921 search results for “african language literature” in the Student website
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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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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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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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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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John Sunday OjoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.s.ojo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Misha PlagisFaculty of Law
m.a.plagis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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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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Eric CezneAfrican Studies Centre
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marcello BonsangueFaculty of Science
m.m.bonsangue@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7095
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2595
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
k.p.s.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.vuren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
e.de.vette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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for: research trainee for project on effect gender-inclusive language on language attitudes
Research
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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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Karin NijenhuisAfrican Studies Centre
c.t.nijenhuis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7377
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Sealing and bookkeeping practices in Hittite Anatolia
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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Student maps Chinese language variation
When Daan van Esch, master’s student in Chinese Studies, travelled through China last summer, he noticed that he often did not understand what the inhabitants of the different villages and cities were talking about. There turned out to be huge differences within the language. He decided to map this…
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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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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
f.w.a.korsten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in peace and security
Debate
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
k.shahrasbi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
c.l.van.der.burght@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278041
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Yumeng WangFaculty of Science
y.wang@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
j.grijzenhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1470
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Olaf KaperFaculty of Humanities
o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2041
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Mert YazanFaculty of Science
m.yazan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
h.n.m.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7563
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
l.a.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Georgios-Evgenios DouliakasFaculty of Humanities
g.e.douliakas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2120
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274184
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.