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Digital Modern Languages virtual seminar

Venue: Online
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Event Date: 03/06/2020 15:00 - 17:00

Digital Modern Languages is a seminar series bringing together research and teaching in Modern Languages which engages with digital culture, media and technologies. Following a call for doctoral research presentations, OWRI is pleased to announce the speakers for the first virtual seminar. 

  • Francielle Carpenedo (IMLR, University of London) – Brazilian Food Social Media Discourses in the UK
  • Louis Cotgrove (University of Nottingham) – #GlockeAktiv: A corpus linguistic investigation into German youth language on YouTube
  • Sarah Daniel (Swansea University) – Students vs Machines: Strategic differences between trainee translators and Machine Translation when translating metaphorical expressions
  • Daria Sinyagovskaya (University of Central Florida) – Practice Pinyin with an App: Gamification Modalities as Pedagogical Methodology in Chinese language Phonological Practice to Reduce Cognitive Load and Learners Performance

Visit the website for more information and to register for the event.

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