Exploring understandings and attitudes towards accent at university
1:30pm - 3:30pm /
Friday 15th July 2022
/ Venue: Language Lounge,
First Floor, 1-7 Abercromby Square Abercromby SQ (West)
- Lisa Brennan
- Admission: Free
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Universities aim to create inclusive environments where people are free from discrimination on the grounds of their personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity and social class, yet research has shown that students and staff often experience discrimination at university because of their accent, which is often associated with these same personal characteristics. This interactive workshop is aimed at students and staff and aims to explore our understandings and attitudes towards accent and share ideas on how we can overcome accent discrimination at university. We will explore questions such as:
• How do people feel about their accent?
• What does accent discrimination look like?
• How can we tackle accent discrimination at university?
Free refreshments (tea/coffee and pastries)
This event is part of the project ‘Accent racism, linguistic stereotyping and ethnic accent bullying in HE, what is it and how can we avoid it?’ (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-language-excellence/current-projects/linguisticdiversity/), funded by the University of Liverpool Equality Kick Starter Fund.
Please register for this event via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-understandings-and-attitudes-towards-accent-at-university-tickets-377748785787