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Peer reviewedMunday, Jeremy – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1999
This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language focuses on several issues concerning the evolving role of the translator in today's society. Provides examples from the experiences of a university teacher-researcher and freelance…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Global Approach, Higher Education, Interpreters
Peer reviewedNewmark, Peter – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1999
This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language focuses on two issues discussed in the article: the nature of translation and the role of universities in translation training. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Global Approach, Higher Education, Interpreters
Peer reviewedRadnai, Zsofia – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1994
Examines the linguistic isolation of 11 million Magyar-speaking Hungarians in a context of political, economic, and educational change. Changes in foreign language learning since 1989 are outlined, and the declining popularity of Russian and increasing interest in studying the languages of Western Europe are discussed. (Contains 13 references.)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
