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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 26, 2009

Alicja Brady Language Blog

Sell to foreign visitors

Everyone is being affected by the recession (which only really started on Friday) but perhaps the most visible is on the high street. Walk down any high street in the UK and it is apparent how hard the retailers are trying to sell their products....

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

This week saw the inauguration of Barack Obama. We thought that the event was admired by people the whole world over… but not true, he did manage to offend someone – the Chinese government. References to both ‘communism’ and ‘dissent’ were deleted from Chinese translations of the newly a...

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 ...

Published On - January 9, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Apple, Coolgorilla, iPhone, Travel

Talking Translator

Have you ever been stuck in a foreign country desperately wanting to ask a local a question but limited by your language skills? Well the iPhone and iPod touch from Apple in conjunction with Coolgorilla have the solution. Coolgorilla develops software applications for iPods and Mobile phones. They h...

Published On - January 9, 2009

Alicja Brady Language BlogTags: Language

Texts: A New Tool in the Struggle for Language Diversity?

Text messaging is quickly becoming one of the most common methods of communication worldwide. In fact, last year in the US, text messages surpassed voice calls in popularity. However, the Wall Street Journal notes that texting can pose problems for some non-English speakers. Most of the time, when p...