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"ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button." Thanks to Isabelle for pointing it out in a recent presentation that she has posted on her blog, Supporting EAL Learners in the MFL Classroom, Edge Hill University, Monday 21st October 2013.

"ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button."

Author: Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent; Benoît, de Sainte-More, 12th cent; Bergen, Henry, 1873-; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910 Volume: 2 Subject: Troy (Extinct city) -- Romances, legends, etc Publisher: London : Published for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Language: English Call number: AIF-1840 Digitizing sponsor: MSN Book contributor: Pratt - University of Toronto Collection: toronto

Author: Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent; Benoît, de Sainte-More, 12th cent; Bergen, Henry, 1873-; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910 Volume: 1 Subject: Troy (Extinct city) -- Romances, legends, etc Publisher: London : Published for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Language: English Call number: AIF-1840 Digitizing sponsor: MSN Book contributor: Pratt - University of Toronto Collection: toronto

Language in humans has evolved culturally rather than genetically, according to a study by UCL (University College London) and US researchers. By modelling the ways in which genes for language might have evolved alongside language itself, the study showed that genetic adaptation to language would be highly unlikely, as cultural conventions change much more rapidly than genes. Thus, the biological machinery upon which human language is built appears to predate the emergence of language. According to a phenomenon known as the Baldwin effect, characteristics that are learned or developed over a lifespan may become gradually encoded in the genome over many generations, because organisms with a stronger predisposition to acquire a trait have a selective advantage. Over generations, the amount of environmental exposure required to develop the trait decreases, and eventually no environmental exposure may be needed - the trait is genetically encoded. An example of the Baldwin effect is the development of calluses on the keels and sterna of ostriches. The calluses may initially have developed in response to abrasion where the keel and sterna touch the ground during sitting. Natural selection then favored individuals that could develop calluses more rapidly, until callus development became triggered within the embryo and could occur without environmental stimulation. The PNAS paper explored circumstances under which a similar evolutionary mechanism could genetically assimilate properties of language - a theory that has been widely favoured by those arguing for the existence of 'language genes'. The study modelled ways in which genes encoding language-specific properties could have coevolved with language itself. The key finding was that genes for language could have coevolved only in a highly stable linguistic environment; a rapidly changing linguistic environment would not provide a stable target for natural selection. Thus, a biological endowment could not coevolve with p

The Berlin internationally Literature festival is appealing for A worldwide reading OF Mahmoud Darwish ’ s poetry on 5 October 2008. The of activities accompanying this event acres designed emergency only tons honour the poet ’ s body OF work but thus his commitment tons promoting peaceful and fair coexistence between Arabs and Israeli. This appeal is directed RK cultural institution, radio station, schools, universities, theatres and all other Darwish enthusiasts the world more over.

Language educators from Rutgers University show how they integrate technology and explore new technologies

Around the World in A.T. Ways constitutes an episodic text in which two language educators circumnavigate our educational world via emerging technologies. Above all, Dr. Kevin Gaugler, Associate Professor of Spanish at Marist College and Barbara Lindsey, Director of the Multimedia Language Center at the University of Connecticut, will explore the topic of online technologies in support of language learning and teaching, intercultural competencies and all things global

ICART's mission is to design and advocate for accessibility features to be included as radio broadcasting accelerates the global transition to digital transmission. As we like to say: "Accessible design is good universal design"

Here is a movie of a prototype that Mark McCahill's group made with along with some University of Minnesota folks interested in technology assisted language acquisition ... http://hedgehog.software.umn.edu/croquet/croquetMovies/betterLangDemo.mov

am looking for an online French class for high school students; available here

online course in French available through University of Missouri; will record and send audio assessment online for 7 & 11th lesson; 12 lessons in first half

The Authoring Software that made these exercises is now available for purchase, contact us for further details We are also running a one-day seminar on use of the software This course material is freely available for use by teachers in any educational institution, although the copyright remains with the Department of Language Studies at London Guildhall University.

lesson plans and ideas for teaching languages

This is a collection of on-line resources for Spanish students and teachers collected by the MA students at Northern Arizona University

Since the 1970s at least, lists of humorous rules for writing have circulated around schools, universities, and offices. The humor depends on each rule contradicting the very advice it gives, such as "Don't use no double negatives."