In our current age and time, we believe that we are well on our way towards gender equality in our western world. It is generally perceived that men and women have the same rights regarding their freedom of speech. While both genders technically have the same rights, we cannot say …
If you say the aforementioned three words in Limburg, chances are that people will answer with: “Rustig wachten op d’n daag!”. These are the lyrics of the song “Limburg” by Rowwen Hèze, a Limburgish band who mostly express themselves in Limburgs in their songs. Within this particular song, the band …
De ECRML, oftewel European Charter of Regional Minority Languages, is essentieel om de historische regionale talen die gesproken worden binnen de EU te behouden. Dit Verdrag, volgens de officiele site van de EU voor dit Charter, werd geïntroduceerd voor twee redenen: enerzijds om Europa’s culturele tradities en erfgoed te behouden, …
While the UK still is one of the current members of the EU, it still seems to be inevitable that the UK will step out of the EU at one point. When this happens, it will create the slightly bizarre situation that English will remain one of the working languages …
Being a student from Sittard, a town which is a 15-minute trainride away from Maastricht, the English-Medium instruction employed by Maastricht University was a fairly new experience to me. Coming to Maastricht in my first year, it was a suprise that the international community within Maastricht was this extensive. Yet, …
