Posted on July 28, 2019
July 28th marks the anniversary of Peru's 1821 independence from Spain. To celebrate, we're re-publishing a post about Peruvian author Marco Avilés, as well as the audio story "Pijo y yo," about Marco's adventures with his dog in their adopted home of Maine.
Posted on July 22, 2019
A new UN program invites students around the world to create media projects around the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include such aims as "No Poverty," "Gender Equality," "Good Health," and "Climate Action."
Posted on July 15, 2019
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In a recent essay published in the New York Review of Books, Nigerian-American author Teju Cole explores the etymology of the word translation---literally, to carry across ---and draws a connection between literal and linguistic border crossings:
Posted on July 10, 2019
Why is it important to teach students about translation? Author, translator and professor Jenny McPhee writes:
Posted on July 02, 2019
Ever wonder whether there are any absolutely untranslatable words? Mental Floss has assembled a list of 38, including: