Spinning Languages: Foreign Language Albums, November 2010
Spinning Languages is a monthly feature by Beyond Words that highlights albums from around the world. This month we’re showcasing three great albums from Nicaragua, Turkey, and Brazil. This month, Nicaragua’s Perrozompopo is offering his Grammy-nominated album as a free download! And, as usual, you can order the rest of the albums from the excellent […]
Now Playing: 20 Best Foreign Language Horror Films
Around this time every year, a significant proportion of the American public (and perhaps even the international community) undertakes the admirable task of scaring its pants off. From haunted houses, to ghost tours, and horror films, the Halloween season is teeming with intimidating entertainments. Now Playing usually highlights some of the best foreign films currently […]
Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 14 The Language News Report
Episode 14: The Language News Report Welcome to ALTA’s Beyond Words Podcast. Our podcasts provide listeners with the latest language news, language-related interviews, and language lessons that can be applied to real-world situations. They’re always brief, always informative, and always entertaining. During the Language News Report, you’ll hear summaries of the last few weeks’ top […]
Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, October 2010
Now Playing, a monthly feature by Beyond Words, highlights some of the best foreign films currently playing at the theater. American attendance at foreign language films dropped exponentially during the last decade, with foreign film ticket sales accounting for less than 1 percent of business at the US box office. We don’t want foreign films […]
Spinning Languages: Foreign Language Albums, September 2010
Spinning Languages is a monthly feature by Beyond Words that highlights albums from around the world. This month we’re showcasing three great albums from Nigeria, Laos, and Brazil. You can order all of them directly from the excellent music store Other Music. Enjoy these tunes! Various Artists: The World Ends: Afro Rock And Psychedelia In […]
Happy International Translation Day!
Every year on September 30th, the world pauses momentarily to celebrate the vast contributions of its translators. International Translation Day began in 1953 when members of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) decided their profession deserved a day of recognition– and rightly so! Not coincidentally, September 30th is also the Catholic Church’s feast of St. […]
Beyond Words 2010 Summer Round Up
It’s that long-awaited time of year — the temperature’s beginning to drop, the leaves are starting to shift colors, and you might even be trading in your shorts for pants on the weekends. Summer is officially over. To commemorate the seasonal change, we’re looking back at some of the best articles we posted during the […]
Aid Atlanta Presents 2nd Annual HIV/AIDS Benefit Concert
AID Atlanta has been saving and transforming lives since 1982. The agency was founded as a grass-roots response to the devastating and fatal impact of HIV/AIDS on the Atlanta community, and it’s now the largest most comprehensive AIDS Service Organization in the Southeast United States. The mission of AID Atlanta is to reduce new HIV […]
Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 13 The Language News Report
Episode 13: The Language News Report Welcome to ALTA’s Beyond Words Podcast. Our podcasts provide listeners with the latest language news, language-related interviews, and language lessons that can be applied to real-world situations. They’re always brief, always informative, and always entertaining. During the Language News Report, you’ll hear summaries of the last two weeks’ top […]
Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, September 2010
A monthly feature by Beyond Words, Now Playing highlights some of the best foreign films currently playing at the theater. American attendance at foreign language films dropped exponentially during the last decade, with foreign film ticket sales accounting for less than 1 percent of business at the US box office. We don’t want foreign films […]