1,120 search results for “language cultural and worldviews” in the Staff website
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Simay CetinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.cetin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
e.veldkamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277233
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
y.lian@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277050
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Janneke GeursenICLON
j.w.geursen@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277164
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
m.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.vuren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Film screening and Book Launch
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Enrico OdelliFaculty of Humanities
e.odelli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272188
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Human language inspired AI – and now we can use that AI to learn about language
Yuchen Lian defended her thesis on AI and language evolution at Leiden University.
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Drs. Isabelle van de Calseyde and dr Sjef Houppermans presented with high French honour
“Very French and very impressive.” Those are the words drs. Isabelle van de Calseyde used to describe the reception at the French embassy residence in The Hague on 2 June 2015. There, she and dr. Sjef Houppermans were presented with an distinction for their remarkable services to the French language…
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272595
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Marcello BonsangueFaculty of Science
m.m.bonsangue@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277095
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Gea Hakker: ‘We aim to be the gold standard of language learning’
The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is one of the cornerstones of Leiden University. Director Gea Hakker explains how this organisation is providing quality (online) language courses and meeting new demands.
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Zane Kripe
Faculty of Science
z.kripe@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ellen RavenFaculty of Humanities
e.m.raven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arash MohammadavvaliFaculty of Humanities
a.mohammadavvali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
c.zhang@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
p.j.j.meel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272654
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Patrick DegryseFaculty of Archaeology
p.a.i.h.degryse@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dennis BosFaculty of Humanities
d.bos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272722
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Willem van WijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
w.l.van.wijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451
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James McGrailFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.m.mcgrail@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fitri MurfiantiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
f.murfianti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Lecture and Exhibition
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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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How do people best learn a language? 'It's incredible what you do when you talk'
According to Nivja de Jong, second language acquisition is 'the most fascinating subject in linguistics'. As a recently appointed professor of Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy, she studies the question of how best to teach people a new language.
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
y.m.ng@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
c.j.ewen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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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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Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’
The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That is the basis for the language lessons for primary education that Alisa van de Haar, university lecturer of French, collaborated on. ‘Deans from different…
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Rosa van StratenFaculty of Humanities
r.m.van.straten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274128
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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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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language
Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? PhD candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations left…
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Jill JefferyFaculty of Humanities
j.v.jeffery@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271513
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Claire SmuldersICLON
c.m.smulders@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273464
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
As Professor of African Linguistics, Nancy Kula increases our knowledge of variation across languages. Her inaugural lecture is on Monday 23 March.
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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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The language of Russian propaganda
In 2014 Russia entered Ukraine and occupied Crimea, and about two and a half years ago it began a large-scale invasion. For Ukraine, it’s a war. But Russia calls it a ‘special military operation’. Word choices of this kind affect how people look at issues. A Dutch Research Council (NWO) project led…
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Svetlana KharchenkovaFaculty of Humanities
s.s.kharchenkova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271180
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Benjamin Fogarty-ValenzuelaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Contribute your ideas: Day of Languages 2026
Organisation
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
s.suryadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272414
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Angelo RomanoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.romano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Valentin RosarioFaculty of Science
v.rosario@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727