"Political correctness traps and how to avoid them" Workshop

Are you politically correct? The seminar is devoted to a highly problematic phenomenon of political correctness which dictates certain socio-cultural standards of behavior and communication. How not to ruin your reputation and career just by choosing the wrong word? You will learn about the most current guidelines for appropriate “public” English and start using them in practice.

Tutor: Anna Sebryuk (PhD in philology), an associate professor of the Department of the English language for the humanities at National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow. She is teaching English and doing research on English language acquisition. She has published articles on various aspects of linguistics, cultural studies and approaches and methods for English language teaching. In 2014 she received a Fulbright scholarship and was selected to participate in the program for teachers of English as a foreign language in the USA (Union college, New York). 

Working language: English
Time: 17 December 2018, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Armyanskiy lane, 4, Bldg. 2, Room 302
Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/5LbBXnP4AGRlEC5H2