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Search By Live95 News Team via Getty Images Irish people are in danger of downplaying their own ability to speak Irish, according to a new study by Mary Immaculate College.
The study also suggests that lack of confidence in the language could be linked to an absence of quality feedback in schools.
The findings in this research suggest that the Irish population possesses a knowledge of Irish language that is often unacknowledged or dismissed due to negative experiences from our school days.
The Official Languages Act of 2003, which requires public bodies within the Irish state to provide services through both Irish and English, served as the inspiration behind the study.
Prof Ayaz assumes charge as IIU VP
Islamabad
February 2, 2021
Islamabad: Professor Dr Ayaz Afsar assumed his duties on Monday as vice-president (academics) at the International Islamic University (IIU). Earlier, Prof Afsar was serving as Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Literature.
He has also served as Chairman Department of English for 3 years. He also is the founder and Editor of Journal of Contemporary Poetics of the Department of English. Prof Afsar did his M.Phil in Applied Linguistics (2000) and PhD in English Literature (2004) from the University of Manchester in the UK. He did post-doc from the University of Manchester (2012) and another post-doc from the University of Birmingham in the UK (2014).
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Gowl, eejit, langer: Perhaps the Netflix show on swear words needs a Cork episode
. and a UCC professor says that, contrary to popular belief, Irish people don t swear more than other nationalities. (Warning: This piece contains swear words)
Nicolas Cage in History of Swear Words on Netflix.
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She s a linguistics professor who studied at numerous universities but one word in particular was new to Dr Barbara Siller when she moved to Cork langer .
However, Dr Siller, the programme director of Applied Linguistics at University College Cork, was more than capable of deciphering the meaning from the context. She was commenting on Netflix show History of Swear Words, hosted by Nicholas Cage a loud and proudly profane series that explores the history and cultural impact of curse words. Through interviews with experts in etymology, rappers, historians, and comedians, the series dives into the origins of bad language or swear words
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Young and Canagarajah are two of 21 voting members on the commission, which was created by an executive order signed by the governor last July. The commission’s purpose is to improve policing practices within law enforcement agencies under the governor’s jurisdiction, with a focus on promoting transparency, fairness and accountability. The commission will examine events and conduct reviews of policies, practices and procedures relating to use of force and biased-based policing and make recommendations for implementation of corrective measures.
“Our local community has spent years working alongside law enforcement to put systems in place that are designed to promote fairness and accountability within municipal police departments,” said Young. “Reformation processes such as these are crucial in combating bias and increasing equity for historically disenfranchised communities. I look forward to sharing all we ve learned with the commission and