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19 Mar Donald Trump thinks some accents are ‘beautiful,’ but what makes them so?

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The Conversation, March 16, 2025 "United States President Donald Trump has recently been commenting on accents while meeting foreign leaders and taking questions from foreign journalists. Trump praised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s “beautiful” accent, saying he would have been president 20 years ago if he’d had...

05 Mar March 31, 16.30 – 17.30 CIRCE Online seminar

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Ten things everybody should know about (spoken) language Prof. Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKDate: March 31, 2025Time: 16:30 – 17:30 (CET)Venue: OnlineAttendees: Secondary school teachers, researchers, language instructors To register: you should create an account on the H2IOSC Training Environment. Once logged in with your credentials, choose...

25 Feb CIRCE Contest Award Ceremony, Arezzo, February 21

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On February the 21st, in honor of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, we proudly nominated the CIRCE Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in language and culture through our Writing and Video Contest. Adding depth to the event, we were honored to host a special lecture from Samuele...

21 Feb Meet the international champions of the CIRCE contest!

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We are thrilled to announce that our contest received an incredible response, with over 1,200 votes cast! 🌍✨ On the special occasion of International Mother Language Day, we are delighted to reveal the winners of the international phase. Video Contest "Act Vocally, Think Globally!" 🏆🥇To You Irene Cardillo,...

20 Feb Dear high school students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, join us in celebrating International Mother Language Day!

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Location: International Burch University, Block B, Room 129 Time: Monday, 24 February, at 2 p.m. Program activities: Welcoming contest participants and high school students An interactive accent guessing activity Linguistic diversity wall: Do we judge by accents? Winning stories: Inspiration behind the words - a space for high school winners to...

20 Feb Dragi srednjoškolci iz Bosne i Hercegovine, pridružite nam se u obilježavanju Međunarodnog dana maternjeg jezika!

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Lokacija: Internacionalni Burč univerzitet, Blok B, Soba 129 Vrijeme: Ponedjeljak, 24. februar, u 14:00 Program: Dobrodošlica za učesnike takmičenja i srednjoškolce Interaktivna aktivnost pogađanja akcenata Zid jezičke raznolikosti: Da li ocjenjujemo ljude prema načinu na koji govore? Pobjedničke priče: Inspiracija u pozadini priče - prostor za srednjoškolce koji su osvojili prva...

19 Feb February 24, 16.30 – 17.30 CIRCE Online seminar

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Textbooks, ideologies and language education. An overview from different countries' teaching materials Dr. Francesca Gallina, University of Pisa, ItalyDate: February 24, 2025Time: 16:30 – 17:30 (CET)Venue: OnlineAttendees: Secondary school teachers, researchers, language instructors To register: you should create an account on the H2IOSC Training Environment. Once logged in...

19 Feb CIRCE Contest: voting open until February 20, 12 a.m. CET

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You have time until tomorrow at noon to cast your vote for selecting your favorite videos and stories among the winners of the national phase of the competition! ...

18 Feb Textbooks, ideologies and language education. An overview from different countries’ teaching materials (CIRCE Online Seminar)

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14 Feb Subscribe to our Newsletter!

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We're launching a newsletter dedicated to exploring the realities of accent discrimination - unpacking research, sharing personal experiences, and highlighting voices that deserve to be heard. Subscribe now to be part of the community! https://www.circe-project.eu/newsletter/ ...

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