Joining the debate about schoolchildren speaking 150 languages
Shawn Khorassani, Director at Berkshire-based language services company Prestige Network, has added his comment to the current debate initiated by an article in Monday’s Daily Telegraph (8 February)...
View ArticleEuropean Day of Languages 2010
Staff Lunch Staff celebrated The European Day of Languages on Friday by bringing in a traditional dish from their home country to share with the rest of the team. With many originally from outside the...
View ArticleSupporting National Visit Our Schools Week – 18-22 Oct
At Prestige Network we are supporting ‘National Visit Our Schools Week’ (18 – 22 Oct 2010), to promote the importance and opportunities available to school and college leavers studying languages. The...
View ArticleTranslating Food & Beverages in the Arabic World
Food and non alcoholic beverages have been characterized as the spice of life in the Arab countries, the elements that give flavour and zest to the culture, and yet, at times the tastes, textures and...
View Article“Live long and prosper” a variation on an ancient Egyptian blessing
“Live long and prosper” or “Tich tor ang tesmur” in Vulcan was originally spoken in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. However, the less-known reply is “Peace and long life.” This format is similar to...
View ArticleBulgarian Music Idol – English Translation
Bulgarian Music Idol contestant sings Maria Carey’s ‘Without You’… erm, sort of. Check out the English translation of what she is actually singing. Ouch!
View ArticlePolish more popular than English in Edinburgh schools
Polish is now more popular than English in Edinburgh’s primary and secondary schools. 96 languages are in use with over 3000 having a foreign tongue. Punjabi and Urdu are in second place whilst Arabic...
View ArticleChinese To Be Taught In UK Schools
David Cameron announced today that Chinese will be taught in most British schools under a new deal which will see the provision of Mandarin teachers to secondary schools. The programme will ensure that...
View Article
