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Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
Learning involves the search for patterns, regularity and predictability Bruner 1960
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it? if teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? ...
In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
Makes no sense
Quick in quicksand? Circles in boxing rings? Guinea pigs from Guinea? Fing as a verb? Groce as a verb? Ham as a verb? Booth beeth? Moose meese?
Acquisition or Learning?
Can you make an amend? Is there such a thing as an odd and end? Why isnt the past of preach praught? Do humanitarians eat humans? What do authoritarians eat? Can we recite at a recital? Can we play at a play?
Makes no sense
Do we ship something by ship? Do we send cargo by car? Do our noses smell? Do feet run? Is a fat chance the same as a slim chance? Can a wise man also be a wise guy?
Language note
Smelly feet flat foot- ingrown nail- athletes feet- bunion
Makes no sense
Can burn up be the same as burn down? Can you fill someone in and fill someone out? What can go off and go on? Can you see the lights when they are out? What about the stars
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/chimamand a_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html
Hymes supports that speech is so fundamental an activity of a man, language so integral a part of his culture (1964:21)
Witherspoon (1980:2) adds that language and culture are highly interrelated and states that` cultures cannot be studied without attention to the native languages spoken within them, . Languages cannot be studied in isolation from the cultures in which they are spoken
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Literature
Our Day Out A play about deprived children from Liverpool. Written by Willy Russell and first aired on 28 December 1977.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YQE1whleo
How to translate English idioms? Should there be an equivalent in the target language?
Idiom exercise
If you make a lot of money quickly, you make money hand over .. If you can go wherever and whenever you want, the world is your . If you spend your life savings to throw a big party or celebration, you push the ... If someone is so thin, he/she is nothing more than skin and .. If you face a problem head-on, you take the bull by the ..
Idiom answers
If you make a lot of money quickly, you make money hand over fist. If you can go wherever and whenever you want, the world is your oyster/playground. If you spend your life savings to throw a big party or celebration, you push the boat (out). If someone is so thin, he/she is nothing more than skin and bones. If you face a problem head-on, you take the bull by the horns.
Idiom Activity II
If someone makes a mess of something, he/she makes a pigs .. of it. If you refuse to do something, you wont do it for all the .. in China. If you look very angrily at someone without speaking, you look at them. If something is quite easy to understand, its as plain as 1If you change the rules to make things more difficult for a person, you move the ..
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Mind the Gap Water Restriction CCTV Look Right/Left Please drive slowly ( baby Hedgehogs/wallabies) Be aware (Dingoes/ticks) No junk mail Cab stand Paper in/not in toilet
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Translation slip-ups
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American ad campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."
When General Motors introduced the Chevy Nova in South America, it was apparently unaware that "no va" means "it won't go." After the company figured out why it wasn't selling any cars, it renamed the car in its Spanish markets to the Caribe. Ford had a similar problem in Brazil when the Pinto flopped. The company found out that Pinto was Brazilian slang for "tiny male genitals". Ford pried all the nameplates off and substituted Corcel, which means horse.
An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of the desired "I Saw the Pope" in Spanish, the shirts proclaimed "I Saw the Potato.
http://www.freewebs.com/funnyenglish/tr anslation_mistakes.htm
Hale Keneth
When you lose a language, you lose a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. He sought to rescue languages that were dying out. He held that meaning were fluid to be captured and readily translated word-for-word from one language to another.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8uUjtiaXqE (Dreaming in Different Tongues: Languages and the Way We Think) Extra Time
Languages and the Way We Think, What is not on the page, when you master the language but not how nice or rude you may sound(nuances of language) Language and identity, power of words, untranslatable words, third culture kids, language deficit and behaviour in schools, and changing personality or perception of changes when speaking another language. Every language contains in it the knowledge that was honed and developed by thousands of years by folks have been in the culture. It is a treasure-trove of cultural knowledge.
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Linguistic Diversity
Research has established that affording bilingual children the opportunity to continue to use their first language alongside English in school for as long as possible, and to use it in the context of cognitively demanding tasks, will support both the academic achievement of the child and the development of an additional language
Creating the learning culture DCSF document Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and teaching bilingual pupils One way to encourage this is by explicitly celebrating linguistic diversity.
My journal
Zebra crossing
Marmite
Lollypop Man Off you go
Cheers
Top of the morning Mind your own business Spot on! Private school
Public school
Lost in Translation?
Numbers are used as words: 180 e.g. Hes done a 180 and agreed to come on the trip. 24/7 Twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. 3Ws 3Ws dot dictionary dot com dot br $64,000= The$ 64,000 dollar question is whether or not she will accept the proposal. 4x4 I have bought a 4x4 to drive to the farm at weekends.
911(US)= 000(Australia)=999 UK
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TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL [Fazer tempestade em copo d'gua.] e.g. It is nothing serious, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. LOVE IS BLIND. / BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. e.g. Quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece. / O amor cego.
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Proverbs
No se meta onde no chamado Mind your own business. Curiosity: Such a common expression that today there is commercial accountancy software on the market aimed at small businesses entitled MYOB. This phrase; however, is way of asking people to stop interfering in matters that do not directly involve them. Be careful with its usage as it could be construed as rude.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/alittle-knowledge-is-a-dangerous-thing.html 39
Proverbs Activity
Cada um (louco) com sua mania. Different strokes for different folks. Person A: I saw Phil this afternoon washing his car in the rain. Person B: Oh well, different strokes for different folks.
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Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga The early bird catches the worm. Person A: What time did you go to the fishmonger this morning to buy the fish for the restaurant? Person B: Half past four. Person A: Four-thirty? You wouldnt see me out of bed at that time! Person B: Yeah, but the early bird catches the worm.
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A galinha do vizinho sempre mais gorda. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Person A: Ive been offered a job at my friends company. They pay more there and the health insurance is much better. What do you think I should do? Person B: Sounds like a great opportunity, but just be careful, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
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Em casa de ferreiro, o espeto de pau. Who is worse shod than the shoemaker's wife? A skilled or knowledgeable person commonly neglects to give his own family the benefit of his expertise.
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De pequenino que se torce o pepino. You cant teach an old dog new tricks. Person A: Did you enjoy the staff training session on the new computer system? Person B: Not really. I much prefer using pen and paper. I guess you just cant teach an old dog new tricks.
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Quando a esmola demais o santo desconfia. It is too good to be true. Person A: I got an email from a company telling me how I can earn more money from home working online than I can from my job. Person B: Yeah? Just be careful, though. Most of those sorts of offers are too good to be true. If a deal looks too good to be true, it most probably is.
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Gato escaldado tem medo de gua fria. A burnt child fears the fire. Once bitten, twice shy. (more common)
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H males que vm para o bem. A blessing in disguise. Person A: How is your husband coping with being made redundant? Person B: Actually, he seems to be less stressed than when he was working and enjoying life more. In fact, I think his getting sacked was a blessing in disguise.
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Quem no tem co, caa com gato. Make do with what you have. Person A: The shops are closed and I have a dozen people coming over for a dinner party. What am I going to do? Person B: Dont panic. Well just look in the pantry, see whats there and make do with what you have.
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Nascido em bero de ouro. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth. Person A: Hows your new employee working out? Person B: Terrible! I dont think hes worked a day in his life. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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fracassado
bem diferentes As different as chalk and cheese
Horse races
Colour/taste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJSA8 -c5sQ
To go bananas
Game?
Horse races ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJSA8 -c5sQ
Also-run
Origin: Horse race results on American papers. The top three results and an annex also-run Meaning: unimportant; people who did not succeed in life.
Bankrupt
He went bankrupt after only two years in his own business. She will be bankrupt soon if she does not get a job.
What is Regionalism?
Every major English speaking nation has its own peculiar take on the English language Broadly speaking, 3 major regions: Britain, North America and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) Variations do exist within these areas but their are enough similarities to be able to still classify these dialects as part of the greater regional group.
Trinidadian English
Sprangalang
American English
Red Green
Indian English
Outsourced
Scottish English
Freedom!
Caribbean English
Russell Peters
Australian English
Poida
Canadian English
Baba Brinkman
Dialects
Particular dialects and their associated accents have often been used for humorous effect also. Britain contains numerous distinct dialects within a surprisingly small area. A wonderful online resource for exploring the wealth of British dialects and accents:
http://sounds.bl.uk/maps/Accents-anddialects.html
British Expressions
Take a look at the following expressions and try and figure out what they mean and how they would be used:
Best of British
If you wish someone the best of British, you are wishing them good luck
Full of beans
Her Majestys pleasure
Drop a clanger
Asking a lady if she is pregnant, when it turns out she isnt, would probably classify as dropping a clanger.
Full of beans
Energetic and enthusiastic
Put a sock in it
Pear-shaped
Put a sock in it
A way of telling someone to shut up
Pear-shaped
If everything is going pear-shaped, its all going wrong
Spend a penny
Taking the biscuit
Spend a penny
To go to the bathroom
On your bike
If someone says this to you, they are trying to indicate that they really think its time you left
Budgie smugglers
Speedos made particularly famous by the current Leader of the Opposition
Ill be stuffed
To be amazed at something
Exercise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3e9XtR Gbs
American Coins
QUARTER $0.25 (George Washington) DIME $0.10 (Franklin D. Roosevelt) NICKEL $0.05 (Thomas Jefferson) PENNY $0.01 (Abraham Lincoln)
British Coins
Quid A grand tenner 5p Dosh Dough cash
Australian Coins
Abbreviations
IOU SUV BSE VAT ETA OT posh
Abbreviations
IOU- I owe You SUV- Sport-utility vehicle BSE- Mad Cow Disease (Bovine spongiforme ) VAT-( ICMS) Valued Added ETA- Estimate Time of Arrival OT- Overtime Posh- port out, starboard home)
Colloquial expressions
Sempre aparece um amigo que da um jeitinho. Ela esqueceu o meu, eu esqueci o dela. Pago na mesma moeda. Vamos ao que interessa?
Colloquial expressions
Sempre aparece um amigo que da um jeitinho. A friend always turns up to sort things out in a special way. Ela esqueceu o meu, eu esqueci o dela. Pago na mesma moeda. It was tit for tat. Vamos ao que interessa? Lets get down to the nitty-gritty?
Portmanteau words
Motel Brunch Bit (binary digit) Sitcom (situation Comey) Workaholic Guesstimate Can you think of an others?
Just as a curiosity
Swearwords/offensive in English tend to be associated to sex. E.g.Shmuck (-) imbecil Origin: shmock= penis How does that differ from other languages?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQmk6gGTcE
Body language
Paralinguistics are the aspects of spoken communication that do not involve words. These may add emphasis or shades of meaning to what people say. Some definitions limit this to verbal communication that is not words. Example Body language, gestures, facial expressions, tone and pitch of voice are all examples of paralinguistic features.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/secrets-of-body-language/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALWwK7Vz4gY&feature=related HSBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4SwLKvQA_4
Types of walk
He is trudging. He must be: 1- tired 2- excited 3- lost He is stomping. He must be: 1- tired 2-) angry 3-) relaxed Swaggering (arrogant) Strolling (relaxed) Staggering ( drunk/wounded)
How many words related to the word EAT can you think of?
Answer
Starving, to feast on, to pig out on, to wolf down, nosh on, gnaw, nibble on, biting into, munching on, wash it down, to chew, to crunch, to swallow, to lick, to toss down, gobble, to bolt down, guzzle, stuff myself, overeat, diet, fast, sipping, picking, pecking at, booze, gulp down.
Piece of cake!
Check your reference material (416 Pieces) What is the word for : Um gomo da laranja Um dente de alho Um pedaco de carvao Uma pitada de sal Leite em caixa
Think
1- Ele acha normal convidar 20 parentes para assistir ao jogo sem me avisar. Think nothing of 2-Nunca pensei que ele fosse assim. Think better of somebody 3- Tenho que refletir nisso. Reflect upon
Contemplate/consider/reason/sp eculate/ realize/rack ones brains/to cogitate/to ponder/to brood over/ to envisage/to fancy
UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ1DUmcBkJo Ready Steady and Cook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5wyXMchQ4c Jamie Olivers health school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B6HDmeMRtI Gordon Ramsay
Better cut
You chop You slice. You dice. You carve.. You peel You snip You grate
Amassar?
You crunch You squeeze You mash you knead You roll out you spread
Register
Acertando na mosca! What you say and how you say it will in turn be governed by the situation and who you are talking to. Bygate (1987) used the term 'reciprocity conditions' to describe how these features affect language production. This consideration for the listener is reflected in the three maxims Robin Lakoff (1973) put forward:
Don't impose
Degrees of formality
Why being appropriated is important? Brown and Yule (1983) suggested that much language use aims at 'interaction', by which they mean using language to create, preserve and develop social relationships. If the speaker is not appropriate this aim will not be achieved. Rudeness, deliberate or not, causes social relationships to break down.
International Etiquette
Formality applies not just to language and behaviours but to the whole range of social activity: Dressing, walking, eating, sitting.
Language in use
Listen to the queen speech and discuss what kind of language she uses.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/imagesandbroadcasts/thequeenschristmasbroadcasts/ahistoryofchristmasbroad casts.aspx
Language in Use
Now compare the previous speech with the one below:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6rays_ali-g-animal-rights-talkshow_fun
Formal
Notion View Transcribe Adhere to Require One However
Informal
Idea Look at Write down Follow Need You But
Formal
Resolved Swear Steal Pull Seek Loathe
Informal
Decided Promise Pinch Yank Find Hate
Formal
Persons Amelioration Narrate Dwell Prudent
Neutral
People Improvement Tell Live Careful
Playground language
Troll Safe Respect Quality Laters Chav Woz up Ace Bigwig Sham Ta Innit Sis bruv
More slangwords
Bling Hoodie Dissed Box Grub Shades Vexed A ruck Sup Beer goggles Buzzed up Earworm Ladmag Mojo Skanky moobs
Politically Correct?
http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_16_02_8_oneill.pdf
In order to minimize social and institutional offense in regards to race, class, gender, racial, sexual orientation, cultural, religious, ideological, disability and age-related contexts, certain vocabulary should be avoided as it may be perceived as being politically incorrect.
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Politically Incorrect
Elton John and Little Britain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0zUOzkHwAE
Understanding Culture
Politically Correct 1- How does this vary from region to region in Brazil? 2- How does that affect effective communication? 3- Should it be explicitly taught in an ESL environment? Not so much. Can you think of 5 words that are pejorative? Why do some words carry negative connotation? What are the implications for translators?
Class
bum
Racial
nigger Paki
Gender
WORDS COMMONLY IDENTIFIED AS BEING OFFENSIVE
Use of his
Sexual orientation
queer poof
Religious
mick
Disability
spastic
Check these
http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_16_0 2_8_oneill.pdf http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/fo rum/archives/docs/06-44-1-e.pdf
Double negatives: two negative words in the same sentence. For Standard English to apply one of the negative words must be changed.
I aint got no pencils I havent got any pencils
Standard English
These are not written in Standard English, how should they be written? May I lend your scissors Ben?
Translating
1. Id like one of them cakes.
2. My uncle gave me this book whenever I was born. 3. It was thunder what we heard. 4. Mum learned me to ride a bike. 5. He never! 6. Its right hot!
Try and think of some of your own. Write the non-standard and standard versions.
Received Pronunciation (RP), also called the Queen's (or King's) English, Oxford English, or BBC English, is the accent of Standard English in England.
Although there is nothing intrinsic about RP that marks it as superior to any other variety, sociolinguistic factors have given Received Pronunciation particular prestige throughout the world.
neutral
slang
colloquial
taboo
formal
specialist
literary
Persuasive speeches
These are famous speeches: I have a dream ( Martin Luther King) I am only a child ( MUN Conference) Freedom ( Nelson Mandela) Some Characteristics: Repetition, alliteration, rhyming words, puns,
Interviews
I have interviewed 5 language teaching native speakers and have asked them to: 1- Briefly describe where they come from. 2- Share some language typically from their place of origin. 3- Read an extract of a play.
Wales The country of Wales is part of Great Britain, but a region with its own language, Welsh. The accent of the Welsh is distinct from the rest of Great Britain.
Very distinct from the English spoken in the UK Discrepancies go beyond the accents (of which the US has great diversity), as far as spelling.
Although the accent can sound similar to those found in the Northern states of the USA, Canadian English has retained far more in common with British English including spelling than the US.
Can be divided into three general categories: Broad (stronger accent, generally found in rural regions), General (most common, urban majority) and Cultivated (declining strong similarities to British BBC accent) .
Similar to Australian accent, although distinct differences can be discerned in the pronunciation of certain vowels.
1977.
Carol rushes along the street wearing school uniform which doubles as a street outfit and her Sunday best
1- Write down a list of Briticisms on a vocabulary log. 2-What is your opinion about this phenomenon? 3- What is the best way to keep yourself up-todate with the new language?
Purposes in communication
1- How does the language adapt to it? 2- Is there a requirement for the degree of formality?
Persuasion
Language of Advertisement
PERSUASIVE WRITING e.g. leaflet, advertisement, argument Opening statement - state claim, eye catching phrase/Slogan Set out argument in logical steps or description of what & where Evidence to support argument examples/benefits Present tense Connectives so, therefore Adjectives, adverbs, exaggeration, alliteration, word play
1- Have you heard of any variations of the reason why they have Decided to personalise the cans? 2- How effective was it in Brazil?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Lkyb6SU5U
1- What was the original idea? 2- How has it impacted on the sales of the products?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJjPRwExO8
1- What was the approach used by this Greenpeace advert? 2- How effective was it?
Anti-smoking Campaign
1- What are the persuasive devices used here? 2- What is the audience? 3- Comment on the use of image and how intertwined it is with the text.
Anti-smoking
1- What is the target audience for this commercial? 2- Comment on the language used to address the audience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYjbWHb bjjg
Involve your audience by speaking to them directly using personal pronouns and shared experiences.
ower of three
motive language hetorical questions ay again ndermine opposing views necdote irect address xaggeration
Including little stories to illustrate a point. Being over-thetop to get a point across.
Including lists of three items/reasons in your writing. Repeating the same word, phrase or idea more than once for emphasis.
Poetry in advertisement
http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=SDxLtKQZfIU http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=DmvaAFsx0Ps http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=vEeLh5ItQcY http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=b_a-eXIoyYA http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=bNHf0hvAq4c
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References
David Sheppard
http://teachinghouse.com/myteachinghouse-static/course-forms-NuPHEZUsomIchoSyCRu/LearnerEnglish.pdf
Jonhson, K. (2001) An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching . Harlow : Longman Attempt to bridge the gap between theorists and practitioners. Bruner, J. (1986) Actual Minds, possible worlds. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
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Sources: www.naldic.org.uk http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/publications/inclusion/bi_children/ Access and Engagement series (DfES 2002) http://www.naldic.org.uk/docs/resources/KeyDocs.cfm Jim Cummins, Language, Power and Pedagogy (Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, 2000) Neil Mercer, Words and minds: how we use language to think together (Routledge, Abingdon, 2000) My head Other peoples heads
References
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/s ubject/vocab_acquisition.phtml http://203.72.145.166/TESOL/TQD_2008/VOL _25_4.PDF#page=93 http://www.readwritethink.org/professionaldevelopment/strategy-guides/supportingvocabulary-acquisition-english-30104.html http://coachdes.wordpress.com/2005/10/24/ english-use-and-usage/
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http://203.72.145.166/TESOL/TQD_2008/VOL_25_4.PDF#page=93
http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/supporting-vocabularyacquisition-english-30104.html http://coachdes.wordpress.com/2005/10/24/english-use-and-usage/
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Useful Websites
Scholarship for Brazilian students overseas: http://scholarship-positions.com/scholarships-for-brazilian-students/2012/04/27/ International Schools around the world: https://www.iss.edu/ COBIS Council for British International Schools Mestrado e Pos- Graduacao http://bolsas.universia.com.br/br/index.jsp Fullbright and Capes The Guardian Educational Supplement (Tuesdays) Research opportunities, articles, job opportunities.
Seek teachersis leading educational consultancy for international teaching jobs. Working with nurseries through to universities we specialise in placements for qualified staff right through to middle and senior leadership included support staff. http://www.seekteachers.com/ Career onehttp://jobs.careerone.com.au/ Joyjobs http://www.joyjobs.com/ Searchassociates http://www.searchassociates.com/ Comprehensive list of websites
We have illustrated that Keneth Hale, Master Linguist, states that When you lose a language, you lose a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. He sought to rescue languages that were dying out. He held that meaning were fluid to be captured and readily translated word-for-word from one language to another. A complete text about his language experience can be found in the website below:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HMD9lceD12kC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=kenneth+hale+cae&source=bl&ots=IOro9nFUDj&sig=K 3XGbP9qQBAFm0HWZZmnQY3HCLA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BhpwUKyZOova9ASWzIDoBw&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=kenneth%2 0hale%20cae&f=false
Tecla Sap
The tecla sap site is very interesting too. Have you come across it? I have attached here an interesting text on false cognates: http://www.teclasap.com.br/blog/2009/10/22/fal sos-cognatos-sob/ Entre outros ele, o host desse site, escreveu: Referncia: Dicionrio das Palavras que Enganam em Ingls de Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho Editora Campus/Elsevier, 2004.