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University staff to vote on strike action over course axing

STAFF at Aberdeen University are being balloted over potential strike action after the institution decided to scrap single honours degrees in modern…

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Dating someone with a different mother tongue? Learning each other's language will enrich your relationship

Dating someone with a different mother tongue? Learning each other's language will enrich your relationship

Are you in a relationship with someone who grew up speaking a different language to you? Perhaps you’re dating, and wondering about your long-term future. You’re far from alone.

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What is radiocarbon dating? | Explained

What is radiocarbon dating? | Explained

Radiocarbon dating has revolutionised the study of time and its effects in various branches of science, sociology, and psychology. Its advent allowed scholars a clearer and measurable view of the past, opening the door to findings whose importance resonate to this day – including the history of human migration, the…

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SC’s translation projects raced ahead in 2023 as retd. HC judges, law clerks help AI

Currently, the highest number of translated judgments are in Hindi at 22,396, followed by Punjabi (3,572), Kannada (1,899), Tamil (1,172), and Gujarati (1,112).

Can an app decide if a language lives or dies? Not if Welsh speakers have anything to do with it

Duolingo is ‘pausing’ its Welsh course despite high demand – we need robust forms of learning that aren’t driven by profit, says writer and documentary-maker Gwenno Robinson

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Harry Potter Conjurer JK Rowling's Net Worth: Stuff Of Magical Realism Lore

J.K. Rowling, the British author who conjured up the hugely popular Harry Potter franchise, has made a billion-dollar fortune from seven novels translated into 80 languages, which sold 500 million copies, and eight blockbuster films made out of it.

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YouTube launches Hindi auto-captioning feature after 13 years

YouTube rolls out Hindi auto-captioning for hearing impaired viewers, expanding language data availability in India. The feature was first launched for English in 2010

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Bhasha literatures cross borders

Bhasha literatures cross borders

When academician and literary historian Professor N.S. Gundur began thinking about Kannada texts that readers beyond the Kannada world should read, he started by making a list of books. “I ended up deleting most of the titles because they largely spoke to Kannada audience,” says Gundur, one of the three recipients of…

5 under-appreciated crime novels you should read

5 under-appreciated crime novels you should read

It’s hard for writers to break into the crime fiction market. It’s especially hard for authors who write in languages other than English or write on the anglophone periphery. Unless they are the big names of Nordic noir, translated crime novels are rarely advertised or placed in prominent positions in…

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Google Searches 2023: Spanish Emerges as the Most Popular Language to Learn in the U.S.

Google Searches 2023: Spanish Emerges as the Most Popular Language to Learn in the U.S.

'Learn Spanish' topped 2023's searches in the languages category, according to a study

Do subtitled films really help you learn languages?

Do subtitled films really help you learn languages?

In general, films in the original language and versions with subtitles in a range of different languages are both widely available in Europe. If the main aim of subtitles is allowing viewers to understand dialogue in films where they don’t know the language, subtitles are also being seen to an…

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Native American translations are being added to more US road signs to promote language and awareness

Native American translations are being added to more US road signs to promote language and awareness

Authorities from Minnesota to Maine are adding Native American language translations to road signs and building facades

The Independent UK

Kerala to pitch movie locales before global film crews

Kerala to pitch movie locales before global film crews

Cashing in on the growing entertainment industry, Kerala has decided to woo the film crews and movie buffs across the globe to the State by promoting the film locales featured in various films in Malayalam and other regional languages in the country.

Google Recorder update improves translation skills using the cloud

Google Recorder update improves translation skills using the cloud

The latest app update for Google Recorder adds "transcribe again" option that can translate recordings in 42 languages.

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Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds might offer real-time translation using AI – wunderbar!

Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds might be able to translate languages on the fly – ja voll!

To bridge gap between writers and publishers, Tamil Nadu trains literary agents

CIBF trains literary agents to bridge gap between writers and publishers. 20-25 people chosen for first batch of training to represent Tamil writers, pitch books, understand copyright laws, and negotiate. Ival Bharathi, writer/publisher, has started own literary agency to represent Tamil authors and bring books to international stage. Next step:…

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Aberdeen University to continue to offer joint language degrees amid backlash

THE University of Aberdeen announced on Tuesday that it would continue to offer joint degree programmes in modern languages, yet the future of…

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Scottish university provides update on languages programme amid cuts row

The University of Aberdeen has said it “will continue to teach and value languages”, ahead of a rally to “defend” modern language courses…

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Folk music stars join protests over plans to axe Gaelic at Aberdeen University

‘Staggering act of cultural vandalism’ is part of proposals to cut degree courses in modern languages

How Can the Biden Administration Immediately Support Dual Language Learners?

UnidosUS published a document with a series of policy recommendations for the nearly 7.5 million children learning two languages at the same time

AICTE to regulate BBA, BCA; curriculum being vetted

AICTE to regulate UG courses like BBA, BCA from 2024-25; easing career advancement for working professionals, introducing textbooks in regional languages, granting autonomy to polytechnic colleges and permitting industry collaborations for issuing degrees.

Move away from colonial mindset, encourage use of Bharatiya languages, NCERT says

Govt. acknowledges India & Bharat as interchangeable names in Constitution; NCERT to use both in textbooks. CPI MP Santhosh Kumar says India vs Bharat debate is artificially created to divide people; Govt. intent on dividing country exposed.

Linguistics Study Reveals Link Between Loudness Of A Language And Region Temperature

"Languages in warmer regions are louder than those in colder regions," a linguist at Kiel University said.

Instagram Threads search now supports 'all languages' in most recent update

According to TechCrunch that will make the app, now used by nearly 100 million people per month, more useful to a broader, global audience. The news also comes on the heels of reports that Threads is nearing an EU launch. Read further on Dynamite News:

Google’s ChatGPT competitor is delayed — here’s why that’s a good thing for Gemini

Google delayed the release of its next-generation Gemini AI model so that it can improve support for multiple languages.

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