Monthly Archives: May 2009
Facebook’s new Indian languages, bilingual politics in Belgium, and a new development in lip-reading
I’m doing a new monthly news round-up, which everyone who subscribes to the World in Words feed will receive. So I corralled The Big Show’s Carol Hills into a studio to talk about five language-related stories from May 2009. Carol, … Continue reading
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Trying to teach English in France, Sri Lanka’s language gap and potato-ness
Here’s what’s in the latest podcast: When Laurel Zuckerman tried to become an English teacher in France, she assumed that being a native English speaker would be an advantage. The book she wrote about her experience caused a sensation in … Continue reading
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French love, Star Trek dubs, and made-up Churchill quotes
For all the Americans who love to hate France, there are also plenty who simply adore all things French. One of them, GI Alan Cope, loved France and the French language so much that he stayed in France after end … Continue reading
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Birthday pod: the language of food
So the podcast I do is one year old, at least I think it is. As far as I can recall, I haven’t missed a week, and I’ve arrived today at number 53. The World in Words wouldn’t have made … Continue reading
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