385 search results for “language learning” in the Student website
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Cosima Nimphy
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.a.nimphy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6457
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Folke Glastra
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
glastra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Simone Rijksen
ICLON
s.rijksen@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4059
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Surendra Balraadjsing
Science
s.balraadjsing@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart Vogelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
b.vogelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6022
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Evin Aktar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.aktar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5228
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Iris Koele
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.j.koele@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Tijmen Pronk
Faculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4168
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Marian Klamer
Faculty of Humanities
m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2783
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Joost Grootens
Faculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Joan Booth
Faculty of Humanities
j.booth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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How AI helps map sign languages
Like spoken languages, sign languages evolve organically and do not always have the same origin. This produces different ways of communication and annotation. Manolis Fragkiadakis wrote his PhD thesis on this.
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you'
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, the Asian part of present-day Turkey. 'A new interpretation in one of the Anatolian languages can have consequences for dozens of other languages.'
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.
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Juan Claramunt Gonzalez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.claramunt.gonzalez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6026
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Willem Heiser
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
heiser@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ana Cristina Arcos Marin
Science
a.c.arcos.marin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Diego Barbosa Arize Santos
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.barbosa.arize.santos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anja Schoots-Snijder
ICLON
a.j.m.schoots@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Zihao Yuan
Science
z.yuan@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carel ten Cate
Science
c.j.ten.cate@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5040
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Judith Schomaker
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.schomaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Henk Kelderman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.kelderman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gerard van Westen
Science
gerard@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3511
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Rayyan Toutounji
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.toutounji@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Development of broad Languages and Cultures BA programme to change to ‘Renewing and Strengthening Language Programmes’
As you may know, a draft profile for a broad BA programme in Languages and Cultures has been in development for some time. On 21 December 2021, the Faculty Board decided to end the design process of that broad bachelor’s degree programme. However, as the Faculty Board and partners in the discipline…
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How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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High school students get acquainted with language studies at profile selection day
The Choose a Language Day was created to make high school students enthusiastic about choosing a linguistic profile and further education. Third-years were able to learn about different language studies at the Faculty of Humanities.
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Koen de Ceuster
Faculty of Humanities
k.de.ceuster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Smith
Faculty of Humanities
p.j.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Faculty of Humanities
c.s.spiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Julia Szirmai
Faculty of Humanities
j.c.szirmai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
l.kulikov@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
s.von.grebmer.zu.wolfsthurn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jos Schaeken
Faculty of Humanities
j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2077
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Paul Hoftijzer
Faculty of Humanities
p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
m.yenkimaleki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Hugo Koning
Faculty of Humanities
h.h.koning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2667
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Inge Ligtvoet
Faculty of Humanities
i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1956
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Marcello Bonsangue
Science
m.m.bonsangue@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7095
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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Katharina Riebel
Science
k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149
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Why is that word there? Research on language structure completed
Communication is the transmission of information. All day long we are busy explaining and making things clear to each other, but exactly how we do that varies from language to language. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal delved into African Bantu languages for a Vidi project.
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Language during war: the changing position of Russian in Ukraine
The impact of war extends beyond destroyed buildings and torn families. In bilingual Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia is a major driver for increasingly discarding the Russian language. What does this mean for the position of Russian in Ukraine?
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Guus Kroonen
Faculty of Humanities
g.j.kroonen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1768
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Alwin Kloekhorst
Faculty of Humanities
a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7977