What do you get when you cross a duck and a linguist? A DuckLing of course!
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Lunar New Year Celebrations
To bring in the Year of the Dragon, the department hosted a lunch on the 14th of February. This included a buffet as well as a calligraphy station for people to try their hand at writing in Hanzi. Huge thanks to the team at EDI for organising such a lovely event! Gallery:
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Pets of LAEL: Phoenix
This weeks pet is Phoenix the cat – frequent house guest of third year Hannah! Hannah describes Phoenix as having the personality of ‘a rich, older man’ as he shows up often to their house uninvited (but welcomed!). Despite his wandering habit, he clearly lives ‘a life of luxury’ at his original home, and…
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Pets of LAEL: Gus and Vinnie
Pets of LAEL would love for you to meet the guinea pigs of Masters Student Hannah and author Molly: Augustus and Vincent! They have big names for such little guys, so are usually just referred to as Gus and Vinnie, the Boys, or the Guinea Pig Mafia. Gus and Vinnie were given to us for…
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Christmas Party 2023
To close out the Michaelmas term, the LAEL Department held a Christmas get together. There was a buffet lunch, mince pies and mulled wine on tap as staff and students celebrated the festive season by the tree. Happy Holidays everyone! Gallery:
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Culture and Communication Network Meeting
On Wednesday, 26 July, the Department hosted the first meeting of a new Culture and Communication Network connecting colleagues from across the university with an interest in any aspect of communication and culture. The network event was attended by academic staff and professional development staff. The first half of the day was dedicated to conference-style…
DuckLing
What do you get when you cross a duck with a linguist? A DuckLing!