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Kati Sule

Japanese English: Your stories …

March 9, 2010

In this post, we collect your thoughts and stories about English in Japan. Have you got similar stories to tell? Share it with us by posting a comment!
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Tony writes …
I don’t know whether or not you are aware of this, but there are hundreds –  probably thousands – of frequently used loanwords (gairaigo) from [...]

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Haiku competition

March 5, 2010

Our trip around the world in 80 Englishes continues and March is Japanese English month. So we’re all about spring and poetry!
We have a haiku competition going and the winning haiku will be given pride of place on the macmillandictionary.com home page!
Your haiku should answer the question: ‘What’s your English?’ and will be posted here [...]

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‘The 21st Century Flux’ worksheets

February 23, 2010

You may recall that a little while ago we promised you some downloadable worksheets to use with Dizraeli’s video, The 21st Century Flux, about the English language. Well, the worksheets are now ready for you to download and use in your classroom. The lyrics are also available as downloadable pdf.
The worksheets have been devised by [...]

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Brazinglish: Your stories …

February 10, 2010

In this post, we collect your thoughts and colourful stories about English in Brazil. Have you got similar stories to tell? Come and share it with us!
Marcos writes …

I am not a typical Brazilian English speaker because I learned Portuguese and English at the same time since kindergarten. I have also lived for a while [...]

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Kinetic typography – language and words in the news

February 4, 2010

Kinetic typography is the new BuzzWord this week on Macmillan Dictionary.
The term, which in fact is a fancy name for ‘text in motion with audio’, and is also referred to as motion typography, is not new but it has gained noticeable popularity over the last decade or so, particularly in films, namely in title sequences [...]

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Which English?

January 5, 2010

It’s an all too familiar problem: which English should we teach our students?
A few pointers from English language expert Professor David Crystal:

You may also want to tune into this one if you’ve missed it earlier:
Professor David Crystal on English as a Global Language

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009

On behalf of the Macmillan Dictionary Blog team I’d like to wish you all the very best for the New Year.
We look forward to posting some thought-provoking, informative, entertaining blog posts in 2010 too.
Happy New Year!

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Winterval – language and words in the news

December 24, 2009

Winterval is the new BuzzWord this week on Macmillan Dictionary.
The term, coined in 1998, refers to the period of festivities which takes place in the middle of winter, including Christmas and other religious or secular festivals like Jewish Hanukkah, Hindu Diwali and pagan festivals such as Yule.
To find out more about the word, see these links:
UK Winterval [...]

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Nomination for an Edublog Award

December 15, 2009

Macmillan Dictionary Blog has been nominated for an Edublog Award, in the category Best Group Blog.
To vote for the blog, go to this page. And quick: you’ve only got until Wednesday 16th December (that’s tomorrow) to cast your vote!
The winners of the Eddies will be announced at the Edublog Awards ceremony on Friday 18th December. [...]

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Mind your slanguage

December 8, 2009

If you are based in the UK, you have a few more days left to listen to this BBC Radio 4 broadcast in BBC iPlayer:
In the programme, poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores how people react to language change and slang. For more information, take a look at the BBC website.
Don’t miss it!

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