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A Gaijin in Tokyo

by Jonny Henchman March 19, 2013 Celebration

In our last article, Alison noted how lazy we Brits are when it comes to preparing our Language knowledge when travelling abroad. From my own experience I’ve seen just how extensive this can be and I’m guilty as charged. In both 2011 and 2012 I travelled to Tokyo for a combined total of 5 weeks. As a [...]

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A Welsh Play in London

by Alison Kroulek February 6, 2013 Entertainment
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According to the 2011 UK Census, the number of Welsh speakers has fallen slightly since 2001, even in Wales itself. With that in mind, you might be forgiven for thinking that putting on a Welsh-language play in the middle of London would be a losing proposition. Aled Pedrick hopes to prove you wrong. The actor [...]

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The Fresh Prince, Lost in Translation

by Alison Kroulek January 17, 2013 Entertainment
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Children of the 80s: you remember “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” right? For all of you young whippersnappers out there, this was the TV series that launched the acting career of Hollywood actor Will Smith. In the series, Smith stars as a teenager from one of the rougher parts of West Philadelphia. To keep [...]

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Penelope Cruz on Acting in Translation

by Alison Kroulek August 23, 2012 Entertainment
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Penelope Cruz was born in Madrid, Spain, and grew up speaking Spanish. Today, she is a globally acclaimed movie star who has acted in three languages: her native Spanish, English and Italian. Acting in more than one language is quite an accomplishment, when you think about it. After all, at least one study has shown [...]

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Stephen Colbert Gets His Own Language

by Alison Kroulek July 12, 2012 Entertainment
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American comedian Stephen Colbert’s late night alter ego is known for his ego…and his frequent campaigns to get everything from spiders to a piece of the International Space Station named for him. So, the latest news from his alma mater, Northwestern University, should bring a smile to his face. Researchers there named an invented language [...]

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Alien Language in “Prometheus”

by Alison Kroulek June 25, 2012 Entertainment
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Have you seen Prometheus yet? If not, please consider this your spoiler alert and stop reading now if you don’t want this post to spoil your fun. The latest Ridley Scott flick follows a team of humans and an android as they travel through space in search of the alien race who created humanity. Some [...]

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The Hunger Games, Translated

by Alison Kroulek April 16, 2012 Entertainment
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Move over Twilight, another series of young adult books has made its way to the silver screen. The Hunger Games movie was released last month to record box-office sales in North America. The books are set in a dystopian future, another world with its own vocabulary that has drifted away from our own in subtle, [...]

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Translating the Language of Flowers

by Alison Kroulek February 14, 2012 Entertainment

Today is Valentine’s Day, and that means that florists around the globe are rejoicing in their increased sales. These days, giving flowers to a woman simply shows that you care about her, but the roots of this tradition are far more complex. Centuries ago, exchanging flowers was a way for men and women to speak [...]

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Father Builds Inuit Video Game

by Richard Kazandjian January 29, 2012 Education

When it comes to protecting threatened languages, technology can be a double-edged sword. It can serve to discourage young people from speaking the language of their parents and grandparents, or it can provide tools to help them learn it and space for them to practice it. Here’s one especially sweet example of how technology can [...]

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Who is Santa Claus?

by Richard Kazandjian December 23, 2011 Entertainment

Santa Claus is a familiar figure to children and adults across the world; a “jolly old elf” who rides through the night sky on a sleigh, bringing presents to all the good boys and girls. But who is Santa Claus, really? Where the does the legend come from? The English name “Santa Claus” comes from [...]

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