Depuis que les études étrangères ne se limitent plus à l’étude de la grammaire, de la traduction et de la littérature du pays étranger en question, les étudiants inscrits en Licence LLCER et LEA suivent aussi des cours de « civilisation ». LLCER veut d’ailleurs originellement dire, selon la nomenclature officielle, Lettres, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales (et LEA, Langues étrangères appliquées). Plus...
Plébiscitées sur toutes les plates-formes de téléchargement du monde, les applications dédiées à l’étude de langues étrangères sont censées révolutionner l’apprentissage des langues. Elles permettent de s’entraîner sur des points de grammaire et peuvent être un moyen très gratifiant d’enrichir son vocabulaire. Mais leur efficacité fait débat, surtout en ce qui concerne des compétences comme l’expression écrite ou orale. Plus...
It was a rocky beginning for English spelling. Quite simply, the 23-letter Roman alphabet has never been adequate — even Old English (spoken 450-1150) had 35 or so sounds, and our sound system is now even bigger. Plus...
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Hearables are clearly on the rise. After the screens (read & write web), learning on the go (mobile learning), the eyes (all sorts of augmented glasses), some kinetic learning (various motion controllers), other wearables (e.g. smart clothing) ... the next sense that is now ready to inspire new learning is: hearing (HLearning). More...
The DRM Dictionary
This useful digital rights management resource is 'copyright' and 'all rights reserved', naturally, but can still be viewed for free on the web, something that no doubt troubles other people deeply. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Emory is investigating a law professor who used the slur in a torts class about a case involving the word "Negro." More...
By Colleen Flaherty. New study from the MLA says English and other modern language Ph.D.s from 1996 to 2010 are mostly working in academe, and many have managed to earn tenured faculty positions, but their career outcomes demand further study. More...
IMRC - Information Management Glossary
I've been trying to find this item for a while, so now that I've found it (thannks to the release of a new revision) I'm going to make sure it's listed here. This bibliography of technical terms is useful not only for the definitions but also for the French language translations. More...
Glossary of Terms
This item has been available for a little while, but I didn't know it. Part of the eduSource project, this glossary of terms was developed to help organize the description of the eduSource project and to provide a base reference for other documents. More...
Asking everyone their preferred personal pronoun is not a good idea, argues Rachel N. Levin. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
