by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
A new anthology of poetry from around the world, edited by poet and UK National Poetry Librarian Chris McCabe, gathers together 50 poems in languages from around the world that have been identified as ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
A recent article by David Adger, Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, for the BBC's "Science Focus" magazine, addresses the age-old controversy among linguists about whether human minds are set up to ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Four out of the six shortlisted books for the 2019 "Warwick Prize for Women in Translation", and four out of five for the 2019 US "National Book Awards" for translated literature, do not mention the translator ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
On October 17 EU Commission President Juncker announced the Brexit deal on his Twitter account with three emoji: 🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧. Examples of other politicians or institutions that regularly use emoji include the UK Foreign Office, the ... Read more >
by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO
A majority of test providers have migrated from pencil-and-paper assessments to computer-based assessments in the first two decades of this century, and this has driven a surge in sophisticated testing platforms. These offer a broad range of advantages: from enhanced testing ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
An interesting take on indigenous language preservation by Ross Perlin, Co-Director of the Endangered Languages Alliance. In the October issue of "Artforum" he makes a compelling case for the need for financial support, from ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Two recent articles in the Harvard Business Review present radically opposing views on the issue of skills training as a possible future alternative to higher education. This is an issue which is likely to ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Despite the global movement for greater recognition of gender diversity, few major surveys and censuses use non-binary gender questions outside the health and medical fields. One year ago we wrote an article on this ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
There are a number of interesting "firsts" for the 2019 Booker prize, the two winners of which were announced recently. Bernardine Evaristo is the first black woman to win and the first black British ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Also known as the "serial comma", it's the final comma in a list of three or more things, and its presence or absence can significantly alter the meaning of a sentence. The example that is most ... Read more >