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Published On - February 16, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Learning

Removal of Language Learning Requirements for Teenagers

In England, concern has been growing that the country’s students are falling behind when it comes to learning other languages. In 2004, England stopped requiring that students over the age of 14 take classes in a foreign language. Since then, the percentage of students that have chosen to take...

Published On - February 6, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Education, Language, Learning

Can Computers Help Preserve Indigenous Languages?

According to the BBC, nearly half of the world’s 6,500 languages are expected to disappear over the next 100 years. Languages die when people stop speaking them and stop teaching them to their children. This has happened all over the world, with one of many examples being the fate of Native Am...

Published On - January 30, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: French

The Language of Love

Valentine's Day is approaching fast, a time when we express our love with cards and presents. Love is honoured on this day throughout the world....

Published On - January 30, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language, Learning

To Learn a Foreign Language, Listen

If you’re struggling with learning a new language, try listening to native speakers. That’s the conclusion of a new study from Victoria University in New Zealand. According to the Daily Mail, researchers have discovered that listening to people talk or sing in a foreign language makes le...

Published On - January 29, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

Foreign Footballers Face Language Test

January can be a stressful month for any British football manager, as the transfer window opens clubs have 31 days in which to sell and buy players. New immigration laws which came in to affect in autumn 2008 will make things even harder....

Published On - January 26, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Festival

Chinese New Year 2009

Today is Chinese New Year an ancient festival which is celebrated not only in China but around the world. This year is the ‘Year of the Ox’ which symbolises prosperity through fortitude and hard work....

Published On - January 26, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate

Cheeseburgery Hamburgers

After hearing a recommendation that bloggers should use computerised translation to provide foreign language replicas of their own blogs, Tony Barber decided to put Google Translate to the test. I won't spoil it for you - the full article is here but there is one section that made us laugh for good ...

Published On - January 23, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Irish, Language

Lá Nua Closes Its Doors

Lá Nua, the only Irish language newspaper published on a daily basis, has closed down due to a lack of funding. Lá Nua, which means “New Day” in Irish, stopped its presses at the end of the year. The newspaper had been in print for more than 20 years, but according to Eurolang.net, there simpl...

Published On - January 22, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

Chinese Censor Obama

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Published On - January 16, 2009

Alicja Brady Sci FiTags: Language, Star Trek, Translation

Star Trek: The next generation of gadgets

According to National Geographic, every 14 days another language passes into oblivion. New languages are created at a much slower rate. Usually, new languages evolve naturally from older languages over time. On the other hand, sometimes new languages are simply created from fiction. These languages ...