Here is a message and short lecture from Professor Lisa Fairbrother, a specialist in Sociolinguistics and Intercultural Interaction. Hello everyone and welcome (back) to the Department of English Studies! Although these are very difficult times, I hope you are all trying to stay positive and looking forward to the start of classes. As a specialist in Sociolinguistics and Intercultural Interaction, I’m primarily interested in how people communicate with each other, whatever language(s) they choose to use. When we learn a foreign language, we often spend a lot of time learning the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of the language and we also put a lot of effort into practicing speaking, reading,
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