Anne Talbot

1. Introduction 1.1. Background and Goals Although firm quantitative evidence is still sparse (Eatley et al. 2018), it is often assumed that the many popular TV shows revolving around forensic science that emerged in the early 2000s (e.g., the various versions of the Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) franchise) have triggered what is now known as the “CSI Effect”. To give but one example supporting this assumption, Call et al.

1. Introduction In the French educational system, future English teachers usually obtain a university degree from an English Studies department before taking one of two national competitive exams, the CAPES or the Agrégation. Pronunciation training in these departments relies on two standard accents: Received Pronunciation (RP)1 and General American (GA). This implies that students should master the phonological system and the phonetic realisations of either variety (or ideally both).

jplenio / Pixabay The ears of our many tech-minded clients here at BX3 – as well as a few VCs and a Dell alumnus for good measure – have perked up upon my peppering our conversations with the lingo I picked up during my part-time business school course dedicated to studying the hows and whys of fostering innovation and creativity in startups and corporations. Take, for example: design funnel, complementary goods, and first-mover advantage.