Stumbled on this fascinating article in the New York Times about three new news
Read MoreEuropean Ventures Seek to Fill a Void in World News
3 Nov 2011 11:50:03
Googling the ghosts of Montparnasse cemetery
28 Oct 2011 13:44:50
Speak to the Future: The Campaign for Languages
26 Oct 2011 15:29:31
Speak to the Future is a new campaign sponsored by the British Academy and the Chartered Institute of Linguists among others with the purpose of highlighting the importance of languages, language learning and professional language activities for the
Read MoreThe Talking Kitchen That Teaches You French
25 Oct 2011 15:16:26
Wonderful video on the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's YouTube Page of a new experiment at Newcastle University that gives lessons in cooking and French at the same time. Could this task-based learning approach using digital
Read MoreLondon Language Show 2011
20 Oct 2011 18:42:49
If you don't know already, the London Language Show 2011 starts tomorrow at Olympia London and runs from 21st to the 23rd of October. If you've not been before, the London
Read MoreSlow Down! Why Some Languages Sound So Fast
4 Oct 2011 16:47:26
A recent article in Time Magazine highlights a fascinating piece of research into whether some languages
Read MorePaypal Express Goes Live on Site
30 Sep 2011 14:29:28
We now accept Paypal Express as part of the payment options in our shop. Please let us know if you would like us to add other payment options.
Why do some Americanisms irritate people?
21 Jul 2011 15:52:28
Entertaining piece on the BBC News Magazine web site of the supposed deluge of new American words entering everyday British English. The
Read MoreWhere Latin and Arabic Meet: A Bridging of Two Alphabets
30 Jun 2011 14:13:03
Wonderful piece from The New Yorker on Lebanese designer
Read MoreCracking the code of machine translation
22 Jun 2011 18:16:40
An amazing step forward in the translation of languages has been made thanks to human and artificial intelligence working together. According to an article in this week's Read More

