Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Top 20 untranslatable words

Sometimes, in my travels with technology, I forget that my soul really lies in languages. Recently I discovered this website, which reminded me of the gift that learning another language provides: A door into a world that only speakers of that language can pass through.
My favourite is No. 20, saudade, although I'm often guilty of tartling!!
20 awesomely untranslatable words
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Procedures for support: Workshops in your region

Do you teach at a NSW public school? Would you like NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre (NSW CLIC) consultants to come to your region to provide professional development activities for teachers involved in your projects? Your School Education Director will need to email Raju Varanasi (Director, NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre) and cc your Regional Director, requesting the consultant’s attendance and providing a brief summary of the support required.