DP English A Language and Literature

Could your last name determine your career? Mike Williams explains

Could your last name determine your career? Mike Williams explains

Everyone has one, but what do names say about us?

Everyone has one, but what do names say about us?

Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)

Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)

PSA about domestic violence challenges expectations and gender stereotypes

PSA about domestic violence challenges expectations and gender stereotypes

TEDx talk about "pester power" and how big food companies target children and teenagers

TEDx talk about "pester power" and how big food companies target children and teenagers

The influential classic arcade game is a reminder of how broadly stereotypical so many of the now-iconic characters were.

The influential classic arcade game is a reminder of how broadly stereotypical so many of the now-iconic characters were.

A funny look at racial and ethnic stereotypes

A funny look at racial and ethnic stereotypes

Pamphlet about child safety on the internet (Kidsmart website)

Pamphlet about child safety on the internet (Kidsmart website)

Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International.

Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International.

Childnet has produced two special leaflets for parents and pupils which illustrate the SMART safety tips and include fuller advice on Internet safety and mobile use.

Childnet has produced two special leaflets for parents and pupils which illustrate the SMART safety tips and include fuller advice on Internet safety and mobile use.

A list of useful vocabulary for discussing the internet

A list of useful vocabulary for discussing the internet

Video for children about internet safety

Video for children about internet safety

Trailer for film about a family, the Joneses, who are living advertisements.

Trailer for film about a family, the Joneses, who are living advertisements.

"Use With Care: A Reporter's Glossary of Loaded Language in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" is a handbook for journalists of language to avoid when reporting on the conflict, to avoid implying support for one or the other side.

"Use With Care: A Reporter's Glossary of Loaded Language in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" is a handbook for journalists of language to avoid when reporting on the conflict, to avoid implying support for one or the other side.

The International Press Institute is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists. We are dedicated to the furtherance and safeguarding of press freedom, the protection of freedom of opinion and expression, the promotion of the free flow of news and information, and the improvement of the practices of journalism.

The International Press Institute is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists. We are dedicated to the furtherance and safeguarding of press freedom, the protection of freedom of opinion and expression, the promotion of the free flow of news and information, and the improvement of the practices of journalism.

Words' plain English meanings are politicized, distorted or undermined in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle (New York Times)

Words' plain English meanings are politicized, distorted or undermined in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle (New York Times)

Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK. "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." - George Bernard Shaw (Blog)

Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK. "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." - George Bernard Shaw (Blog)

Response to the "Ban Bossy" campaign (opinion)

Response to the "Ban Bossy" campaign (opinion)

Opinion piece about skin colour and standards of beauty.

Opinion piece about skin colour and standards of beauty.

Inspired by a succession of female warrior heroes, toy makers are marketing a more aggressive line of playthings for girls - even as the industry clings to every shade of pink. (NY Times)

Inspired by a succession of female warrior heroes, toy makers are marketing a more aggressive line of playthings for girls - even as the industry clings to every shade of pink. (NY Times)