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Four tips for learning language through film and TV

Four tips for learning language through film and TV

Dr Neophytos Mitsigkas, from the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex, explains how your favourite foreign-language tv shows and films could help you learn second language

Dr Neophytos Mitsigkas

22 January 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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Decolonising the curriculum: English dominates but at a cost to African languages

Adeyemi P. Awomodu is a final year student studying BA English Language and Linguistics at Essex.

Adeyemi P. Awomodu

15 September 2020

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English in England: we should celebrate different languages, not write hate mail about them

English in England: we should celebrate different languages, not write hate mail about them

The unpleasant 'Happy Brexit Day' poster misses the fact that the vast majority of people in the UK recognise the benefits of multilingualism.

Professor Monika Schmid

04 February 2020

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How to speak Essex

While the Essex accent is not the most ‘exotic’ one, it can be challenging when all you are used to are posh Cockney speakers who are usually used for listening exercises in school.

essexellie

05 June 2019

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