W.O.M.E.N. is proud to support this initiative by the students of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland! The association will be presenting the Women’s Table project at 16:30. Come join us to celebrate Icelandic with an accent!
Speaking Icelandic with an Accent is a series of events around the theme, Icelandic accents. They celebrate the diversity in the Icelandic language on Icelandic Language Day. The events will take place in the evening, beginning with a discussion „Icelandic, the most difficult language in the world? True or False?“, followed by two lectures, a poem in Icelandic, and an introduction to Tungupal (a new Icelandic grammar web app), finally concluding with a pub quiz and prizes! All events except the pub quiz will be in Veröld.
The event is a collaboration between Huldumál, the student association of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland; Mímir, the student association of Icelandic at the University of Iceland; Tungupal, and W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland.
FREE entry to all events.
Schedule
16:30
Discussion: „Icelandic, the most difficult language in the world? True of False?“ led by Marion of W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland
Languages: mainly Icelandic, with bits of English
Location: Kaffi Gaukur
17:30
Opening remarks by Judy Fong and Júlía Karín Kjartansdóttir, the heads of Huldumál and Mímir
Languages: Icelandic and English
Chat with Eliza Reid, the first lady
Language: Icelandic
Lecture: „Priorities of the Icelandic Language Committee“ by Ármann Jakobsson
Language: Icelandic
Natasha S. will do an Icelandic poem reading
Language: Icelandic
Location: VHV 023 – Auditorum
18:30
Break
Languages: all kinds
18:45
Lecture: „Some thoughts about people with foreign accents in Icelandic“ by Stefanie Bade
Language: Icelandic with slides in English
Tungupal demo by Michael Danner
Language: Icelandic and English
Closing remarks by Júlía and Judy
Languages: Icelandic and English
20:00
Pub Quiz: Nuances in Icelandic and Iceland led by Lionel and Judy and sponsored by AM forlag and Matarkjallarinn.
Languages: Icelandic and English questions, Answers mainly in Icelandic only.
