It can handle foreign languages, so French, Spanish, German, Greek, Japanese and teachers
of other foreign languages can make vocabulary handouts for their students.
Brazilian consumers would join the ranks
of other foreign language Kindle users if this plan goes forward, and would welcome the development of Amazon's Portuguese enabled e-reader.
Not exact matches
The CEOs also see acquiring
foreign language skills to be beneficial, and most
of them believe having Chinese
language skills is more important than fluency in
other languages, such as Spanish or Japanese.
In a second study, published today (June 2) in the Annals
of Neurology, Bak set out to determine if the positive effects
of bilingualism on cognition could actually be the
other way around: that people who have better cognitive functions are more likely to learn
foreign languages.
Based on the above, UKTI commissioned the ECR program in combination with the PIB service to, among
other things, allow companies to employ
foreign -
language - speaking students at U.K. universities and
other British institutions
of higher learning to address issues related to
language and cultural barriers that companies may face in entering particular
foreign markets.
There is no doubt that integrating
other cultures,
foreign languages and different ways
of doing business into our economy is not easy, but companies should be seeking ways to harness newcomers» former business experience in real terms.
If the returnee hopes to work in
foreign affairs, the government could ask the individual to demonstrate proficiency a
language other than French, as many Asian nations have a limited number
of French speakers.
For this will is the eternal order that governs all things, that brings you into union with the dead, and with the men whom you never see, with
foreign people whose
language and customs you do not know, with all men upon the whole earth, who are related to each
other by blood and eternally related to the Divine by eternity's task
of willing only one thing.
The
language - game concept is helpful as we try to understand ways
of thinking in
other cultures, not only primitive ones or those
foreign to us but also the subcultures in our own country.
Besides the paradox
of foreign missionaries establishing the indigenous process by which
foreign domination was questioned, there is a theological paradox to this story: missionaries entered the missionary field to convert
others, yet in the translation process it was they who first made the move to «convert» to a new
language, with all its presuppositions and ramifications.
Though the technical
language of trinitarian theology is a
foreign tongue to most Christians, the confession
of God as triune provides the framework in which
other Christian beliefs cohere.
Those
of us who grew up in church may know how to put together a tuna casserole and lead
others In a hymn or two, but the basics
of hospitality are a
foreign language for many: How do I extend an invitation?
Another Italian company had tried to teach their Chinese employees Italian (not out
of national chauvinism, but because Italian training manuals could then be used in China, perhaps also because Chinese workers whose only
foreign language was Italian could not so easily be lured away to work for
other foreign companies).
If Americans are to play their parts as world citizens with full responsibility, they must speedily extend and intensify the program
of foreign language instruction, not only in the traditional fields
of Latin, French, German, and Spanish but also, for large numbers
of citizens, in Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and
other non-European
languages.
On
other occasions, however, he seems to attempt a positive characterization: «Words and phrases must be stretched toward a generality
foreign to their ordinary usage; and however such elements
of language be stabilized as technicalities, they remain metaphors mutely appealing for the imaginative leap» (Whitehead 1929, p. 6).
At Acts 10:46, Luke used a variation
of the same expressions found in 2:11 alongside «speaking in tongues,» so that prophesying in a
foreign language is most probably meant again.46 Peter's companions from Joppa in a multilingual society would presumably have recognized
other languages than their own.
After the pattern set by Isaiah, Jesus, Joel, and Pentecost, the burden
of proof is on anyone who claims that Luke means anything
other than
foreign languages.
Tories hope that axeing
foreign -
language versions
of documents explaining how to claim benefits would make it harder for immigrants such as newly arrived Romanians and Bulgarians to cash in on the UK's benefits system, encourage
others already here to learn English — and save money spent on translators.
I live up here in Canada now but you're on that
other side
of the country where they speak
foreign languages and stuff.
The second video is in a
foreign language... but she shows great exercises to help you really see the power
of the TRX or
other suspension systems.
Unlike speaking a
foreign language in
other European countries, learning and speaking just a few key phrases in Italian can delight even the grumpiest
of shop owners.
42 % say that their
language attraction is due to them finding
other cultures interesting, while 23 % say that they like the mystery
of a
foreign language.
When one person's primary love
language is «gifts» and the
other's is «words
of affirmation», they are each speaking a
foreign «love
language» to their partner.
This is the scam in which weeks
of great email correspondence, from a lovely Ukrainian bride, are followed by a sad message informing the man involved that the Ukrainian / Russian woman has lost her job and now has no money for translator fees to write her mails in English, German or French (or any
other foreign language).
These women are popular because they are generally well - educated, know another
foreign language and understand
other cultures, and have a greater chance
of finding employment in a new country.
Zemeckis has apparently determined that audiences will no longer support the fiction that a group
of foreign -
language characters all speak to each
other in English, so he's forced to invent all sorts
of pretexts for Petit to speak primarily in the
language of Hollywood: he's going to New York so he must practice; Annie speaks good English, so she's happy to establish their relationship in that
language.
Despite some genuinely hilarious sequences that, regrettably, are spaced too far apart, this meditation on the things that matter in life is too slow and at times too forced to deserve the high praise it has been getting (including an Oscar nomination for best
foreign language film that should have gone to a number
of other more worthwhile pictures).
While many groups require the film to be in a
foreign language,
others merely ask that the film be produced outside
of the U.S..
As a sci - fi film, Winterbottomâ $ ™ s works because
of the ideas that get transmitted through the dialogue â $ «a feasible anti-virus chatter about not so distant future epidemics combined with a curious use
of the English
language that minces word with
other foreign languages.
This week: Brian DePalma's Passion, based on the French thriller Love Crime, has us recalling
other American remakes
of foreign -
language movies.
(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French film
of all - time in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any
other French film and, for that matter, any non-English-
language film, save for The Passion
of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed by Jacques Audiard, a best
foreign language film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and features tour - de-force performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star
of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Having seen «The Lives
of Others,» «Pan's Labyrinth,» «Water,» «Days
of Glory» and «After the Wedding,» I can attest that this is one awesome list.
The year's
other Oscar nominees besides Tandy and Pfeiffer fall squarely in the «solid» category, though it's significant that one
of them was in a
foreign language — still rare to this day, even though subtitles have become much more commonplace on television.
«Son
of Saul» The Hungarian Holocaust drama is a frontrunner in the
foreign -
language film race but could also score nods in
other categories.
I find it deeply offensive that year after year, the
other critic awards (many
of whom even have nominees) fail to mention a single
foreign language film.
«But the truth is, cinema is a
foreign language, a
language created for those who need to travel to the
other side
of life.»
A Fantastic Woman (Blu - ray) Details: 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R,
language, sexual content, nudity, a violent assault The lowdown: This Chilean feature, honored as best
foreign -
language film at the 90th Academy Awards, is a stunning and well - crafted drama about an individual's right to live her life as she sees fit, despite the prejudice and scorn
of others.
The American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages has all kinds of tools on its Web site at www.actfl.org, including a new networking hub that allows foreign language teachers to connect with each other via discussion groups and
Foreign Languages has all kinds
of tools on its Web site at www.actfl.org, including a new networking hub that allows
foreign language teachers to connect with each other via discussion groups and
foreign language teachers to connect with each
other via discussion groups and blogs.
Students reinforce and further their knowledge
of other disciplines through the
foreign language
Although this resource has been designed with learners
of English for speakers
of other languages in mind, it can easily be adapted for
other teaching contexts such as Modern
Foreign Languages.
Must have master's degree in English literature or
other academic subject that requires intensive reading, a verbal GRE score
of at least 600, and a command
of at least one
foreign language.
Many Americans were introduced to
foreign languages in middle school or high school classes that emphasized conjugation
of verbs and
other dull grammatical tasks rather than relevant communication skills.
The report calls for more support in all levels
of the U.S. education system to develop a more integrated approach in order to improve
foreign language skills and knowledge
of other cultures starting in primary education.
Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary
of the Association
of School and College Leaders, said: «We are concerned about the continuing decline in entries to A levels in modern
foreign languages, and
other «minority» subjects such as music and design and technology.
Additionally, 58 per cent
of school leaders have had to offer enhanced salaries or
other financial incentives to recruit teachers, while 27 per cent are no longer able to provide courses in some subjects, such as design and technology, music and modern
foreign languages.
Finland has a national curriculum, which is not restricted to the basic skills
of reading and math, but includes the arts, sciences, history,
foreign languages, and
other subjects that are essential to a good, rounded education.
But the vast majority
of the city's roughly 1,100
foreign language teachers still receive no targeted professional development, as compared to weekly development for teachers in
other subjects, the paper noted.
Alumni completion
of challenging courses in middle school (by the end
of eighth grade), as defined by the state — this is certain to include Algebra I but may include
other courses, or even non-curricular achievements if sufficiently well - defined (such as the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme assessment, or proficiency in a
foreign language).
Results from empirical study after study reported the elimination
of the arts and physical education, the over teaching
of mathematics and
language arts to the determinant
of science,,
foreign language, the arts, and
other «non-core areas.
All faculty members in each state university,
other than those persons who teach courses that are conducted primarily in a
foreign language, shall be proficient in the oral use
of English, as determined by a satisfactory grade on the «Test
of Spoken English»
of the Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the Board
of Governors.