Public perceptions of Immigration
For the last few years Adam Pipe has been a mentor for the Professional Research Skills module at the University of Birmingham Department of English Language and Linguistics. This year Adam set his group an assignment to look at ‘How does the language used in the mainstream media affect public perceptions of immigration?’.
The research project aimed to explore how particular inflammatory linguistic devices used in mainstream media have the potential to perpetuate negative public perceptions of migrants.
The students have produced an excellent report and some shareable infographics including a code of good practice for journalists.
Shareable Infographics