{"id":7,"date":"2014-10-19T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/u839033161-beingintelligentgifted-com.hostingerapp.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:38:26","slug":"author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech BEGIN -->\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?page_id=7\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-size=\"small\" data-width=\"450\" data-share=\"\" ><\/div>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech END -->\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-c957b80bbf70dea9a7e5ba5bc2fc8223 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-8a87179 is-style-default-2\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"8a87179\"><style>.stk-8a87179 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-8a87179 .stk-block-card__image{height:700px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-8a87179-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-3387\" src=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7606-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"stk-container-padding stk-block-card__content\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8a87179-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ca0b325\" data-block-id=\"ca0b325\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Dr Rolade Berthier is a writer, interculturalist, and English language trainer based in France and freelances in Luxembourg. She has worked in Asia, Australia, and Europe with language schools, universities, research institutions, NGOs, and public organisations.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-87fbaea\" data-block-id=\"87fbaea\"><style>.stk-87fbaea .stk--block-align-87fbaea{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-87fbaea stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-87fbaea-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7587e88\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7587e88\"><style>.stk-7587e88-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7587e88-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7587e88-inner-blocks\">\n<div 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Regrets)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-Cultural Liaison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intelligence, Giftedness: Pre-cradle to Post-grave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Guide for Everyday Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English Language Lovers: Learning, Teaching, and Conversing in English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journey to the World of Public Service Employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where You Are Really From: Humour and Introspection into Identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ca98145\" data-block-id=\"ca98145\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Her journal articles and blogs are about diversity and inclusion, immigration, multiculturalism, employment, social policies, current events, and other societal issues.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-0b5cbff is-style-default-2\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"0b5cbff\"><style>.stk-0b5cbff {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-0b5cbff 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She has a French language certificate from Sorbonne University, Paris, and is teaching herself Spanish. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-044dcbe is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"044dcbe\"><style>.stk-044dcbe .stk-block-card__image{height:700px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-044dcbe-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-3389\" src=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1-768x685.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7738391e-7401-46aa-bc34-06e41068b39c-1-1536x1370.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"stk-container-padding stk-block-card__content\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-044dcbe-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-ee741d2\" id=\"themes-amp-interests\" data-block-id=\"ee741d2\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Themes &amp; Interests<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultures and Societies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethnicity, identity, and belonging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiculturalism and immigration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language and communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethics, etiquette, and civility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education and lifelong learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contemporary social issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Author Dr Rolade Berthier is a writer, interculturalist, and English language trainer based in France and freelances in Luxembourg. 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