Tag Archives: Translation

Dit Is Een Girafje

Posted on May 3, 2016 by julianstodd

Honestly, it is a giraffe. Maybe not the best giraffe you’ve ever seen, but what do you expect? I’m not a giraffe artist in the normal course of events. So here he is: a giraffe. A girafje in fact, because … Continue reading →

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The Language Barrier: cultural and linguistic challenges in the design of global learning.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by julianstodd

I was in an estate agent’s office yesterday, sorting out a letting agreement, when i noticed a conversation taking place next to me. There was a father and his eight or nine year old daughter, speaking Turkish with an Agent. … Continue reading →

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Nuance and context in communication. Cultural perspectives in the language of learning.

Posted on July 25, 2011 by julianstodd

It’s remarkably easy to make mistakes in spoken or written English. Speaking as someone for who (for whom?) the endless days of pronouns and subjunctive clauses are but distant memories of endless summer days spent staring out of the window … Continue reading →

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