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In praise of old-fashioned language classes
Posted on October 21, 2019
In this digital age, do conventional languages classes still have their place? Caroline Gadenne, who teaches French in Vancouver, tells us why her students prefer learning the “old-fashioned” way.
Interlingua: An international language
Posted on October 15, 2019
Have you ever heard of Interlingua? If not, let Martin Lavallée tell you about this international language that was created in the mid-20th century. We bet your curiosity will be piqued!
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age
Posted on October 7, 2019
Once upon a time, literacy meant reading, writing and arithmetic. Today, literacy has expanded to include financial literacy, media literacy, digital literacy and much more. The new kid on the block? Machine translation literacy! Lynne Bowker tells us a bit about it in her blog post.
Make an impression with stylistic devices
Posted on September 30, 2019
What’s a stylistic device, anyway? Ève Lyne Marchand gives us examples of a host of useful expressions that we use without even really thinking about it.
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