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In The Footsteps of Marie-Antoinette

In The Footsteps of Marie-Antoinette

Welcome to In The Footsteps of Marie-Antoinette, presented by Catriona Seth, Marshal Fo...
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Linguamania

Linguamania

Welcome to the LinguaMania podcast. Produced by researchers from Oxford University-led ...

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In The Footsteps Of Marie-Antoinette - Episode 3 Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University Of Oxford, heads for Paris in her pursuit of Marie-Antoinette. Cecile Rives, Catriona Seth, Chantal Thomas 15 January, 2021
In The Footsteps Of Marie-Antoinette - Episode 2 Catriona Seth, visits Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, built in the 19th century by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, a great collector of 18th century decorative arts, especially objects associated with Marie-Antoinette. Catriona Seth, Pippa Shirley, Rachel Jacobs, Mia Jackson 15 January, 2021
In the Footsteps of Marie-Antoinette - Episode 1 Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford, visits the Wallace Collection in London on the trail of objects that once belonged to Marie-Antoinette. Catriona Seth, Helen Jacobsen 15 January, 2021
Diversity in the arts: why languages need to be part of the conversation Many languages and dialects spoken in British homes rarely make it onto the stage. In this episode of LinguaMania, we explore why linguistic diversity in the arts matters. Rajinder Dudrah, Mojisola Adebayo, Philip Bullock, Ashlee Elizabeth-Lolo, Noah Birksted-Breen 29 May, 2020
The Multilingual Performance Project: celebrating languages through drama The Multilingual Performance Project (MPP) showcases and celebrates the multilingual nature of schools and demonstrates how multilingualism can interact creatively with teaching in the classroom, promoting both taught languages and community languages. Daniel Tyler-McTighe, Holly Bateman, Ann Poole, Eneida Garcia Villanueva 15 May, 2020
Why do we need people to translate when we have machine translation? Some people ask why they should bother learning a language when there are online apps and websites which can translate quickly and accurately. Matthew Reynolds, Eleni Philippou, Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, Adriana X Jacobs, Kate Clanchy, Mukahang Limbu 1 May, 2020
Languages are in crisis in our schools – could creativity help save the subject? Can a creative approach to the study of languages enhance learner outcomes? Suzanne Graham, Linda Fisher, Heike Krüsemann, Julia Hofweber 17 April, 2020
How do metaphors shape our world? We tend to think of metaphors as poetic language, but we actually use them all the time in our everyday speech. But how do metaphors in different languages work? And can the metaphors we use affect our thinking? Katrin Kohl, Jeannette Littlemore, Lera Boroditsky, Zoltán Kövecses, Sally Zacharias 3 April, 2020
Why should we read translated texts? This episode explores what we lose or gain when we read a translated book. Are we missing something by reading the English translation and not the original language version? And what can the translation process tell us about how languages work? Jane Hiddleston, Laura Lonsdale 16 March, 2020
Understanding our natural world: why languages matter What role do languages play in helping us understand and protect our natural world? Do the words we use when talking about our local flora and fauna matter? In this episode of LinguaMania, we explore the links between language and nature. Felice Wyndham, Karen Park, Andrew Gosler 9 March, 2020
How 'foreign' are 'foreign languages'? Many people think foreign languages are alien to us, unless of course we've spent years studying them. But is this really the case? Or can we actually understand some words in a different language – even if we've never studied that language before? Martin Maiden, Sandra Kotzor, Chiara Cappellaro, Ikuya Aizawa 18 February, 2020
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