Cultural Traditions Around the World Giving People a Sense of Identity
What Cultural Traditions Mean Culture, like language, defines a human population. It fosters a sense of identity in the same way as language does. If you can speak the same language as others, you generally share many of their cultural traditions. Today, many of these distinctive cultural traditions are changing fast, taken over by a […]
How Do Babies Learn a Language Well Enough to Speak It?
It often seems galling to those of us adults who are struggling to learn a new language to acknowledge just how easily human babies learn a language well enough to speak it. They don’t go to school to learn how to speak. They don’t read books or use Google. They don’t go to evening classes […]
What Sort of Influence Does Culture Have on TV Commercials?
Some people might think that TV programmes and the commercials that almost universally fund them are on the road to extinction, replaced by online entertainment, news and information reporting, and advertising. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case. TV viewing is, if anything, even more, important than ever before. That means that advertising in […]
German Immigrants in Australia & their Influence on it’s Culture
It might seem strange to think that there is a noticeable German influence in Australia, but in fact, there has been a significant German presence in the island continent since the early days of European colonization in the nineteenth century. Waves of German immigration to Australia have paralleled historical events in the German-speaking parts of […]
What is the Melbourne Cup?
In Australia, Melbourne Cup Day is an annual horse racing event which is held on the 1st Tuesday of November each year. Melbourne is in the state of Victoria and there is a public holiday declared in the state on Melbourne Cup day. Melbourne Cup in 2018 will be held on Tuesday 6th November. Melbourne Cup Facts The […]
The Role of Brand Translation
What is Branding? When you go out to your local shopping centre to buy a product you often get completely overwhelmed by all the different names that are used for what basically seems to be the same product. There is a very good reason for this and that’s because a business wants you to recognise […]
Is Tamil a National Language in Australia?
Misconceptions about Tamil in Australia as a National Language Not so long ago there was a misconception in Australia that Tamil was one of the national languages of Australia. Most people who know much about Australia will know that the country has no national language as such, but English has since the time of European […]
Is it Possible to Work Out What the World’s Oldest Language Is?
The oldest human language is shrouded in mystery. The first language spoken on Earth is estimated to have emerged around 200,000 years ago in Southern or Eastern Africa. In fact, it is unlikely ever to be known just how the ability to communicate with language actually came about. It is thought that the need for […]
Is Your Español Good Enough to be a Translator?
Spanish is one of the world’s most important languages. It is spoken in Spain, of course, but perhaps, more importantly, it is spoken from the Rio Grande right down to Patagonia in Central and South America and right out into the Caribbean. In addition to that, it is now the second most important language in […]
It’s Time to Learn About Indian Art, Culture and the Hindi Language!
Namaste! With one of the largest populations on Earth, a billion strong, India is full of fascinating and often perplexing and contradictory facets. Indians have moved to every corner of the globe. They are truly global citizens, but most have a place in their hearts for their homeland and Indian art and culture. India is […]
