461 search results for “some language” in the Staff website
-
Yiwen ZouFaculty of Humanities
y.zou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272332
-
‘Some think I’m too lightweight, others too highbrow’
Cornald Maas was able to ‘pioneer’ in Leiden. This Dutch Studies graduate, presenter, programme maker and publicist combined an active student life with studying hard.
-
Engineering in language research
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
-
Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413
-
Applications of Large Language Models to the Humanities Workshop
Workshop
- Language and the human past
-
Events in language and cognition
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium series
-
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…
-
Lunchtime Speaker Series: Between Logic, Language and Information: adventures in understanding large language models in hybrid settings
Lecture
- International Mother Language Day 2024
-
Language, Stories, and Understanding Others
Lecture
-
From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
-
Rosa van StratenFaculty of Humanities
r.m.van.straten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4128
-
Crit CremersFaculty of Humanities
c.l.j.m.cremers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
-
How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
-
Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities
j.doetjes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2181
-
LLRC Multilingualism in the Language Classroom Roundtable
Debate, Roundtable LLRC Event
- Una Europa: European Day of Languages
-
Celebration of the Georgian Language Day
Conference
-
Political scientist teaches VWO pupils: ‘some knew more than I did at that age’
It is a full classroom: more than 30 pupils from 5 and 6 vwo are present to listen to political scientist Leila Demarest's lecture. She gives a brief introduction on the topic she is about to discuss: democracy in the global North and South. At first, the group seems a bit quiet, but when she asks questions…
-
Discussing the Personnel Monitor with your team: ‘Grab some post-its and go for it!’
It will be on the agenda of many a team meeting these coming weeks: how can we act on the results of the Personnel Monitor? We asked two managers how they have gone about this, what the results of their meetings have been and whether they have any tips for their colleagues.
-
NWO grant for Claartje Levelt: how toddlers learn words
Professor Claartje Levelt, together with Paula Fikkert (Radboud University), has received an NWO Open Competition grant for research into the development of word production in toddlers.
-
Faculty of Humanities ushers in the new year: 'Build in some low-pressure time'
In a world beset with war, climate problems and skyrocketing energy prices, it is good to have some 'slack time' now and then. That was Dean Mark Rutgers' message at the Faculty of Humanities' New Year reception.
-
Workshop: Other Forms of Understanding Language
Workshop-Poetry Lab
-
Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes for good education?
-
Prof. dr. Holger Gzella elected as member of the Academia Europaea
LUCL member prof. dr. Holger Gzella has been elected as member of the Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe).
-
What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
-
Celebrating Language: WDO's 19th Lustrum Symposium
Festival, Lustrum Symposium
-
Machine Translation Literacy for (language) teachers
Workshop
-
Traces of Language Contact in Niya Prakrit
PhD defence
-
Investigations conducted by child protection bodies have been 'substandard for some time'
Investigations conducted by several Dutch child protection bodies within family situations are inadequate. Due to lack of knowledge, time and money, these investigations are not carried out properly, with major consequences for the families involved.
-
Benjamin Suchard: ‘The more you send out into the world, the more likely it will stick’
How do you make niche subjects interesting and accessible? Benjamin Suchard, historical linguist and researcher, seems to have created the perfect recipe, which consists of his various projects alongside his regular research, including a Twitter account and a major international film.
-
Ghanaian Sign Language(s): History, Linguistics, and Ideology
PhD defence
-
Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033
-
Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
-
Exhibition on scripts at Oude UB: Pseudo or Don’t
What is writing? And what looks like writing, but isn’t? The Pseudo or Don’t pop-up exhibition explores the boundaries of scripts. The exhibition will run at Oude UB from 9 to 26 October.
-
Colours and symbols to support dyslexic students
In the very first Korean class that teacher Eun-ju Kim taught, there were already students with dyslexia. With a background in special education and clinical developmental psychology, she developed a new method to help them, partly based on teaching methods from Dutch first language education.
-
Youth Language Workshop after Cosmas Amenorvi’s PhD defense
Conference, Workshop
-
Personal experience narratives in three African sign languages
PhD defence
-
An Introduction to the Arabic Language History and Origins
Alumni event, Lunch webinar
-
Relationships that Count: Social Networks and Language Learning
Lecture
-
Egyptian Diaspora in Paris – Between the Language and Resistance
Lecture, This Time For Africa! series
-
Tonal reflexes of topic and focus in Heiban languages
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
-
Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
-
Research-Concert: Songs and Languages across hemispheres
Music concert
-
Chuang Liu
Faculty of Humanities
c.liu.35@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
-
Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
e.i.crevels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
-
How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
-
Speech levels and Verbal Art in languages of Indonesia
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
-
Cortical contributions to cognitive control of language and beyond
PhD defence