language
Projects on the theme 'language'
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Children of Europa
New Europe is not a place, it’s a young person. Committees, constitutions and commissions may hold Europe together as a political project, but it is people that hold it together as a cultural entity. This project will look at the aspirations of geographical Europe’s youngest generation, focusing particular on the way they make and exchange new-media with one another.
Researchers: Celia Hannon Charlie Tims
10 BlogPosts 69 Bookmarks 95 Themes
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English in the Developing World
In developmental contexts, we need to understand the tensions between the old models of power that saw the imposition of English, the emerging dynamics created by globalisation and the complex factors that constitute people's choices. This requires understanding the full implications of English provision across political, economic
and socio-cultural spheres. This project sets out to understand, and explore fully these complex relationships and identify the full potential of the language in development.
Researchers: Jamie Bartlett Peter Bradwell
3 BlogPosts 2 Bookmarks 11 Themes
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Cultural Literacy
Our identities comprise different senses of belonging to different groups at different times. These are the cultures of which we are all a part, and our world is one of many cultures. The problem is that there is a real lack in our skills to read other cultures. One result is that our newspapers, media and websites carry numeorus stories about hostility between people, breeding a cycle of fear, insecurity and ultimately violence and prejudice. To overcome this, we need a new skill: cultural literacy.
Researchers: Samuel Jones
4 BlogPosts 2 Bookmarks 18 Themes
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As You Like It
(past)
This work examines the implications of current trends in the English Language for policy agendas. Run in association with Cambridge Assessment, and ESOL Examinations at the University of Cambridge, it will identify not only areas in which policy makers will have to change to meet the challenges posed by the emergence of variants of English - Englishes - but also how government and others can work with providers to take advantage of the many opportunites that 'Englishes' present...
Researchers: Kirsten Bound Peter Bradwell
210 BlogPosts 240 Bookmarks 29 Themes
