Lingua Centra

14/09/2022

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ted-conferences_there-are-about-7000-languages-spoken-around-activity-6975465804850954242-_lZT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and each one affects the way we view time, direction, colors and logic! Watch Lera Boroditsky's... 180 comments on LinkedIn

30/04/2022

Languages are so important for personal and professional development, opening our minds and becoming 'global citizens'. How can we improve take up in the UK?

BBC News - Language GCSE decline 'closes doors' for young people

Is the decline in language learning in Wales a fait accompli and what does it mean for children?

03/03/2022

Has anyone else seen similar examples of creative translations..?! 😆

11/02/2022

Have you ever felt blue or green, or seen red..? Research has demonstrated the links of colours to emotions are pretty consistent across the globe 🌈 🌍💙💚♥️🌍🌈

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/color-psychology/202202/associations-between-colors-and-emotions-are-universal

Recent research revealed high similarities in color-emotion associations.

03/12/2021

The best 😅😅

28/11/2021

Author Michael Rosen on Radio 4 discussing "Why is English so Weird?

Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent

05/11/2021

Newly dubbed film in Navajo language

Clint Eastwood’s A Fistful of Dollars is the latest to be dubbed in the Indigenous language set to premiere on 16 November

15/10/2021

How much is Netflix part of your language learning routine?

Subtitling is an essential art form. So why, as the streaming giant scores more global hits with shows like Squid Game and Call My Agent, isn’t it trying harder to find the right words?

06/01/2021

Have you been learning a new language in lockdown or picked one back up from years ago? 💬 📖

If you have, you're right on trend with Duolingo seeing a 300% increase in users last year!

Please share your tips for staying motivated with your as a language is for life, not just for lockdown 😛

Language learning spiked during lockdowns, commercial providers say. But when no-one can travel, and the job market looks unstable, why have people turned toward language now?

15/07/2020

Google have launched a translator for hieroglyphics with advances in AI 😳

Fabricius uses machine learning to translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs via an online tool.

08/05/2020

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