Exploring Nuances of Spoken Language with Word-Stories
This multilingual workshop, using words in translation, is organised by IIAS for the 'European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages Festival' at Leiden University, featuring numerous activities on the evening of Friday, September 26.
Please join us if you are interested in exploring word-stories as a method of critical reflection and research, and more broadly, as a tool for intercultural understanding.
Please note that the IIAS workshop is open walk-in, but only for attendees of the Avond van de Talen, which requires an RSVP. See below for the link.
The Workshop
Duration: 45 minutes
Participants: 15 people
Unpacking spoken words through layers of translation and meaning-making is a form of immersion that offers insights into the way language is used in society. Word-stories make the communicative practices of everyday speech interactions both visible and audible, inviting us to view spoken words as windows into diverse cultural and knowledge imaginaries.
The workshop's facilitators will guide participants in developing and sharing their own word-stories using a variety of hands-on exercises.
The Facilitators
- Aarti Kawlra, Academic Director (HAB), IIAS
- Joaquin Lapuz, Web Content Coordinator (HAB), IIAS
- Annemarie van Leeuwen, Outreach Coordinator, IIAS
- Laura Rabelo Erber, Fellowships and Global Partnerships Coordinator, IIAS
- Cha-Hsuan Liu, Associate Professor, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Friday evening 26 September is all about languages!
Languages open worlds. They connect people, cultures and ideas. During the European Day of Languages, we will be holding an Evening of Languages festival to give a platform to the diversity of languages and language expertise present in Leiden.
Information and registration: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2025/09/evening-of-languages
