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    The grey area of racism against the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

    Posted on April 25, 2019April 30, 2019by harry

    If you haven’t seen the Guy Ritchie film, Snatch, get your headphones out of your bag and take the two minutes to watch the below clip. This blog post is going to touch upon an element of ‘Bad Language’ prevalent in the UK, which has sometimes been referred to as ‘The Last Acceptable Racism’. This […]

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    Putting the English on English Medium Instruction

    Posted on April 23, 2019May 6, 2019by harry

    For an opening piece of knowledge, the phrase ‘to put some English on it’ is an American phrase for applying spin or curve to a ball in sport. In a similar manner, this blog post will give you my own spin on English Medium Instruction (EMI). Every day is a school day as they say. […]

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