Why Bother Learning Different Languages?
Big debate this morning over foreign languages in the pages of the New York Times. This time, it’s the economist Lawrence Summers, former president of …
All posts on enero, 2012
Jean-Benoît Nadeau’s New Language Blog
Starting today, Jean-Benoît will act as editor-in-chief of the (The French Language World Forum). Every week, through interviews, photos and videos, an exciting new entry …
The ABC’s of the French Language
The French magazine Femme Actuelle Jeux recently published an “ABC of the French Language” based on our book The Story of French.
Thriving as a Book Author in the Electronic Age
On January 18th, Julie Barlow was the guest speaker at the Editors’ Association of Canada’s Speaker’s Night. She shared her knowledge, experience and tricks. Information: …
The United States of Languages
On January 14th, The New York Times published a very interesting article by writer Michael Erard explaining why the assumption that the U.S.A. is mainly …
Nesbitt Will Stay Open… but will the EMSB start doing its job now?
By Julie Barlow January 11, 2011, EMSB Commissioners voted unanimously to take Nesbitt School OFF the list of closures for 2012. Along with a group …
Argot: Criminal Jargon?
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French ( Ch. 8 ) The roots of argot go back as far as those of standard French. …