DIY – do it yourself
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Translation challenges: From gang slang to poetic rabbits (BBC)
“translating Brazilian Portuguese for an English-speaking audience is no easy task. From words that have no equivalent to cultural references and concepts, translators must find a balance between being faithful to the original work while giving the reader the most accurate understanding of Brazilianisms” Read the full article here
memórias e esquecimentos
As palavras proferidas em maio de 1985 pelo então presidente alemão, Richard von Weizsäcker, por ocasião dos 40 anos do fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial, foram inequívocas: “O 8 de maio foi um dia de libertação. Ele nos libertou do sistema desumano e da tirania do regime nazista”. A considerável ressonância, nacional e internacional, […]
Vocabulário!
“The term vocabulary, broadly defined, includes two categories: receptive and expressive. Receptive vocabulary includes all of the words that a person understands when listening or reading, but may or may not feel comfortable using in speech or writing. Expressive vocabulary includes all the words a person feels comfortable using in his or her own spoken […]
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“Graduation is a curious mixture of ceremony, ritual, pseudo-religious imagery and young people feeling like they’ve achieved something against the odds. Which means there’s a lot in common with a Harry Potter adventure”. Full article (just if you have nothing better to read)
caligrafia?
Ist die Schreibschrift out? Braucht man in Zeiten von Tastaturen und Touchscreens eigentlich noch eine ordentliche Handschrift? In Deutschland wird über die Folgen der Digitalisierung auf die Schriftkultur diskutiert. Zum Artikel (© 2015 Deutsche Welle)
sort of 1990’s friday feeling
Férias (abraços Luisa!)
Satisfação e desconforto: o novo impasse no Brasil (por Marcio Pochmann. Le Monde Diplomatique)
” Os filtros que sustentavam a falsa meritocracia expressa pelos monopólios sociais por meio da educação, das redes de indicações e dos círculos de relacionamento vêm sendo questionados pelo avanço das políticas de inclusão em vários níveis, revelando incapacidade de segmentos de maior renda viver a competitividade. A desigualdade constitui a base sobre a qual […]
What is the role of memory in a digital age? (from BBC)
How many of your family or friends’ phone numbers can you remember off the top of your head? I only ask because increasingly we all rely on our electronic devices to remember such information for us. But when the idea of allowing students to use search engines in exams was suggested recently, the immediate fear was […]