Archive for May, 2016
Survival Spanish for Librarians Course Posted by Transparent Language on May 4, 2016 in For Libraries
In our increasingly diverse population, languages are critical to almost every public service industry. First responders are learning Spanish in St. Louis and Mandarin in New York City to better serve non-native English speakers in the midst of a crisis. Public schools offer night classes to parents of ESL students to keep them informed and…
Twist Your Tongue in 17 Languages Posted by Malachi Rempen on May 2, 2016 in Archived Posts
Lots of people have asked me for translations for the tongue twisters in the above comic, so before we continue, here they are, including transliterations so you can twist your tongues yourselves (remember to say them five times fast!): 1. French: Les chaussettes de l’archi-duchesse, sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèches? (The socks of the arch-duchess, are they dry…