Contents contributed and discussions participated by Jenni Young - DP English A Language and Literature

Employers discriminate against Muslims, study finds - 1 views

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Language Names Part 1 Discrimination

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Muslims face "massive discrimination" when applying for jobs, according to the first scientifically validated study of anti-Muslim bias among employers in France.

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Undercover job hunters reveal huge race bias in Britain's workplaces - 0 views

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Language Names Part 1 Discrimination Race UK

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Civil servants created false identities to send CVs to hundreds of employers in sting to uncover discrimination

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Asian Names Are Too Hard To Deal With; Can You Change Yours? - 4 views

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Language Identity Asian Names Texas USA Race

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Blog

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Disruptions: More Connected, Yet More Alone - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Technology Community

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A YouTube video about pervasive smartphone use may have landed at a moment when people start questioning if something has gone too far and start doing something about it.

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Saudi Arabian domestic violence campaign shows woman in niqab with black eye - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Gender Violence Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia has begun its first campaign against the "dark phenomenon" of domestic violence, using an image of a woman with a bruised left eye behind her niqab.

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Saudi Arabia passes law against domestic violence - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Gender Violence Saudi Arabia Part 2

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Saudi Arabia - campaign against violence against women

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Language learning: Bridge to a better world - 0 views

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Language Culture Part 1 Bilingualism South Africa Xhosa

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South African Craig Makhosi Charnock's TEDx talk on learning Xhosa to show respect for the language and culture.

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Hacking Language Learning - endangered languages - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language Death

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TEDx talk on endangered languages

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Texas Republican Betty Brown Suggests Asians Change Names - 3 views

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Language Identity Names Part 1 Asian-Americans Texas USA

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Oxford Dictionary Learns How to 'Twerk' - 1 views

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Language Mass communication Language change New words Part 2

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«OLDER New York Times Essay Tells Everyone to Be Quiet 'Smile Surgery' Is B... - 0 views

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Language Culture Body language Korea Gender Part 1

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Good written English, passion, and a positive attitude will clinch that university place - 0 views

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College apps

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Results of research into what universities are looking for in applicants.

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The Problem That Has Two Names - 2 views

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Language Identity Names Gender Part 1

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Like others wanting it both ways, I held on to my professional name while also taking on my husband's. Op-Ed from NYT

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links to articles on Mother Tongue Based Multi-Lingual Education - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Education Bilingualism

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from the Mother Tongue Based-Multi-Lingual Education Network

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A global perspective on bilingualism and bilingual education - 0 views

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Language Education Bilingualism Part 1

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from the Center for Applied Linguistics

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Bilingual Education - 0 views

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Language Education Bilingualism Part 1

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University of Michigan discussion

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Don't teach maths and science in English - 0 views

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Language Education Bilingualism Part 1

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English may be the language of science, but students learn better and contribute more when taught in their local tongue, says Giovanni Tapang,associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines.

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