Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The Three Step Process to Effective Multilingual Keywords
7 Brain-Boosting Benefits Children Achieve When They Have The Ability To Speak Spanish
Kelly Mayberry, Educator and Director of Spanish Immersion Private School, Brilliance Academy shares some unknown revelations from parents. She explains, “I have parents who are working 2 jobs, just to put their child in a Bilingual school or Program.” “They vow not to let this opportunity pass by their child.”
More information at: http://www.seopressreleases.com/7-brainboosting-benefits-children-achieve-ability-speak-spanish/11217
Cantonese speakers defend their language
The protests on July 25 and Aug. 1 were in response to recent calls by regional officials to increase Mandarin broadcast programs in the area. Mandarin is the official language of Beijing.
Cantonese-speaking activists called the move an attack on their language, according to Time. Cantonese is the predominant language spoken in Hong Kong, Guangdong province, the former Portuguese colony of Macao and in Chinatowns around the world.
More information at: http://newsdesk.org/2010/08/cantonese-speakers-defend-their-language/
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Linguistic imperialism to hit China
More information at: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\13\story_13-7-2010_pg9_7
Monday, July 12, 2010
EU begins the hunt for new translators
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More information at: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/334065,eubegins-hunt-new-translators.html
Friday, July 9, 2010
Language Translation: Man Versus Machine
Anyone who has visited a foreign country knows the difficulty of buying products in a foreign language. This confusion can be overwhelming, whether haggling on the street or buying online.
But, for ecommerce merchants considering language translation, determining which countries and languages to focus on can be daunting. Even coming up with an estimate for the number of speakers of the world’s most popular languages is difficult, as the numbers often become outdated as soon as they are published. Wikipedia cobbles together estimates from Encarta, Ethnologue and other sources, but these estimates are based on previous numbers and do not often include bilinguals.
More information at: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/2061-Language-Translation-Man-Versus-Machine
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Brit school launches talking PCs for students who can't speak English
Children type questions into the computer in their native language, which are translated out loud into English for the teacher.
Teachers type instructions for pupils which can be translated back into 25 different languages.
English-speaking pupils also use the translator to communicate with foreign classmates
More information at: http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/07/britschool-launches-talking-pcs-for-students-who-cantspea.html
