Josef Mueller

Working in education in London in the fields of foreign languages and intercultural studies, and a keen observer of interactions in our globalising world

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Why are some languages spoken faster than others? https://t.co/mHf7ubnnD1

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Some languages pay closer attention to family ties than others https://t.co/zxJ87mlfM6

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

The real reasons some languages are harder to learn https://t.co/3nHBDJJDCl

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Which is the best language to learn? https://t.co/iQAlUh3dmG

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

I find it astonishing the UK govt is so cavalier about face masks - wearing masks not to protect oneself, but to avoid or reduce spreading droplets as we speak, sneeze, cough. ‘Led by science’ - when the science in this regard is so tentative. Face it https://t.co/MOKvks3syg

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Moving personal account of how the Anschluss changed Jewish lives in Vienna in March 1938: George Vulkan talk @KingsCollegeLon organised by Austrian Cultural Forum and @ModLangQMUL

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Engaging learners of Spanish through Learner Generated Digital Materials: Victoria Pastor @LangCen_QMUL Learning and Teaching conference: students proud to show what they have produced.

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Andy Gillett’ closing remarks at an inspirational @LangCen_QMUL 2020 Learning and Teaching conference

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Geng Zhi @LangCen_QMUL Teaching & Learning conference: How to balance learners’ needs, the CEFR, and the specific challenges of teaching Mandarin Chinese.

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Novel, virus-inspired greeting behaviours - The 'Wuhan shake' or the elbow bump? https://t.co/O3ao7RByeP

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Predictions about change in hierarchical classroom relationships may be premature, but this must be a push for online learning that really makes it massive https://t.co/eQLfRTH0wd

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Prospective students braved storm Dennis and got excited about Language learning opportunities for all students ⁦⁦@QMUL⁩ at the Offer Holder Day event. Very popular with students of International Relations, Law and History. ⁦

[Troy McConachy @TroyMcConachy]

RIP to Geert Hofstede. Though his work has been often criticised in the intercultural field, it is beyond denial that he has greatly inspired many people to learn more about other cultures and themselves. Ideological and theoretical disputes aside, we should be able to value this

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Setting up the Language Learning stand for tomorrow’s Offer Holder Day @QMUL @LangCen_QMUL

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

The Bilingual Brain by Albert Costa review – enlightening and astonishing https://t.co/95RHLJNDUX

[QMUL ModernLanguages @ModLangQMUL]

#Event
Tuesday 18th Feb, 6pm, Mile End campus

We are delighted to welcome Dr Uwe Schütte for a lecture on "Swastika, Autobahn and Trans Europa Express – #Kraftwerk in English Perspectives"

The event is free. All welcome!
Book here:
https://t.co/aQlUE03Uv7

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

@Sietar_UK event on #intercultural dating and relationships: not that different from monocultural ones, but strength of cultural identity, family expectations and cultural scripts play a role.

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

HEPI Director @nickhillman: 2015-20 has been the busiest period in HE policy ever. Drapers lecture @QMUL on the future of HE.

[OWRILanguages @OWRILanguages]

"To learn a different language is to encounter a different logic, a different cadence, a different sequence of words. It prepares you to think differently and to adapt" Martina Navratilova, 'How languages changed my life' @Independent @Martina @meits_owri
https://t.co/RQBLlydqGe

[Josef Mueller @cultlang]

Teaching a workshop on working with international students and diverse classrooms to engineering faculty at FHWS in Bavaria. Interesting context: working with engineers teaching non-English native speaking students in English in a non-English speaking wider environment!