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13 Feb Meet the Portuguese champions who aced the national phase of the competition!

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We received a wealth of talented submissions from Portugal. The winners are: Video Contest "Act Vocally, Think Globally!" 🏆🥇Maria Leonor Macedo Gonçalves, The Hallmark of Who We Are 🏆🥈Bianca de Abreu Pereira, There is no Right Accent, There is Diversity 🏆🥉Leonor Lopes, Beyond Accent Discrimination Short stories contest "Eliminate Discrimination,...

12 Feb Award Ceremony of the National Phase of the CIRCE Contest

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The Awards Ceremony for the Italian participants in the CIRCE contest will be held Feb. 21 in Arezzo, Italy, on the occasion of UNESCO Mother Language Day, at the University of Siena's Pionta Campus, viale L. Cittadini 33. During the event, dedicated to the Italian...

09 Feb Vote for Your Favorites in the CIRCE Contest!

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The national phase of the CIRCE Contest has brought together incredible creative talents from across different countries, showcasing powerful stories and compelling videos that tackle linguistic discrimination and sound-based racism. Now, it's your turn to have a say! ...

05 Feb CIRCE Contests’ Winner Announcement

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The winners of the national phase of the CIRCE contests "Act Vocally, Think Globally!" and "Eliminate Discrimination, Embrace Integration!" will be announced soon! Stay tuned to find out who stood out for their commitment, creativity, and sensitivity to issues of diversity and inclusion! ...

05 Jul Talking proper – could accent bias harm your job prospects?

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“There’s no such thing as an ugly accent,” says linguist David Crystal, “like there's no such thing as an ugly flower.” But is that true? Do we respond equally to voices speaking with any accent? Research led by Professors Devyani Sharma and Erez Levon suggests...

02 Jul It’s just barmy innit: The thickest accents in the English language that make you question if you know English

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Some may say that how we speak English is the vocal equivalent of an international business card. If we speak English in a way that doesn’t present us well to other people from different parts of the world, they may not want to converse with us. (…)...

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13 Feb Meet the Portuguese champions who aced the national phase of the competition!

12 Feb Award Ceremony of the National Phase of the CIRCE Contest

09 Feb Vote for Your Favorites in the CIRCE Contest!

05 Feb CIRCE Contests’ Winner Announcement

05 Jul Talking proper – could accent bias harm your job prospects?

02 Jul It’s just barmy innit: The thickest accents in the English language that make you question if you know English

12 Jun Sofia Vergara says her accent will never allow her to play a scientist or astronaut

10 Jun No bad accents in Apple’s Acapulco: why multilingual TV is good for everyone

07 Jun Gad Saad: Don’t insult our accents! And other lessons from the Quebec cancel mob

05 Jun ‘I know how they feel, the fear of speaking because of their strong accents’