The Beckhams are learning … sign language
November 12, 2010 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
Did you know the Beckhams are learning sign language with their children Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz so that they can communicate with a friend of theirs who is deaf? David Beckham, wife Victoria and kids are all receiving tuition on a regular basis.
Cabbies Learn Languages for the London Olympics
November 10, 2010 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
More than 3,000 cab drivers who work for Radio Taxis in London have been given MP3 and CD language courses so they are prepared for the influx of foreign tourists for the 2012 Olympics. Under the scheme devised by Collins Language, drivers will learn useful phrases in French, Spanish and Chinese, and will have a flag on their cab to denote the language they can speak. Read more
Multilingual Sussex Schoolchildren Speak 94 Languages
November 2, 2010 by la-liz · Leave a Comment
There are over 3,000 bilingual school children in Sussex, on the South Coast of the UK, who speak an amazing 94 languages between them, including Wolof, which is spoken in Senegal, and Igbo, spoken in Nigeria and Niger-Congo.
New figures show the top ten tongues in West Sussex are Urdu, Gujarati, Caribbean Creole French, Portuguese, Tamil, Punjabi, Polish, Bengali, French and Pashto. Read more
Festival of Lights – Diwali 2010
October 26, 2010 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
This year the Diwali festival will take place on Tuesday 26th October 2010. The date of the Diwali changes according to the position of the moon.
New Language Found in India
October 10, 2010 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
A ‘hidden’ language spoken by only about a thousand people has been discovered in the remote northeast corner of India – while the 2010 Commonwealth Games were taking place in Delhi.
The new language is called Koro. It was thought that the language was a dialect of the Aka culture, a tribal community that subsists on farming and hunting near the border with China and Tibet. However, further research has shown that there are more differences than first thought, including completely different vocabulary and some important differences in linguistic structure.
Internationalise your Website and Maximise your Market Potential
October 10, 2010 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
Language Advantage’s founder, Sarah Carroll, is presenting at a workshop run by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday 11 October 2010 at the British Library.
The workshop is ‘Internationalise your Website and Maximise your Market Potential’ and Sarah will help you to understand why you should internationalise your website as well as the key elements of an international web strategy. It’s far more than just translation … Read more
Rock Star Keeping the Okinawan Language Alive
October 9, 2010 by la-liz · Leave a Comment
A wannabe Japanese rock star is working to prevent the Okinawan language from becoming extinct.
Byron Fija, whose mother was Okinawan and father American, had orgininally denied his Japanese heritage and left Japan for America, in an attempt to become a rock star. But when that did not work out, he returned to Okinawa Read more
Respect for the European Day of Languages 2010
On the occasion of the annual European Day of Languages celebrated throughout the Council of Europe’s 47 member states, respect for others’ languages, cultures and identities is a precondition for creating a European space for mutual respect and cooperation in Europe, said Minister Antonio Miloshoski, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Read more
Foreign language proficiency pays – official!
September 20, 2010 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Did you know that the US Airforce is offering its foreign language proficiency bonus to all its airmen, not just those in jobs that require them to speak a foreign language?
The monthly amount they receive depends on the language and proficiency level. The most popular languages Read more
Did you know … that elephants have a secret language?
September 20, 2010 by la-hellie · Leave a Comment
Researchers at San Diego Zoo have been monitoring communications between African elephants and have found what has been described as a “secret language”.
Elephant’s are well-known for their trumpeting calls, but did you know that they also growl? Read more
