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Languages in Higher Education | A Language Diary
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Languages in Higher Education. Saturday, 2 June 2012. Firstly, it means that graduates here are unlikely to be able to move abroad, or worse, have much idea of what goes on abroad. However, while a mixture of both domestic and foreign is best, the UK at the moment cannot provide even a semblance of research students who have the necessary languages. But what can we do? So what's gonna happen? The truth is, nobody knows. 171; Older Post. Languages in Higher Education. 3 June 2012 at 11:22. Just to give th...
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In The News | A Language Diary
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Thursday, 14 June 2012. In the language world there seems to be a few core debates, one of which is 'critical periods' i.e. that one learns languages better before our brains are 'wired'. However an article in last week's Observer. Doubts this hypothesis, suggesting that although there may be differences in speed of learning, there hasn't actually been much study in this area. And there was me thinking this was a done scientific deal! So what's the rub? One last nugget of information from the article was...
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In The News | A Language Diary
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Thursday, 31 May 2012. There's an article and quiz over at the BBC. Which deals with less-spoken languages, or extinct languages i.e Latin, Aramaic, Akkadian. I've always wondered what the role of these languages today can be. Should we teach Latin as a basis from which to understand history, or the modern languages to which it gave birth? Or would we spend our time more wisely on modern languages, on modern themes? Someone should tell Boris Johnson that Classics is worthless. Section which deals with Sp...
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Catalan Exam II | A Language Diary
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Friday, 18 May 2012. So I went to Bristol, a city that lies across the water from my beloved Wales, to my A2 Catalan exam. It was a lovely day (see the pic! And I felt really confident. As the exam was in a different city, in a university I had never been to, I was quite glad to find it easily - Bristol University's maps are really good! We arrived early (I was with a friend who was also taking it) and waited for the teacher to arrive. And then we started:. A good day, but I hope that the listening secti...
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Welsh / Cymraeg | A Language Diary
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Tuesday, 5 June 2012. I live in Wales. And the historical language of Wales is Welsh. But that's not all. Every day, even now someone will speak Welsh somewhere. They may be ordering a coffee or learning in school, or just chatting about last night's game, but the important thing is that Welsh carries on in the day-to-day normal life of Wales (which isn't a small achievement after 500 years of competition with English). Let the journey begin. 171; Older Post. 11 June 2012 at 22:37. 14 June 2012 at 09:03.
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In The News | A Language Diary
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Wednesday, 4 July 2012. So over at the Guardian. We find out that the Ukraine has passed a law which makes Russian official as a regional language where it is spoken by more than 10% of the population. A normal democratic move you would say pushing the way to Europe, if it wasn't for the dramatic undertones of what that means for a country that is almost wholly in the shadow of its big neighbour, Russia. Here's to language plurality and rights for minority languages! 171; Older Post.
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Deutsche Welle | A Language Diary
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Friday, 15 June 2012. A key factor in language learning is the quality of materials at hand. A good book counts for a lot. A good teacher is nigh on priceless. But what about internet resources? Do they unlock the great potential they so obviously hold? I frequent could certainly work on. Is an excellent model, for which the architects and employees should be justifiably proud. Thank you! 171; Older Post. View my complete profile. Check out my food blog! Swedish Greys - a WordPress.