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Go West, Young People! And East! - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...est-young-people-and-east.html Language Part 1 Foreign languages Multilingualism Monolingualism
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    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)
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    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)
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BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Given Names - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/p01t10tf Language Part 1 Names Identity
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    Everyone has one, but what do names say about us?
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    Everyone has one, but what do names say about us?
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BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Family Names - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/p01tg2h0 Language Part 1 Names Identity Surnames
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    Could your last name determine your career? Mike Williams explains
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    Could your last name determine your career? Mike Williams explains
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Got Bulgogi? The (Maybe True) Story Behind A 'New York Times' Ad : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

www.npr.org/...ehind-an-odd-new-york-times-ad Mass communication Part 2 Korean Culture Advertising
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    This quarter-page ad wasn't touting a brand or institution. It was pitching grilled beef as an example of the inherent attractiveness and value of Korean culture. So, who's behind this ad?
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    This quarter-page ad wasn't touting a brand or institution. It was pitching grilled beef as an example of the inherent attractiveness and value of Korean culture. So, who's behind this ad?
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Don't Ban 'Bossy' : The New Yorker - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...dont-ban-bossy.html Language Part 1 Bossy Gender Sexism Labels
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    Is the word "bossy" sexist? Probably. Does that mean that we should ban it? No. (blog)
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    Is the word "bossy" sexist? Probably. Does that mean that we should ban it? No. (blog)
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Gambia To Drop English As Official Language For A Local Language - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

www.modernghana.com/...-official-language-for-a-.html Language Part 1 English Gambia Nationalism Colonialism
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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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No English please, we're Gambians: president - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

www.modernghana.com/...e-were-gambians-president.html Language Part 1 English Colonialism Gambia Nationalism
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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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Bossy Pants? - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...blow-bossy-pants.html Language Part 1 Gender Labels Representation Bossy
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    Opinion column on gender stereotyping.
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    Opinion column on gender stereotyping.
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What if Fashion Dolls Were Made Using Standard Human Body Proportions? - 0 views

www.lammily.com/average-is-beautiful Literature Morrison Bluest Eye Beauty Gender Image Dolls Toys
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    Preorder Lammily, a fashion doll with average human proportions.
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    Preorder Lammily, a fashion doll with average human proportions.
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language | Talk Video | TED - 0 views

www.ted.com/...lhouk_don_t_kill_your_language Language Part 1 Global English Language Death Mother Tongue Culture Arabic
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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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BBC says no to North Korea targeted service | NK News - North Korea News - 0 views

www.nknews.org/...says-no-to-north-korea-service Mass communication Part 2 Korean BBC
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    Broadcaster believes new service would reach "insignificant percentage of the population" (NK News.org) 14 Jan 2014.
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    Broadcaster believes new service would reach "insignificant percentage of the population" (NK News.org) 14 Jan 2014.
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BBC for Korea - Facebook page - 0 views

www.facebook.com/BBCforKorea Mass communication Part 2 Korean BBC
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    The British Broadcasting Corporation is currently considering whether to implement a Korean language service (Facebook)
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    The British Broadcasting Corporation is currently considering whether to implement a Korean language service (Facebook)
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BBC News - Koreas: Joint dictionary aims to bridge cultural divide - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...s-news-from-elsewhere-26066829 Language Part 1 Korean Dictionary Culture
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    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
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    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
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Ian Burrell: News the North Koreans can trust - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...koreans-can-trust-9179941.html Mass communication Part 2 BBC Korean
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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
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BBC 'can make a difference' in North Korea - by broadcasting World Service programmes i... - 1 views

www.independent.co.uk/...grammes-in-korean-9182594.html Mass communication Part 2 BBC Korean
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    One of the world's experts on North Korea has called on the BBC to "be part of the solution" in fighting human rights abuses under Kim Jong-un's repressive regime by initiating Korean-language broadcasts by the BBC World Service (The Independent)
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    One of the world's experts on North Korea has called on the BBC to "be part of the solution" in fighting human rights abuses under Kim Jong-un's repressive regime by initiating Korean-language broadcasts by the BBC World Service (The Independent)
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English to English: 'translating' a cultural divide | Media | theguardian.com - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...sh-translating-cultural-divide Language Part 1 American v British Vocabulary Culture
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    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
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ScarJo, SodaStream, and the Politics of Celebrity Ambassadors : The New Yorker - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...-of-celebrity-ambassadors.html Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Celebrity
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    Some of the issues involved in using celebrities to advertise or endorse products.
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Some of the issues involved in using celebrities to advertise or endorse products.
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10 grammar rules you can forget: how to stop worrying and write proper | Science | The ... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...0-grammar-rules-you-can-forget Language Part 1 English Grammar Language change
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    David Marsh set out to master perfect grammatical English - but discovered that 'correct' isn't always best (Guardian.com)
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    David Marsh set out to master perfect grammatical English - but discovered that 'correct' isn't always best (Guardian.com)
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Is Britain becoming a nation of accent snobs? - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ain-accent-sound-foreign-snobs Language Part 1 English Pronunciation Accents Class Discrimination
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    Erica Buist: As an accent coach I increasingly hear from people sidelined because they sound foreign (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
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    Erica Buist: As an accent coach I increasingly hear from people sidelined because they sound foreign (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
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That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 4 - Episode 1 (Grammar Nazi) - YouTube - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch Language Part 1 Pronunciation Grammar
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    Grammar and pronunciation matter!
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    Grammar and pronunciation matter!
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