Dr Altman Peng has been quoted by The Guardian in a story about a feminist film in China.

The Guardian, 1 December 2024, Feminist hit movie Her Story touted as China’s answer to Barbie. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/01/feminist-hit-movie-her-story-touted-as-chinas-answer-to-barbie.

Congratulations to Professor Neil Murray who has published an article:

Moghaddam, M.M., & Murray, N. (2024). Beyond Pleasantries: University Teachers’ Responses to Students’ Favor-asking in Asynchronous Online Communication. Language Teaching Research.

https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688241306165

Congratulations to Miriam Schwiening, who has recently published a new book chapter with Anna Tranter and Amy Stickels:

Tranter, A., Stickels, A., & Schwiening, M. (2024). Playing the game: Gamification as a pedagogical approach. In S. Leech & S. Hale (Eds.), Foundation Years and Why They Matter. Emerald Publishing Limited.

https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-212-820241015

Congratulations to Dr Christopher Strelluf who has recently published a new co-authored chapter:

Gordon, Matthew J. & Christopher Strelluf. 2024. When Missoura got warshed out: The rise of prescriptivist influence as a factor reshaping pronunciation. In Joseph A. Stanley, Margaret E. L. Renwick & Monica Nesbitt (eds.), Movement, economy, orientation: Twentieth-century shifts in North American language [Publication of the American Dialect Society 109], 194–220. Duke University Press.

https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-11587991

Congratulations to Elena Talavera Escribano (supervised by Dr Daniel Dauber and Dr Katharina Addington-Lefringhausen) who had her PhD viva on 4 November and passed with minor corrections. Her examiners were Professor Shlomo Tarba (University of Birmingham) and Professor Perry Hinton, and Elena’s thesis was entitled “Quantifying Scattered Images: A Novel Measurement Tool to Assess Their Impact on Employee Well-Being and Corporate Identity”.

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences 2024, this ESRC-funded workshopLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window will explore, in essence, how people manage their social connections through conversation. It will delve into how everyday conversations can hold deep personal meaning, shaping our social lives and the very essence of who we are. These seemingly ordinary conversations can be unfolded through poetry and drama-based activities, and the workshop will draw on the hosts' expertise to explore social interactions and poetic expression with the 'everyday conversationalists' who walk among us!

Visit the website for further information.

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