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When academician and literary historian Professor N.S. Gundur began thinking about Kannada texts that readers beyond the Kannada world should read, he started by making a list of books. “I ended up deleting most of the titles because they largely spoke to Kannada audience,” says Gundur, one of the three recipients of…

It’s hard for writers to break into the crime fiction market. It’s especially hard for authors who write in languages other than English or write on the anglophone periphery. Unless they are the big names of Nordic noir, translated crime novels are rarely advertised or placed in prominent positions in…

The latest app update for Google Recorder adds "transcribe again" option that can translate recordings in 42 languages.

Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds might be able to translate languages on the fly – ja voll!

CIBF trains literary agents to bridge gap between writers and publishers. 20-25 people chosen for first batch of training to represent Tamil writers, pitch books, understand copyright laws, and negotiate. Ival Bharathi, writer/publisher, has started own literary agency to represent Tamil authors and bring books to international stage. Next step:…

THE University of Aberdeen announced on Tuesday that it would continue to offer joint degree programmes in modern languages, yet the future of…

The University of Aberdeen has said it “will continue to teach and value languages”, ahead of a rally to “defend” modern language courses…

‘Staggering act of cultural vandalism’ is part of proposals to cut degree courses in modern languages

UnidosUS published a document with a series of policy recommendations for the nearly 7.5 million children learning two languages at the same time