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Shrill, bossy, emotional: why language matters in the gender debate

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By Laura Hood, The Conversation, May 9, 2021 There has been much debate recently about the way women who work in our federal parliament are treated. This discussion has highlighted that society continues to place very different values on the way women and men behave. Language – as a behaviour – holds a mirror up …

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COVID-19 exposes gaps in language education — why there needs to be increased support

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While COVID-19 has heightened hardships for those enrolled in language classes and programs, language instructors and researchers say it has also highlighted innovative learning practices that could be applied in Canada, to work towards better supporting education. The communities engaged in second-language learning classes range from newcomers and refugee families learning English for jobs and life in …

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