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Category Archives: Cultural competency

February 18, 2012
by wordplei
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Yanko Tsvetkov’s Mapping Stereotypes

Another (funny) lesson on the perils of getting too carried away with intercultural competence and getting stuck with the wrong idea – don’t turn into a bigot!   These maps, and more, are available to buy, and are the work … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2012
by wordplei
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We all have them…

…stereotypical ideas of what people from other countries are like. The Guardian took part in a lovely little exercise where 6 national papers (from the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Poland), as part of the Europa Project, were asked … Continue reading →

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  • **Du darfst….aber muss es sein?**
  • word/plei/ news – Selling Ourselves Workshop (for trainers/schools)
  • Yanko Tsvetkov’s Mapping Stereotypes
  • We all have them…
  • It ain’t just about the money!
  • **RAEPKWAEN**
  • The History of English in Ten Minutes (by The Open University)
  • You say tomato, I say tomahto…

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