Language barrier: No accent too thick in Parliament.
Byline: Rajeev Deshpande NEW DELHI: In George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion', Henry Higgins's disdainful remark that English had not been spoken in America for years perhaps voiced British angst over a former colony's wayward ways. But should pucca accents still be de rigeur in the Indian Parliament when...

Helping the world retain its languages.
Jason Parenteau is 27 years old and the owner of Niigaan Media, a multimedia group based in Winnipeg. Through his work he strives to educate Aboriginal youth in their traditional languages. "I started Niigaan Media as a result of my son. I realized that when it came...

Language Company President Speaks at International Learning Conference.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- International Language Services, Inc.'s (ILS) founder and President Arlene M. Jullie joined hundreds of teachers and trainers from 18 countries in Austin, TX at the International Alliance for Learning's (IAL) 32nd annual conference during the week of January 11-14. The International Alliance for Learning...

Equal rights to the curriculum; many languages, one message.
9781847690678 Equal rights to the curriculum; many languages, one message. Gallagher, Eithne. Multilingual Matters Ltd. 2008 168 pages $34.95 Paperback Parents' and teachers' guides; 10 LC3719 They may be...

Parlez vous: Learning to impress?
Byline: Chitra Unnithan While learning a foreign language would definitely open doors to global opportunities, most learn a second language to boost their profiles or to impress a member of the opposite sex. Want to give your career a boost? Learn a foreign language. Want...

Life is a foreign language.
Our contributing editor recounts a linguistic adventure in an exotic mountain kingdom long ago. Sometimes one must make do with the bare essentials and hope for the best.--Ed. The American writer Christopher Morley observed in a work published in 1925 that life is a foreign language. To...

Language in Canada.
JOHN EDWARDS (ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, xvi + 504 p., US$89.95 cloth. Language in Canada is the latest offering in a series of volumes produced by Cambridge that includes such notable titles as Language in the USA (C. Ferguson and S. Heath, eds.), Language in...

Keeping the word: on orality and literacy (with a sideways glance at Navajo).
"Writing, when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation." Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy This article investigates the relationship between "orality" and "literacy." I take as my starting point the...

Writing [begin strikethrough]Write-Rite[end strikethrough] right.
Whether you are writing an email to your child's teacher, sending a cover letter with your car insurance renewal, or responding to a fax from a lawyer, it is important to express yourself in a clear and concise manner. This column focuses on some online sources to help you...

Bangalore track to be doubled.
HUBLI: Union Minister of state for railways R Velu has assured to accord priority for doubling of tracks between Hubli and Bangalore to decongest traffic and also to expedite the travelling time of the existing trains on this route. After laying the foundation stone for the new...