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New head for the National Translation Centre
Egyptian Minister of Culture Dr Mohamed Saber Arab has decided to assign Dr Rasha Ahmed Ali Ismael, head of the Spanish language department at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, as the new manager...
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'These are kids who hated to read. Now they are going out of the way to find...
A group of fifth-grade students at George Washington Elementary School who had severe reading problems last summer sat with their teacher, Cory Nuss, as they used their writing skills to compose...
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10 Very Costly Typos
An ode to proofreaders.Typos can be embarrassing. They can also be costly. And not just for those individuals whose jobs depend on knowing the difference between “it’s” and “its” or where a comma is...
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IFRS - New translations available in Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese
The IFRS Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of the following translations: • Arabic translation of the 2012 International Financial Reporting Standards (Red Book).eIFRS/Comprehensive...
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Endangered Languages Expert To Speak At UM - UM News - The University Of Montana
K. David Harrison, a leading specialist in the study of endangered languages and co-leader of the National Geographic Enduring Voice project, will deliver a lecture titled “Endangered Languages: Local...
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Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
QuestionWhy are monolingual dictionaries better than bilingual ones? - Brian, Dominican Republic AnswerThank you for this interesting question. Of course, the answer depends upon which monolingual and...
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Palabras del mundo digital llegan a los principales diccionarios
Importantes diccionarios de las lenguas más habladas del mundo ya empezaron a recoger en sus páginas las palabras utilizadas con regularidad en el mundo digital, tal como lo revelan las recientes...
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Typographical Symbols and Their Surprising Origins
Since the arrival of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, when Johannes Gutenberg’s invention ushered in the modern age, operators of the printing press the world over have had to...
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Livro analisa 'criatividade' de títulos de filmes traduzidos para o português...
Em entrevista ao iG, Iuri Abreu fala sobre a principal tendência das versões nacionais: explicitar ao máximo o tema ou gênero da históriaSee it on Scoop.it, via Metaglossia: The Translation World
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Jornal inglês critica erro de tradução em placa da Fonte Nova
A bola nem rolou na Fonte Nova, mas a nova arena já recebeu críticas. A versão online do jornal inglês Daily Mail publicou uma foto de uma das placas de orientação ao público no estádio, onde há um...
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Tips for Reading a Translated Novel
Great literature crosses cultural and language barriers. Fortunately, you don’t have to learn German to enjoy German literature. Most great works of literature have not one, but dozens, or even...
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Achebe on Migration and the Reclaiming of Language
Chinua Achebe, the legendary Nigerian novelist, died on March 21, placing a bookend on a life that witnessed enormous political, cultural and social upheaval. As a writer who journeyed fluidly across...
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London Book Fair's 'Literary Translation Centre' Includes Discussion on...
The London Book Fair’s “Literary Translation Centre” has announced this year’s program (April 15-17, 2013), and there are more than a dozen fantastic-looking events:There are discussions about the...
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Translation in the digital age… | BuALOG
Spécialistes de la traduction, ce livre de Michael Cronin, Translation in the digital age, est pour vous !La traduction vit actuellement une période de bouleversement révolutionnaire. Les répercussions...
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Cursive writing vs. keyboarding: Responses mixed in many states
CNHI News ServiceThe debate over the value of teaching cursive writing in schools has escalated since the nation’s governors and state education commissioners launched the Common Core State Standards...
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Cursive writing may be a thing of the past
It's not just the "really pretty" script that draws McKinley Elementary School third-grader Alexia Holcomb to cursive writing."It makes you strong in your hands," the 9-year-old said as she clutches...
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Write or wrong? Local educators weigh keyboarding, cursive writing
PENDLETON, Ind. — Before this year, the notes 8-year-old Jaima Link got from her grandmother were undecipherable, written in loopy characters she didn’t recognize — in cursive, that is.“My mom or...
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Kapil Sibal eyes Google, Nokia to promote Urdu
NEW DELHI: In an effort to popularise Urdu, communication minister Kapil Sibal has decided to set up a committee of experts to evolve technology for linking the culturally rich language with the...See...
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Proofreading Tips — NDSU
Here are some tips for proofreading your writing:Before proofreading, remind yourself who is the target audience and what is your goal. Read the document as if you're in the target audience. Consider...
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The 10 Best Web Tools For Flipped Classrooms - Edudemic
Here's a useful list of the best web tools for flipped classrooms, complete with what each tool is and how teachers are using it right now!While flipping the classroom is still one of the hottest...
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