British and American varieties of English
‘Autumn’ or ‘fall’? ‘Colour’ or ‘color’? ‘I have’ or ‘I have got’? What are the differences and similarities between the two major varieties of English? Which one do YOU prefer? Recommended for secondary school students.
The bilingual brain – visual word recognition of Hungarian-English bilinguals
Word recognition includes all mental activity from the perception of the word to the identification of its lexical representation that is available in the mental lexicon. With an electrophysiological (EEG) study the ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘where’, and ‘how’ can be revealed in visual word recognition. In lexical decision tasks, letter strings are presented and participants decide […]
Snapshots of Canada
A short introduction to the second largest country on Earth by a Canadianist. Recommended for elementary students (class 7-8.) and secondary students with A2-C1 language skills.
American Exceptionalism: Nation-building Myths
Each nation (and individual) is “unique” and “exceptional.” This presentation briefly focuses on the specifically (U.S.-)”American” ingredients of uniqueness from nation-building stories to the religious, political and economic aspects of exceptionalism. Recommended for secondary students.