Duolingo , or “The world’s best way to learn a language” according to the application itself, was launched to the public in 2012, and according to...
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Learning Russian with Putin
Before you start making things up in your mind, I will have to disappoint you: no, Putin did not teach me Russian himself. I am referring...
Continue reading...What we can learn from DuoLingo
My mother is, like me, a true language lover. She literally wakes up and falls asleep with language games. In the morning she often starts her...
Continue reading...How Internet Memes Changed Humor
I remember when memes became a big thing in the early 2010s. From Bad Luck Brian, Doge and Leonardo DiCaprio holding a champagne glass while fireworks...
Continue reading...Demi Lovato Taught Me English
This blog post discusses how the globalization of media and entertainment has facilitated learning other languages just by consuming content. Audio-visual styles of learning languages have...
Continue reading...Podcast: Cultural identity in Digital Media
With insights from last week’s readings and examples from current popular media, Unnur and Grace discuss and reflect on their experience with cultural identity in digital media.
Continue reading...The rise of tone indicators
History Tone indicators go way back, all the way to the late 16th century when a man named Henry Denham tried to introduce the percontation point....
Continue reading...How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Taught Me English
I remember a few years back asking my dad a question that had just come to me in that moment. “When did you know that I...
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Lorre French
By: Marcel Beentjes My first podcast is about Lorre French, a new computer program which will be used in the French department at Leiden University. But...
Continue reading...Digital Discussions Episode 5
Episode 5: The Language of the Internet This the fith episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities,...
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Episode 4: Translation and Technology This the fourth episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital...
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By Marcel Beentjes, student French language and culture Good morning everyone! Today I am going to talk about the European Parliament. I will first give you...
Continue reading...‘im here to learn so :))))))’ – The exploitation of an AI *Trigger warning for the content of some images*
Some people may have heard of the short-lived existence of Microsoft’s AI chatbot called ‘Tay,’ others may have completely missed the event. The latter would come...
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“I’m just a squirrel looking for a nut You are a wizard harry I’m a what Glad to believe in #Jesus, He’s the best… From Fresno...
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And here we are: the last blogpost of my little journey into the field of language published in this semester. You are finally released! Almost!I would...
Continue reading...Do not disturb. Studying for English exam.
The last weeks in class, we’ve been talking about games and the gamer scene in general. That made me think about if there are any connections...
Continue reading...We are all cyborgs (video + blogpost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9nRolGa42w The video titled ‘We Are All Cyborgs’ is a short introduction and artistic interpretation of Donna Haraway’s ‘Cyborg Manifesto’ (1985). What is a cyborg you...
Continue reading...Who rules the world? English! Vol.3
Hello there! Nice that you are joining me for part three – the final part – of my little series about English in digital environments. First,...
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