Iran’s ICRO has been handed a state mandate to translate Islamic and humanities books into world languages. Selecting the right titles is the hard part.
Posts with tag.: Culture
VisitBritain told hoteliers not to thank Chinese guests for compliments. Behind the tip sheet sits a serious point about high and low context cultures.
The Royal Spanish Academy and YouTube staged the first global reading of Don Quixote online, with more than 2,100 Spanish speakers each recording a fragment.
Russian language is an essential part of world culture and history
The Portuguese language is a treasure trove of history, culture, and literary brilliance. Its wide-ranging influences, global reach, and melodious phonetics make it a language worth exploring
Learning Italian can be a rewarding experience for anyone who loves language and culture
Talisman Theatre stages English translations of new Quebec plays, forcing hard choices about jokes, religion and how much culture a translator should carry across.
Humpty Dumpty in English, Indonesian, Russian and Turkish shows what each grammar forces speakers to decide, and what the new research on linguistic relativity found.
Translating comprehensive guides and resources in Germany is a critical task for businesses, organizations, and individuals who want to reach a German-speaking audience
American Sign Language enrolment jumped more than 16 per cent from 2006 to 2009 while Spanish, French and German barely moved, according to Modern Language Association data.
Senate Bill 2639 would force foreign-language signs in the Philippines to carry a Filipino or English translation. Mandating a translation is not the same as mandating a good one.
Studying different languages can offer fascinating insights into the ways that humans perceive and understand the world