Danielle Pullen

Proud mum, Mackem, cake-lover, dog-mad, bibliophile. Also a sociolinguist with a special interest in WP, mentoring and localism.

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

Just participated in a fantastic training session with @whocaresscot to get our mentors ready to support care experienced students studying Languages and Law at @OpenUniversity

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

Looking forward to presenting my research on peer mentoring and supporting care-experienced students at the Open University today #inspiringdigitalfutures

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Heading off to #Spain, #France or #Italy for #EasterWeekend ✈️? Why not see how you'd get by speaking one of these #languages?🗣️

Check out our virtual, interactive adventures and test your #language skills on the way:

https://t.co/BFQrNCaROs

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Opinion: Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics
https://t.co/kpozUjwMi6

[Jason J Hunter (Not a noble Lord) @JJHTweets]

Brexit. In three headlines.

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

@ccwild79 Would love to hear more about the project, Chris 😀

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

#WhyLearnGerman? In order to learn 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 than just a language: discover new perspectives, appreciate & value difference, gain access to another culture, become more creative, improve your communication skills & confidence. German will help you with all of that.

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

@kayeadams @Boden My guess is Me+Em.

[The Open University @OpenUniversity]

We're thrilled to announce that we've been named ‘University of the Year for Teaching Excellence’ by the Daily Mail University Guide! 🎉

“The OU is a unique ⭐ and treasured ⭐ feature of the British HE landscape.” Alastair McCall, Editor.

#OUfamily 💙

https://t.co/2FoBQ556te

[Jonathan Dimbleby @dimbleby_jd]

The PM says he will not negotiate a 'youth mobility scheme' with the EU. Why not? Only Brexit die-hards would oppose re-opening this cultural, social and economic
opportunity which was available to every young person pre-Brexit including all MPs.

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

Of course it’s ‘scone’ as in ‘gone’ 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Language Log @LanguageLog]

Scone geography: Matthew Smith, "The scone pronunciation map of Britain", YouGov 8/16/2024: The debate on whether you should pronounce ‘scone’ to rhyme with ‘gone’ or with ‘bone’ has been going on forever. There is evidence of people making light of the… https://t.co/x2pPBrS0vJ

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

@zara_clench_CEP @DavidAkinsanya @RebekahPierre92 @ccwild79 @__Ksoxo @DawnH4416 I was an online attendee at the conference today. Your speech was amazing and I am very interested in hearing more about your research. I work at the Open University and I would very much like to talk about possible collaborations and synergies within our work.

[Paul Swinney @lightaperture]

💬We all know about differences in dialect between Sunderland & elsewhere.

🤔But what about within Wearside?

🙏I'm running a survey as part of the Mackem Cewkbewk (out later this year) to find out. Can you spare 2 minutes to fill it in?

https://t.co/iuAALEBMuS

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

Help needed from secondary education practitioners in NE England. I’m looking to promote study of MFL and English language from KS4 to HE and I’m seeking schools to be involved in the project. Interested? DM me. Happy to provide more information and details. Thanks ☺️

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

@laurenohagan91 @OpenUniversity Congratulations 🙌🏻

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

Wow. Amazing.

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[Blah Blah Blah @old_punky]

The look of disdain on the faces of the nurses and staff speak a thousand words.

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

If you’re studying in Language and Applied Linguistics, request a Peer Mentor [email protected] and form a connection with another student from day one!

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

#Friendships are essential... you should socialise and talk to new people, but don't forget your old #friends too.

Our 6th #unitip for new #university students is 'make friends'... and our article explains why friendships are vital to our #wellbeing:

https://t.co/hmldL6fhsL

[Danielle Pullen @danielle_pullen]

@WFarahslt @ian_cushing I came from an incredibly rich-in-language home which was also low-income. I’m sure there are others who came from higher income homes that were ‘poorer’ linguistically than my own. Whatever that means 🤷🏻‍♀️