Recording Dying Languages...

Being a field linguist is a hard, if rewarding, job. You have to travel to far-off places, often isolated villages with few luxuries. Then, you spend a lot of time recording the sounds and words of endangered languages that few people still speak. In the past, most of the recording was done on tape recorders,...

Slovakia and Hungary in Language Law Row...

On the last day of June, Slovakia passed a law governing language use in their country. According to this article, posted on Euractiv.com, the law makes it illegal to use “incorrect” Slovak in Slovakia. The punishment is harsh with fines as high as 5,000 euros (£4,315). Basically, the law makes...

Online Role-Playing Game Teaches English...

According to the New York Times, the video game developer behind the popular Age of Empires game has just released a new video game in China aimed at teaching children a second language. The fantasy role-playing game is called Wiz World Online, and it incorporates many of the elements that make role-playing...

Jigsaw Puzzle...

We have just launched a great jigsaw puzzle game on our website. To have a go click here

How Does Learning Another Language Affec...

How does a learning a new language shape your brain? Are the brains of bilingual people different from those of people who only speak one language? Despite our advanced medical technology and  fancy brain-imaging machines, our understanding of how the human brain works is still in its infancy.  This...

Star Trek’s Universal Translator: ...

Remember the Universal Translator from Star Trek? The translator enabled members of the Star Trek crew to understand alien languages as they were spoken. According to Geek.com, there is currently an iPhone app in beta that is reminiscent of the science-fiction device. The iPhone app from Sakhr Software...

New livery in new office...

Just a micro blog post from me to show the new livery that is now live in the new office… We have frosted all of the glass in the office and put the logo onto the various rooms. We also have Milton Keynes’ tallest door… … and the smallest. and some really cool new stools Move...