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£2.5 million funding confirmed for University of Warwick-led research into language policy in Europe
University of Warwick will lead a new research project, in a collaboration between nine universities in nine countries to explore language policy across Europe.
Professor Angela Creese will lead the research project, Strategies to strengthen European linguistic capital in a globalised world (MultiLX), funded through Horizon Europe.
Increased mobility of people has altered the linguistic make-up of Europe, while rapid developments in AI and other digital technology have revolutionised the way people communicate. There is an urgent need for language policy to keep pace with these changes. This research project addresses that need by investigating the diversity of linguistic practices in Europe and making recommendations to language policy-makers.
To find out more about this study follow this link - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/people/creese/Link opens in a new window
Dr Altman Peng quoted by The Guardian in a story about a feminist film in China
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.
Publication by Professor Neil Murray
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.
Publication by Miriam Schwiening
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.
Publication by Dr Christopher Strelluf
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.
Viva Success: Congratulations to Elena Talavera Escribano
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”.