording)

Esther Asprey has launched the Applied Linguistics Language Lab - a weekly discussion of a linguistics paper aimed at people aged 16+ interested in English Language who want to learn more about research within Linguistics & Language.

For more information and to take part please visit: /fac/soc/al/people/asprey/languagelab/ 

Professor Helen Spencer-Oatey and Professor Perry Hinton have written two expert comment pieces looking at how mask-wearing became the norm in other cultures and consider what lessons this might have for the UK as we tackle the coronavirus.

The first piece examines ‘How does wearing a face mask become the cultural norm?’ looking at the East Asia context.

The second piece ‘Will face masks become the norm in Europe?’ looks at what factors may make mask-wearing a cultural norm in Europe and the UK.

Many congratulations to our Senior Tutor Tilly Harrison on being shortlisted for the ÌÇÐÄTV Awards for Personal Tutoring Excellence (WAPTE)!

This initiative recognises the importance of academic support to our students and seeks to celebrate the work of the University's dedicated network of Senior and Personal Tutors. The full shortlist is available here: /services/dean-of-students-office/wapte/wapte1920shortlist/

The Department’s GlobalPeople team have recorded two sets of webinar-style videos for those interested in working across cultural boundaries of various kinds. The topics covered so far are as follows:

Global Fitness for work

#1 What is global fitness and why is it important?

#2 Nurturing responsibilities

#3 Assessment and strategic planning

Internationalisation in Higher Education

#1 Understanding the process

#2 Checking progress

#3 Academic integration

#4 Classroom diversity

They can all be accessed via the GlobalPeople website