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Date: 2006-12-06 18:07:46
November 2005 Newsletter
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NEWSLETTER #1 - LANGUAGE MATTERS
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| Updates on the world of languages from LingoStar |
NOVEMBER 2005
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Welcome!
Bienvenue! Bienvenidos! Huan ying!
Hello and Welcome to
the first issue of our information newsletter on the HOW, WHY, WHEN and WHERE of languages. In this edition I'll be sharing
my top 3 tips on HOW to make learning another
language easier. I'll also try tempt you to see the movie The
Interpreter with Nicole Kidman and, at the same time, explain WHY interpreters are different from
translators. Find out WHEN to attend our free French lesson and WHERE to access
free online translation.
Thanks for reading,
Lenka de
Graafova, Managing Director
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Tip
#1 Find a spouse or partner who speaks a foreign
language. I'm not kidding. That's how I learned my languages.
However, keep in mind that even though I do speak five of them each language
does not equate to a foreign language speaking partner!
Tip#2 Listen to the lyrics of your favourite foreign
language songs. When I was learning English as a teenager (Czech
being my mother tongue), I was constantly playing Beatles songs and transcribing
their lyrics. I did this 8 days a week, to the total dismay of my parents, of
course.
Tip#3 Sign up for our language course.
We will be offering
Spanish, French, Mandarin, Czech &
Business English courses starting the weeks of
December 5th
2005
and
January 23rd
2006. All
levels are welcome. Classes of 3-7 students are taught by professional teachers.
These 2-hour language sessions will take place once or twice a week in
Vancouver,
Burnaby or, alternatively
at your office. Other language courses can be arranged upon request.
- Course fees
(valid till
30 January
2006 only; excluding
GST):
- Spanish, French, Mandarin &
Czech: $ 395 (20 lessons; 2
hours/week).
- Business English for Foreigners:
$ 1,860 (3-week intensive course;
20 hours/week).
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When I first started
networking in Vancouver, I heard a rumour
that translators talk. Naturally they do seeing as they are human. But
professionally, it's the interpreters who do the talking. Interpreters are commonly mistaken for
translators by the general public. However, unlike translators, who
exclusively translate written documents, interpreters execute verbal
translations, which means they orally convert one language into another, live
and on location, e.g. from English into French.
When the film The Interpreter came out, featuring Nicole Kidman
and Sean Penn, I was naturally keen to go see it. I'd recommend it to
anyone who's interested in the operations of the U.N. and its multilingual
environment. Ironically, even the film promoters mislabelled Silvia Broome
(Nicole Kidman) a translator!
What's the point of naming the film The
Interpreter then!?
Click on image to
view trailer.
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I've
included a list of our recent projects to give you an idea of what our day to
day interactions with languages look like. Special thanks to our 30 freelance translators and proofreaders!
- Promotional material for an
educational institute in Calgary:
Translation from English into Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean, Russian & Turkish.
- Promotional material for an
election candidate in North
Vancouver: Translation from English into
Farsi, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog &
Traditional Chinese.
- Informational material for an
outdoor activities company in Vancouver:
Translation from English into French &
Spanish.
- Scientific study for a
manufacturer of honeybee health products in the
United
Kingdom: Translation from
English into Simplified
Chinese.
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- Voice-Over: Greek
voice recording for a mining corporation, Eastern
Greece.
- Voice-Over: Czech
voice recording for a TV commercial on Multicultural Channel program,
Vancouver,
Canada.
- Video Game
Testing: Czech localization testing,
Brighton,
United
Kingdom.
- Interpreting: French
& English simultaneous interpreting for a sports organization,
Regina,
Canada.
- Guided
Tour: Italian & Greek guided tour
of Vancouver & Victoria,
Canada.
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SPECIAL
OFFER: WEBSITE TRANSLATION
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NEW
CLIENTS WELCOME:
LingoStar
provides FREE TRANSLATION of your HOME PAGE!
Some conditions
apply.
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SPECIAL
OFFER: FREE FRENCH LESSON
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NEW
STUDENTS WELCOME:
LingoStar
will be holding an introductory French lesson on Thursday, December 1st, at
6
pm
at a Vancouver
downtown location to be determined. Coffee and croissants
provided.
It's
totally free! Meet your future French tutor and classmates! Please RSVP to
reserve your spot.
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