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Loose Ends and the Etymologicon

4 Dec 2011 13:18:53

Think that 'gene pool', 'car pool' and 'pooling your resources' have something to do with water? Then you'll need to think again, thanks to Mark Forsyth's new book, Etymologicon, a circular tour through the origins of words. As the author explains in

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Vous, les femmes !

16 Nov 2011 22:29:27

Surely, this must be a first on British TV, a foreign language comedy show with sub-titles. Women! (Vous, les femmes), a sketch show in French and produced in France is

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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

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Thinking of cycling in France on your Easter or Summer break and would like to learn some key French vocabulary just in case your bike breaks down? Have no fear: Sheldon Brown's Read More

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Pardon My French

6 Jan 2011 22:37:25

Fun piece on the BBC web site on the hilarious  Read More

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The aftermath of the decline of languages at GCSE continues with a story on the BBC News Magazine web site which explores some of the key reasons

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The death of Claude Chabrol

14 Sep 2010 16:46:07

Thoughtful homage by Andrew Whittaker on his Speak the Culture blog to the great French film director, Claude Chabrol, who died on Sunday. Chabrol

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Further to yesterday's article about the decline of languages as a subject at GCSE and A Level in the UK, another one in today's Read More

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The number of children leaving school with a decent grasp of foreign languages has plummeted to a record low in the UK, according to an article in today's Read More

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Moving article on the About the BBC's blog about the 70th

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