Translation Links on the Web Is translation used too much?
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly said the amount of official material translated should be cut to encourage people to learn English. Seven-year-olds to take languages
Modern foreign language lessons are to be compulsory for the first time in England's primary schools. Wales on the web may become .cym
Welsh websites could soon choose a .cym address rather than .uk, if a campaign backed by assembly members succeeds. School Day: China link-up
On Friday 24 November 2006, the BBC hosted a live laptop link-up with pupils in a school in Beijing. It's Hinglish, innit?
Hinglish - a hybrid of English and south Asian languages, used both in Asia and the UK - now has its own dictionary. Is it really a pukka way to speak? Tough talk on net language issue
More than 90% of the world's 6,000 languages are not represented on the internet. So what must be done... Bilingual pupils 'are an asset'
Bilingual children are a valuable resource and more should be done to support the learning and retention of dual languages, a report says. 'Tower of Babel' translator made
A "Tower of Babel" device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Russia president targets diaspora
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has called on the governments of the former Soviet countries to do more to ensure Russian remains a shared language. Finland makes Latin the King
Finland is one of the quieter members of the EU. But now its turn at the EU presidency has thrust it into the spotlight - and exposed an unusual passion. BB Glyn spreads the word in Welsh
Big Brother star Glyn Wise has set off on a whirlwind tour of the country to continue his campaign to promote the Welsh language. Gaelic language archive unveiled
More than 12,000 hours of archive recordings in Gaelic and Scots are to be made available online. Movie star's sign language appeal
A deaf actor turned dancer has returned to his home town to campaign for more people to learn sign language. English is foreign to more pupils
One in eight pupils at primary schools in England speaks English as a second language, official statistics show. Talking to your car becoming natural
Voice recognition systems have come a long way in the last decade and are used in places like call centres, home PCs and even mobile phones. Language tools for fight on terror
Software to allow security officials to better search and translate documents in foreign languages, especially Arabic, has been demonstrated at a technology show in Las Vegas, as Clark Boyd reports. Getting lost in the translation
Relying on online translation tools can be a risky business, especially if you expect too much of it. For the time being, might translation be something best left to the humans? |