Classpress.net Updates » MFL http://classpress.net/updates Headlines for School Subjects Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 [MFL]: Book talk: Argentine writer finds few Spanish-language readers http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/lf_nm_life/us_books_apin_prize_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/lf_nm_life/us_books_apin_prize_1#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:26:04 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/lf_nm_life/us_books_apin_prize_1 Guillermo Saccomanno has just won the Premio Hammett prize for the best crime novel in Spanish, yet he is almost unknown outside his native Argentina despite writing in a major world language.]]>

Guillermo Saccomanno has just won the Premio Hammett prize for the best crime novel in Spanish, yet he is almost unknown outside his native Argentina despite writing in a major world language.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090717/lf_nm_life/us_books_apin_prize_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Internationally Known Spanish-Language Telenovela Actress Lorena Rojas Joins the Save Planet Blue Team http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090714/bs_prweb/prweb2638264_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090714/bs_prweb/prweb2638264_1#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090714/bs_prweb/prweb2638264_1 Spanish-Language Prime-Time Soap Opera Star Becomes a Planet Blue Saver]]>

Spanish-Language Prime-Time Soap Opera Star Becomes a Planet Blue Saver

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090714/bs_prweb/prweb2638264_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: NG: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR TOURIST GUIDES http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090714/tts-ng-guides-bm-with-pix-993ba14.html http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090714/tts-ng-guides-bm-with-pix-993ba14.html#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:54 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090714/tts-ng-guides-bm-with-pix-993ba14.html KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Bernama) -- The Tourism Ministry will carry out training to enhance the command of foreign language among tourist guides starting next month.]]>

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Bernama) — The Tourism Ministry will carry out training to enhance the command of foreign language among tourist guides starting next month.

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]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090714/tts-ng-guides-bm-with-pix-993ba14.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Malaysia drops English language teaching http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/10/malaysia-tefl http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/10/malaysia-tefl#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:38:01 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/10/malaysia-tefl Government says education policy failing to create global speakers Malaysia has decided to abandon a six-year experiment in using English in state schools to teach maths and ­science. The plan was intended to produce a new generation of global communicators, but government officials say it has stalled attainment and exposed a dearth of teachers able to deliver classes in English. Education ...]]>

Government says education policy failing to create global speakers Malaysia has decided to abandon a six-year experiment in using English in state schools to teach maths and ­science. The plan was intended to produce a new generation of global communicators, but government officials say it has stalled attainment and exposed a dearth of teachers able to deliver classes in English. Education …

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]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/10/malaysia-tefl/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Do Bilingual Persons Have Distinct Language Areas In The Brain’ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708094825.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708094825.htm#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:26:56 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708094825.htm A unique single case study suggests that first and second languages of bilingual people are represented in different places in the brain.]]>

A unique single case study suggests that first and second languages of bilingual people are represented in different places in the brain.

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]]> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708094825.htm/feed/ 0 [MFL]: French act Nouvelle Wave perfect cover art http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090706/ennew_afp/entertainmentfrancenouvellevagueinterview_20090706094248 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090706/ennew_afp/entertainmentfrancenouvellevagueinterview_20090706094248#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:39:41 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090706/ennew_afp/entertainmentfrancenouvellevagueinterview_20090706094248 The art of the humble cover version has been re-awakened by French act Nouvelle Vague who demonstrate what can be achieved when artists apply the same creativity into reworking hits as in writing them.]]>

The art of the humble cover version has been re-awakened by French act Nouvelle Vague who demonstrate what can be achieved when artists apply the same creativity into reworking hits as in writing them.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090706/ennew_afp/entertainmentfrancenouvellevagueinterview_20090706094248/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Pupils are a class apart with Anglo-French tale http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pupils-are-a-class-apart.5426773.jp http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pupils-are-a-class-apart.5426773.jp#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:38:21 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pupils-are-a-class-apart.5426773.jp A PRIMARY school in the Lothians has won a European language award after its pupils wrote, illustrated and published an adventure story in English and French.]]>

A PRIMARY school in the Lothians has won a European language award after its pupils wrote, illustrated and published an adventure story in English and French.

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]]> http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pupils-are-a-class-apart.5426773.jp/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Cameroon: Shey Dr. Peter Mabu – «The Bilingual Cameroon Tribune is Unique» http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020386.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020386.html#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:35 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020386.html «It was very exciting to find myself at the head of Cameroon Tribune (English edition) when the paper was launched, having been challenged to assume the functions of coordinator.]]>

«It was very exciting to find myself at the head of Cameroon Tribune (English edition) when the paper was launched, having been challenged to assume the functions of coordinator.

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]]> http://allafrica.com/stories/200907020386.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Foreign language GCSEs fall to 20 year low http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5699715/Foreign-language-GCSEs-fall-to-20-year-low.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5699715/Foreign-language-GCSEs-fall-to-20-year-low.html#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:32:09 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5699715/Foreign-language-GCSEs-fall-to-20-year-low.html The number of children studying foreign languages at school has plummeted to its lowest level in 20 years according to research.]]>

The number of children studying foreign languages at school has plummeted to its lowest level in 20 years according to research.

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]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5699715/Foreign-language-GCSEs-fall-to-20-year-low.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Bilingual events with simultaneous translation are killing Welsh language, says expert http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/29/bilingual-events-with-simultaneous-translation-are-killing-welsh-language-says-expert-91466-24007744/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/29/bilingual-events-with-simultaneous-translation-are-killing-welsh-language-says-expert-91466-24007744/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:57:40 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/29/bilingual-events-with-simultaneous-translation-are-killing-welsh-language-says-expert-91466-24007744/ BILINGUALISM is killing the Welsh language in its own heartlands, an academic has claimed.]]>

BILINGUALISM is killing the Welsh language in its own heartlands, an academic has claimed.

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]]> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/29/bilingual-events-with-simultaneous-translation-are-killing-welsh-language-says-expert-91466-24007744/feed/ 0 [MFL]: ‘Realism’ rubbery idea in French art show in Brazil http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentbrazilfranceartlead_20090626131655 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentbrazilfranceartlead_20090626131655#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:16:17 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentbrazilfranceartlead_20090626131655 A retrospective of French- and French-inspired art from 1860 to 1960 on display in Brazil is taking a liberal approach to its theme of "realism."]]>

A retrospective of French- and French-inspired art from 1860 to 1960 on display in Brazil is taking a liberal approach to its theme of “realism.”

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentbrazilfranceartlead_20090626131655/feed/ 0 [MFL]: eCommission® Offers Spanish Language Services http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2577024_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2577024_1#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2577024_1 eCommission Financial Services adds Spanish website and Spanish speaking representative to the company to assist Spanish speaking customers with their commission advances.]]>

eCommission Financial Services adds Spanish website and Spanish speaking representative to the company to assist Spanish speaking customers with their commission advances.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2577024_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Gilbane’s New Report on Multilingual Product Content Now Available Through Vasont Systems http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2572964_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2572964_1#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2572964_1 Free study focuses on the people, process, and technology infrastructure that enables organizations to align and unify content globalization strategies]]>

Free study focuses on the people, process, and technology infrastructure that enables organizations to align and unify content globalization strategies

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090626/bs_prweb/prweb2572964_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Education boss backs bilingual changes http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5682671/education-boss-backs-bilingual-changes/ http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5682671/education-boss-backs-bilingual-changes/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:53:30 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5682671/education-boss-backs-bilingual-changes/ The Northern Territory Education Department remains committed to its policy on bilingual education despite a new report suggesting it will not improve literacy outcomes.]]>

The Northern Territory Education Department remains committed to its policy on bilingual education despite a new report suggesting it will not improve literacy outcomes.

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]]> http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5682671/education-boss-backs-bilingual-changes/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Feldman Furniture Launches Bilingual e-Commerce Site to Reach Hispanic Customer Base http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090624/bs_prweb/prweb2547734_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090624/bs_prweb/prweb2547734_1#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090624/bs_prweb/prweb2547734_1 Feldman Furniture - a leading online furniture retailer - launches a Bilingual Fusion Web site to meet the e-commerce needs of the growing Hispanic population.]]>

Feldman Furniture – a leading online furniture retailer – launches a Bilingual Fusion Web site to meet the e-commerce needs of the growing Hispanic population.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090624/bs_prweb/prweb2547734_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Spain launches ‘Spanish language day’ worldwide http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/lf_afp/spainlanguagefestival_20090620200208 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/lf_afp/spainlanguagefestival_20090620200208#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:01:52 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/lf_afp/spainlanguagefestival_20090620200208 Spain on Saturday launched the first international day to celebrate the Spanish language, spoken by 450 million people around the world, with events planned in 43 countries.]]>

Spain on Saturday launched the first international day to celebrate the Spanish language, spoken by 450 million people around the world, with events planned in 43 countries.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090620/lf_afp/spainlanguagefestival_20090620200208/feed/ 0 [MFL]: SiteLink Web Edition Offers Multilingual Solutions to the Self-Storage Industry http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090617/bs_prweb/prweb2527254_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090617/bs_prweb/prweb2527254_1#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090617/bs_prweb/prweb2527254_1 SiteLink Web Edition, the industry leader in self-storage and portable storage management software, now offers language translations. With clients on every continent, SiteLink Web Edition now fully adapts to regional settings with its translation of all screens and menus.]]>

SiteLink Web Edition, the industry leader in self-storage and portable storage management software, now offers language translations. With clients on every continent, SiteLink Web Edition now fully adapts to regional settings with its translation of all screens and menus.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090617/bs_prweb/prweb2527254_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Angola: Culture Official Considers German Institute As Good Cooperation http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160771.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160771.html#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:02:08 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160771.html Luanda — The Angolan deputy minister of Culture, Luís kandjimbo, said on Monday in Luanda that the presence of the German Cultural Institute "Goethe Institut" in Angola shows, in an unequivocal way, the excellent state of the bilateral relations between both countries.]]>

Luanda — The Angolan deputy minister of Culture, Luís kandjimbo, said on Monday in Luanda that the presence of the German Cultural Institute “Goethe Institut” in Angola shows, in an unequivocal way, the excellent state of the bilateral relations between both countries.

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]]> http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160771.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Rwanda: Ironies of Cross Cultural Exchange And http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160213.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160213.html#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:52:48 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160213.html Kigali — I have now been to approximately fifteen countries in Africa. One consistent theme reoccurs. All throughout the continent of Africa one will sense the odoriferous entourage of well-intentioned, optimistic, adventurous American and European youth trekking to a new service post.]]>

Kigali — I have now been to approximately fifteen countries in Africa. One consistent theme reoccurs. All throughout the continent of Africa one will sense the odoriferous entourage of well-intentioned, optimistic, adventurous American and European youth trekking to a new service post.

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]]> http://allafrica.com/stories/200906160213.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: XIHA Life 2.0 goes live with Real-Time Multilingual Search http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090616/bs_prweb/prweb2534034_2 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090616/bs_prweb/prweb2534034_2#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090616/bs_prweb/prweb2534034_2 The world's leading multi-cultural social network today launched a second-generation version of its platform. The most important changes include a cleaner, easier user interface and a single mouse click translation for content with a new real-time search engine.]]>

The world’s leading multi-cultural social network today launched a second-generation version of its platform. The most important changes include a cleaner, easier user interface and a single mouse click translation for content with a new real-time search engine.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090616/bs_prweb/prweb2534034_2/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Budget to fund bilingual primary schools http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5652472/budget-to-fund-bilingual-primary-schools/ http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5652472/budget-to-fund-bilingual-primary-schools/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:11:43 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5652472/budget-to-fund-bilingual-primary-schools/ The New South Wales Education Minister Verity Firth says students will be offered a bilingual education at four primary schools from next year.]]>

The New South Wales Education Minister Verity Firth says students will be offered a bilingual education at four primary schools from next year.

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]]> http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5652472/budget-to-fund-bilingual-primary-schools/feed/ 0 [MFL]: A Glittery Cast’s Cultural Exchange http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/arts/music/11silk.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/arts/music/11silk.html#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:47:28 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/arts/music/11silk.html The Silk Road Project, celebrating its 10th anniversary and Lincoln Center’s 50th, pulled out all the stops on Tuesday in a free concert at the Damrosch Park band shell.]]>

The Silk Road Project, celebrating its 10th anniversary and Lincoln Center’s 50th, pulled out all the stops on Tuesday in a free concert at the Damrosch Park band shell.

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]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/arts/music/11silk.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Pennsylvania Department of Health Launches Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Resource Web Site http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090604/pl_usnw/pennsylvania_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090604/pl_usnw/pennsylvania_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:43:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090604/pl_usnw/pennsylvania_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site DeterminedToQuit.com translated to Estoydecidido.com for Latino Pennsylvanians]]>

DeterminedToQuit.com translated to Estoydecidido.com for Latino Pennsylvanians

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090604/pl_usnw/pennsylvania_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Bilingual Tots Total Immersion Language Schools Success Leads To National Expansion, Hiring Thousands Of Teachers http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090603/bs_prweb/prweb2484984_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090603/bs_prweb/prweb2484984_1#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090603/bs_prweb/prweb2484984_1 Bilingual Tots, a full immersion language school designed specifically for children 0 to 5, has proven so successful in the Boulder area that it has launched nationwide. Expanding beyond the immediate Boulder and Metro Denver markets, hiring thousands of teachers around the country.]]>

Bilingual Tots, a full immersion language school designed specifically for children 0 to 5, has proven so successful in the Boulder area that it has launched nationwide. Expanding beyond the immediate Boulder and Metro Denver markets, hiring thousands of teachers around the country.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090603/bs_prweb/prweb2484984_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Lost in translation: The Spanish-language puzzle http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bookexpo_america_2 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bookexpo_america_2#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 21:30:04 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bookexpo_america_2 The long-rumored e-book boom at last has arrived. But publishers still wait, and wait, for another supposed surge: Spanish-language titles.]]>

The long-rumored e-book boom at last has arrived. But publishers still wait, and wait, for another supposed surge: Spanish-language titles.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bookexpo_america_2/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Shakespearean in a Down-Home Vernacular http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31theatnj.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31theatnj.html#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 23:32:37 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31theatnj.html 'The Brother/Sister Plays,' a trilogy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, is set in a poor but vibrant part of Louisiana.]]>

‘The Brother/Sister Plays,’ a trilogy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, is set in a poor but vibrant part of Louisiana.

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]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31theatnj.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Language teaching ‘lets down Scotland’ http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Language-teaching-39lets-down-Scotland39.5319314.jp http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Language-teaching-39lets-down-Scotland39.5319314.jp#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 23:22:41 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Language-teaching-39lets-down-Scotland39.5319314.jp SCOTTISH schools are failing to teach major languages vital to the nation's economic future, it was claimed last night.]]>

SCOTTISH schools are failing to teach major languages vital to the nation’s economic future, it was claimed last night.

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]]> http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Language-teaching-39lets-down-Scotland39.5319314.jp/feed/ 0 [MFL]: CIA seeks to broaden foreign language skills http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_languages_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_languages_1#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 20:48:35 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_languages_1 The CIA is undertaking a five-year plan to boost the agency's fluency in foreign languages, Director Leon Panetta said Friday.]]>

The CIA is undertaking a five-year plan to boost the agency’s fluency in foreign languages, Director Leon Panetta said Friday.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cia_languages_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: PA Department of Health Launches Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Resource Web Site http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090529/pl_usnw/pa_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090529/pl_usnw/pa_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090529/pl_usnw/pa_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site DeterminedToQuit.com translated to Estoydecidido.com for Latino Pennsylvanians]]>

DeterminedToQuit.com translated to Estoydecidido.com for Latino Pennsylvanians

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090529/pl_usnw/pa_department_of_health_launches_spanish_language_smoking_cessation_resource_web_site/feed/ 0 [MFL]: ShadoCMS Partner Argo Translation Announces New Project Connector for Managing the Cost of Maintaining Multilingual … http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090528/bs_prweb/prweb2469244_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090528/bs_prweb/prweb2469244_1#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090528/bs_prweb/prweb2469244_1 Argo Translation, a leading North American website translation company, in partnership with Straker, developers of the multilingual ShadoCMS product, announced today a new connector which links the ShadoCMS system into Argo’s translation supply chain management system thereby allowing ShadoCMS customers to easily obtain cost estimates and manage budgets for translating new website content.]]>

Argo Translation, a leading North American website translation company, in partnership with Straker, developers of the multilingual ShadoCMS product, announced today a new connector which links the ShadoCMS system into Argo’s translation supply chain management system thereby allowing ShadoCMS customers to easily obtain cost estimates and manage budgets for translating new website content.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090528/bs_prweb/prweb2469244_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Chinese-French masters lift art sale amid downturn http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/stage_nm/us_art_christies_hongkong_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/stage_nm/us_art_christies_hongkong_1#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 05:48:09 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/stage_nm/us_art_christies_hongkong_1 A minimalist painting by renowned Chinese artist Sanyu fetched a record $5.4 million at Christie's Hong Kong auction, a positive sign for the Asian art market which has been battered by the global financial crisis.]]>

A minimalist painting by renowned Chinese artist Sanyu fetched a record $5.4 million at Christie’s Hong Kong auction, a positive sign for the Asian art market which has been battered by the global financial crisis.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/stage_nm/us_art_christies_hongkong_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: British tourist stung 500 times as bees invade French art gallery http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5340815/British-tourist-stung-500-times-as-bees-invade-French-art-gallery.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5340815/British-tourist-stung-500-times-as-bees-invade-French-art-gallery.html#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 06:49:41 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5340815/British-tourist-stung-500-times-as-bees-invade-French-art-gallery.html A group of British tourists were seriously injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees while visiting an art gallery in France.]]>

A group of British tourists were seriously injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees while visiting an art gallery in France.

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]]> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5340815/British-tourist-stung-500-times-as-bees-invade-French-art-gallery.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Anger as town misses out on bilingual swine flu leaflet http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/15/anger-as-town-misses-out-on-bilingual-swine-flu-leaflet-91466-23628475/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/15/anger-as-town-misses-out-on-bilingual-swine-flu-leaflet-91466-23628475/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 06:56:03 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/15/anger-as-town-misses-out-on-bilingual-swine-flu-leaflet-91466-23628475/ English-only versions of a bilingual swine flu leaflet have been delivered to thousands of people living in a Welsh border town.]]>

English-only versions of a bilingual swine flu leaflet have been delivered to thousands of people living in a Welsh border town.

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]]> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/15/anger-as-town-misses-out-on-bilingual-swine-flu-leaflet-91466-23628475/feed/ 0 [MFL]: German ‘Venus’ lays claim as oldest piece of figurative art http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090513/ennew_afp/sciencearchaeologyart_20090513172631 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090513/ennew_afp/sciencearchaeologyart_20090513172631#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 17:25:14 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090513/ennew_afp/sciencearchaeologyart_20090513172631 She's just six centimetres (2.5 inches) tall, with breasts that make Dolly Parton look flat-chested -- and, at more than 35,000 years of age, she could be the oldest piece of figurative art in the world.]]>

She’s just six centimetres (2.5 inches) tall, with breasts that make Dolly Parton look flat-chested — and, at more than 35,000 years of age, she could be the oldest piece of figurative art in the world.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090513/ennew_afp/sciencearchaeologyart_20090513172631/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Welsh-language teaching ‘patchy and not consistent’ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/13/welsh-language-teaching-patchy-and-not-consistent-91466-23609216/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/13/welsh-language-teaching-patchy-and-not-consistent-91466-23609216/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 07:38:44 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/13/welsh-language-teaching-patchy-and-not-consistent-91466-23609216/ WELSH-MEDIUM education has “evolved without much specific planning at national level”, according to a report out today.]]>

WELSH-MEDIUM education has “evolved without much specific planning at national level”, according to a report out today.

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]]> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/13/welsh-language-teaching-patchy-and-not-consistent-91466-23609216/feed/ 0 [MFL]: International Web Development Firm Announces Launch of New Bilingual Content Management System http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090510/bs_prweb/prweb2404564_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090510/bs_prweb/prweb2404564_1#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090510/bs_prweb/prweb2404564_1 Bilingual Fusion uses intuitively designed applications to help businesses manage their English and Spanish content, translation.]]>

Bilingual Fusion uses intuitively designed applications to help businesses manage their English and Spanish content, translation.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090510/bs_prweb/prweb2404564_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Linguistics expert needs your text messages to solve crime http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/09/linguistics-expert-needs-your-text-messages-to-solve-crime-91466-23580917/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/09/linguistics-expert-needs-your-text-messages-to-solve-crime-91466-23580917/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 06:44:02 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/09/linguistics-expert-needs-your-text-messages-to-solve-crime-91466-23580917/ AN EXPERT called on to solve a famous Da Vinci Code riddle is asking the public to text message him to help solve real-life crimes.]]>

AN EXPERT called on to solve a famous Da Vinci Code riddle is asking the public to text message him to help solve real-life crimes.

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]]> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/09/linguistics-expert-needs-your-text-messages-to-solve-crime-91466-23580917/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Dan Choi, Fired Gay Arab Linguist, Talks To “Rachel Maddow ” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/08/dan-choi-fired-gay-arab-l_n_199827.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/08/dan-choi-fired-gay-arab-l_n_199827.html#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 13:05:05 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/08/dan-choi-fired-gay-arab-l_n_199827.html Lieutenant Dan Choi, who has been notified that he will be dismissed from the military because of his homosexuality , appeared on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" Thursday night -- his first interview since being informed of the Army's decision. Choi had previously come out publicly on the show.]]>

Lieutenant Dan Choi, who has been notified that he will be dismissed from the military because of his homosexuality , appeared on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow” Thursday night — his first interview since being informed of the Army’s decision. Choi had previously come out publicly on the show.

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]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/08/dan-choi-fired-gay-arab-l_n_199827.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Multilingual service for schools http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/essex/8039933.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/essex/8039933.stm#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 11:35:31 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/essex/8039933.stm Primary school children in Essex are to have access to a multilingual service to help them learn English.]]>

Primary school children in Essex are to have access to a multilingual service to help them learn English.

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]]> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/essex/8039933.stm/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Dan Choi, Fired Gay Arabic-Speaking Linguist, Speaks To Rachel Maddow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/07/dan-choi-fired-gay-arabic_n_199592.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/07/dan-choi-fired-gay-arabic_n_199592.html#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 02:50:20 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/07/dan-choi-fired-gay-arabic_n_199592.html Lt. Dan Choi, the gay Arabic-speaking linguist dismissed from the Army National Guard under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy after coming out earlier in the spring, spoke to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Thursday night.]]>

Lt. Dan Choi, the gay Arabic-speaking linguist dismissed from the Army National Guard under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy after coming out earlier in the spring, spoke to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday night.

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]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/07/dan-choi-fired-gay-arabic_n_199592.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: PolyU helps boost Chinese Linguistics research through collaboration with Peking University http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090507/bs_prweb/prweb2390834_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090507/bs_prweb/prweb2390834_1#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090507/bs_prweb/prweb2390834_1 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined forces with Peking University to establish the PolyU - Peking U Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics. An office of the Centre was officially opened on PolyU campus on 24 April.]]>

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined forces with Peking University to establish the PolyU – Peking U Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics. An office of the Centre was officially opened on PolyU campus on 24 April.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090507/bs_prweb/prweb2390834_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: French GCSE: are we losing our taste for the language’ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/a_level_gcse_results/article6228434.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/a_level_gcse_results/article6228434.ece#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 20:10:59 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/a_level_gcse_results/article6228434.ece While the 1988 and 2008 French writing exams seem largely similar, in the past decade there has been a seismic shift in the approach to teaching French in schools.]]>

While the 1988 and 2008 French writing exams seem largely similar, in the past decade there has been a seismic shift in the approach to teaching French in schools.

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]]> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/a_level_gcse_results/article6228434.ece/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Education minister rejects concerns over foreign languages http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Education-minister-rejects-concerns-over.5234412.jp http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Education-minister-rejects-concerns-over.5234412.jp#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 09:31:13 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Education-minister-rejects-concerns-over.5234412.jp CONCERNS over a drop in candidates for Higher French and German were today rejected by the education secretary.]]>

CONCERNS over a drop in candidates for Higher French and German were today rejected by the education secretary.

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]]> http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Education-minister-rejects-concerns-over.5234412.jp/feed/ 0 [MFL]: UCLICK Creates Garfield y Garfield English-Spanish Language Learning Tool for iPhone and iPod Touch http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090505/bs_prweb/prweb2389344_1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090505/bs_prweb/prweb2389344_1#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090505/bs_prweb/prweb2389344_1 UCLICK®, the #1 distributor of comics on mobile, and Paws, Inc. have announced the release of Garfield y Garfield for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This one-of-a-kind app features the English and Spanish versions of more than 100 of the most popular Garfield daily strips.]]>

UCLICK®, the #1 distributor of comics on mobile, and Paws, Inc. have announced the release of Garfield y Garfield for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This one-of-a-kind app features the English and Spanish versions of more than 100 of the most popular Garfield daily strips.

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]]> http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090505/bs_prweb/prweb2389344_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Xtreme offers bilingual reality http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090502/ten-entertainment-us-xtreme-db3f2d5.html http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090502/ten-entertainment-us-xtreme-db3f2d5.html#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 07:16:43 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090502/ten-entertainment-us-xtreme-db3f2d5.html By Leila Cobo]]>

By Leila Cobo

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]]> http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090502/ten-entertainment-us-xtreme-db3f2d5.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Bilingual plea to banks after Gaelic cheque rejected http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8022710.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8022710.stm#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:26:46 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8022710.stm Banks are urged to offer online services in Gaelic after a cheque filled out in the language is refused.]]>

Banks are urged to offer online services in Gaelic after a cheque filled out in the language is refused.

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]]> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8022710.stm/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Angola: Entrepreneurs Promote Cultural Exchange With DRC Colleagues http://allafrica.com/stories/200904271489.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200904271489.html#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:48:20 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://allafrica.com/stories/200904271489.html Cabinda — The Angolan company "MM. Media Group" based in German, in cooperation with "ACTM. Lda " operating from northern Cabinda province will promote concerts of cultural exchange between Angolan musicians and DRC singers in May this year.]]>

Cabinda — The Angolan company “MM. Media Group” based in German, in cooperation with “ACTM. Lda ” operating from northern Cabinda province will promote concerts of cultural exchange between Angolan musicians and DRC singers in May this year.

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]]> http://allafrica.com/stories/200904271489.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: N.S. school reports cases of swine flu after Mexican cultural exchange http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090426/health/health_swine_flu_school_1 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090426/health/health_swine_flu_school_1#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:36:00 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090426/health/health_swine_flu_school_1 WINDSOR, N.S. - Seventeen students were in isolation at a private school in rural Nova Scotia on Sunday after officials confirmed four teenagers at the institution had some of Canada's first cases of swine flu linked to travel in Mexico.]]>

WINDSOR, N.S. – Seventeen students were in isolation at a private school in rural Nova Scotia on Sunday after officials confirmed four teenagers at the institution had some of Canada’s first cases of swine flu linked to travel in Mexico.

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]]> http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090426/health/health_swine_flu_school_1/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Barbara Wright: Translator of French literature who adapted Ionesco, Jarry and Genet http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-wright-translator-of-french-literature-who-adapted-ionesco-jarry-and-genet-1673384.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-wright-translator-of-french-literature-who-adapted-ionesco-jarry-and-genet-1673384.html#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:49:39 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-wright-translator-of-french-literature-who-adapted-ionesco-jarry-and-genet-1673384.html Barbara Wright was an exceptional translator who was at the forefront in introducing the "New French Novels" of the 20th century to the British public. She translated works by figures such as Samuel Beckett, Robert Pinget, Marguerite Duras, Jean Genet and Eugene Ionesco, and was twice awarded the Scott Moncrieff prize: in 1987 for her translation of Pierre Albert-Birot's The First Book of ...]]>

Barbara Wright was an exceptional translator who was at the forefront in introducing the “New French Novels” of the 20th century to the British public. She translated works by figures such as Samuel Beckett, Robert Pinget, Marguerite Duras, Jean Genet and Eugene Ionesco, and was twice awarded the Scott Moncrieff prize: in 1987 for her translation of Pierre Albert-Birot’s The First Book of …

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]]> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-wright-translator-of-french-literature-who-adapted-ionesco-jarry-and-genet-1673384.html/feed/ 0 [MFL]: Multilingual lip-reading system http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/norfolk/8011858.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/norfolk/8011858.stm#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:48:17 +0000 Modern Foreign Languages in the News from ClassPress.Net http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/norfolk/8011858.stm Lip-reading computers which can distinguish between different languages are created by scientists at the University of East Anglia.]]>

Lip-reading computers which can distinguish between different languages are created by scientists at the University of East Anglia.

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