How hard is it to do science in a language that’s not your first language? We quantified the severity of #languagebarriers for non-native English speakers when reading/publishing papers and attending/presenting at international conferences.

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The consequence?
“Tons of extra time” needed “throughout one’s scientific career”,
“substantial financial burden” & “excessive stress and anxiety”
all leading to
“much research going unpublished” & “talented people giving up scientific careers”
(based on survey responses).
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1 #ISTC20 #Sesh7 OK here’s a thread on #languagebarriers. Yes you are in the right conference. This is still about shorebirds. What I mean is I will explain how language barriers can affect the conservation of shorebirds (or any other species). So don’t leave! #ornithology #ISTC20 #Sesh7 I will also tweet the same content in Japanese during the break after Session 7. Sadly I am not fluent enough to tweet in other languages, but feel free to translate my tweets into any language! セッション７後の休憩時間中に日本語でもツイートしますのでご覧ください。