Shakespeares Abkehr von seinen nichtenglischen Stoffen (M. Schulz, 14.07.2016) Bei Shakespeare, wenn du hinschaust näher, gibt’s überwiegend Europäer, die in ihren Heimatlanden Komik oder Tragik fanden. Der Hamlet war ein Edeldäne, der seinem Onkel zeigt die Zähne,...
Jane Harvey, ALL Border Marches network The use of literature and authentic texts has become an essential part of teaching languages. An exciting project using Grimms’ Fairy Tales shows how this can be done in an interactive, creative and exciting way. Encouraging...
Dr Natalia Gogolitsyna, University of Bristol Душа In every language, there are words which can be easily translated into other languages but which lose something in translation, probably because they mean more for native speakers or are used more frequently. Such is...
A summary of Languages Today magazine content in 2013/14. Autumn 2013 This issue was about language and identity… We reported on disappearing languages around the world and the UK’s changing linguistic identity. We investigated a project empowering...
Events at the Edinburgh Festivals In Edinburgh this year there will be many international events taking place, containing interesting performances from different nationalities – providing a great place to learn about different cultures and their history: Directed by...