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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2023 · 11 MIN

Subclass 500: Breaking the Language Barrier

from The Yarn · host Centre for Advancing Journalism

In this episode of Subclass 500, Elliot Rodriguez speaks with fellow international students about struggles with language barriers. At the University of Melbourne professors are strict about translation rules for assignments, making it even harder for some students to do their assessments. However, the language barrier doesn't just affect non-native English speakers, Elliot discovers throughout the episode that he too has faced similar problems with the Australian accent since arriving from Miami, Florida. Contact: Elliot Rodriguez : [email protected] Credits: Series Producer: Yuxuan Liu Senior Producer: Songyu Wu, Xuyang Liu Host: Cissy Sound Design: Elliot Rodriguez Design and Social Media: Ruofeng Ning & Wen Yang Executive Producer: Sami Shah [email protected] Theme music is "Political Test" by Igor Dvorkin (PRS) | Ellie Kidd (PRS). Audio Rights Network Limited. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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