by Giovanna Lester | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
While some areas of the brain are hard-wired from birth or early childhood, other areas — especially in the cerebral cortex, which is central to higher cognitive powers like language and thought, as well as sensory and motor functions — can be, to a remarkable extent,...
by Giovanna Lester | Jan 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Now the Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 18,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States, is establishing new standards effective in January requiring hospitals to provide language interpreting and translation services....
by Giovanna Lester | Jan 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
The poet Walt Whitman compared slang to belching, and the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen claimed that “it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs essentially to the young”. FT.com / Books / Essays – Old slang’s time. ...
by Giovanna Lester | Jan 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
“It’s incredible to see the reactions on the deaf community’s faces and to know that they’re being accepted into the arts world, which a lot of people think they can’t appreciate. But it’s absolutely the opposite,” said Jen...
by Giovanna Lester | Dec 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
“(…) Spanish study does more than facilitate piña coladas on the beach at Cozumel. It’ll be a language of business opportunity in the coming decades.” Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen. – NYTimes.com. Note: If you...
by Giovanna Lester | Dec 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Vuvuzela – An instrument of torture for inflicting irritation on a scale only slightly below that produced by watching the England squad’s performance at the World Cup in South Africa.” If you like this one, wait until you see the others…...
