Par Sandrine Benard. Le français, l’anglais, l’espagnol, le russe, le mandarin… oui, vous connaissez ces langues, bien sûr, même si vous ne savez pas les parler, vous savez au moins, sans doute, les reconnaître quand vous les entendez. Voir l'article...
Par Sandrine Benard. L’évaluation continue, que ce soit dans le milieu scolaire ou dans le milieu professionnel se présente sous bien des formes. Quelque soit le lieu, nous sommes régulièrement évalués d’une manière ou d’une autre, à un moment de notre vie. Enfant comme adulte, ces contrôles permettent de nous situer par rapport à nos connaissances et à ce qu’on attend de nous. Cependant, il existe un autre domaine dans lequel l’évaluation continue peut jouer un rôle prépondérant, celui de la langue. Voir l'article...
This paper reviews a pilot mobile learning project for English as a Second Language implemented by a unimodal distance education institution to present an argument favouring the use of a distributed leadership approach for sustainability of the project. More...
By . Today 10 percent of all students attending public schools in the US are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs)—the number of students with this classification has increased by 14 percent over the past decade. More...
By . An Australian university has been accused of rewriting history after it encouraged students to use the terms "invaded" and "occupied" for the arrival of British settlers.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Indigenous Terminology guide, which states that Australia was "invaded, occupied and colonised", has drawn an angry reaction in some quarters.
Referring to Captain James Cook's arrival in Botany Bay in 1770, a headline in the conservative Daily Telegraph newspaper in Sydney said: "UNSW rewrites the history books to state Cook 'invaded' Australia". More...
By Jason B. Jones. Programmers have long been used to text editors that offer syntax highlighting, a feature that does exactly what it says on the tin: it renders specific aspects of code in different colors, so that you’re better able to find relevant sections–or even just fix mistakes. Read more...
By William Germano. The news from France is grim. Whether you adore France or have a love-hate relationship with all things French, one thing we’ve all been able to agree on is the spelling of the words hôtel and août.
But l’Académie française, guardian of the French vocabulary, has agreed that la langue can do without the pointy lid that sits atop certain words.
The plan to remove the circumflex has sparked outcry and bemused commentary. A New York Times op-ed beat me to the punch with its title, “Hats Off to the Circumflex.” Twitter has enjoyed an uptick of remarks under the hashtag #JeSuisCirconflexe, which I hope is deeply ironic. More...
By Amitava Kumar. Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants” is a classic of its kind. It illustrates Hemingway’s “iceberg theory,” which requires that a story find its effectiveness by hiding more than it reveals. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” the conversation between a man and a woman waiting for a train at a station in Spain turns on the discussion of an imminent operation. Neither party uses the word “abortion.” What is omitted in the discussion adds to the tension felt by the reader of the story. More...
By Allan Metcalf. As the Trumpus continues, our living language stretches to accommodate the new notions and perspectives generated by the Donald’s inimitable political career. The lexicographer David Barnhart, author of the quarterly Barnhart Dictionary Companion, has been quick to keep up with the new vocabulary. More...
By Allan Metcalf. Nine months ago, Donald Trump brought forth on this continent a new model for attaining the U.S. presidency, one that focused on statements so outrageous, and thereby so delicious for journalists, that he would be sure to make the top headlines day after day. And incidentally to capture the favorable attention of voters. More...
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