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Pratique des langues vivantes

Jul 2011

Practice of modern languages

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Call You and Yours: Foreign languages (BBC programme)

On Call You And Yours we ask: Is it worthwhile learning another language? What are the biggest advantages of being multilingual and why do many of us struggle?

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Jul 2011

Practice of modern languages

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Languaging (Ange Mlinko, The Nation)

January 21, 2011 A few years ago I read Budapest: A Novel, by the renowned Brazilian musician Chico Buarque. The story of a man who falls in love with Magyar—and its proxy in the form of a seductive tutor, Kriska—the novel contains scant information about Budapest. But it is original in its depiction of a Brazilian who wants a new identity and to fashion it in a...

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Jun 2011

Practice of modern languages

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Interview: Speaking Welsh, Living in Brussels

Source : Language Rich Europe, 20 May 2011

Stefanie Poulton moved to Brussels from North Wales in 2009. Today she works in British Council Brussels as PA to Regional Director EU. She shares her views about multilingualism and having become “Welsh Stef” in Brussels for our blog. Interview with Canan Marasligil. Read more...

May 2011

Practice of modern languages

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Espagne: les cours de langue en vogue (Le Figaro)

8 mai 2011 Poussés par la crise économique et un chômage galopant, les Espagnols, traditionnels mauvais élèves en langues étrangères, se ruent sur les cours privés dans l'espoir d'améliorer leur niveau et de convaincre les employeurs. "Plus la crise est profonde, plus les gens ont le désir...

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Apr 2011

Practice of modern languages

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Language barrier: Brits abroad only know a handful of foreign phrases

Sorry but I don't speak the lingo... Brits only have a basic grasp of foreign phrases By Daily Mail Reporter 20th April 2011 The average British tourist heading abroad this summer will speak less than ten key phrases of the native language, a study revealed today. Researchers polled 3,000 people who are travelling on foreign holidays this year on their ability to...

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