MFL@NU

Modern Languages @ Northumbria University. Know the Language. Explore the World!

[The Local France @TheLocalFrance]

Espèce de connard or stupide fils-de-pute? We look at why it is so hard to translate French swear words.
https://t.co/ndCQyXBiJO

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

When French president Emmanuel Macron vowed to “emmerder” the unvaccinated in France, he did not just throw down the gauntlet on his Covid policies, he also sparked a fervent linguistic debate.

An expert explains. https://t.co/d9q3zXN7O7

[The Local France @TheLocalFrance]

Being able to speak good French is obviously mostly vocabulary related, but if you want to truly blend in with the locals, there are some noises you will need to make as well. https://t.co/xsi6mgBWNF

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

🇫🇷🎬Beloved #French New Wave #actor Jean-Paul #Belmondo died aged 88 in Paris, AFP reported on September 6, 2021.

FRANCE 24 takes a look back on the actor's life and works, including his breakout role as a doomed thug in Jean-Luc #Godard's 1960 classic "#Breathless"⤵️

[Bilingual Solutions @bilingualsolver]

Oh, purée! Here are our top 5 French and German idioms: https://t.co/lS4pkLFU9B

#French #German #language #learnalanguage

[Mike Jennings @mikejennings101]

Why languages matter in universities, and why shutting down language departments is undermining university credibility in claims for internationalisation. Great piece by @DrVickyLewis for @timeshighered: https://t.co/nFF0WlzdyS

[MFL@NU @MFLNU]

Top of the group but gotta do much better from now on 💪💪🇲🇫

[MFL@NU @MFLNU]

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[MFL@NU @MFLNU]

Here we go again, nerves bouncing off the wall before the first match 😂😂 Allez, on y croit! 🇲🇫 #EURO2020

[The British Academy @BritishAcademy_]

Language skills are essential to the economic development of the UK:
#ThisIsSHAPE
https://t.co/DrhO2ss4Kt

[Prospect @prospect_uk]

As long as people joke, swear and use irony, computers will never take the place of translators
https://t.co/BpH3F6JBcz

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

French might already feel complicated enough, but did you know that there are over a dozen of regional dialects all very different one from another?

In this edition of #FrenchConnections, we explore this array of linguistic treasures in #France

https://t.co/B4oBiY5mfn

[UCFL @ucflangs.bsky.social @UCFLangs]

Read our UCML response to the GCSE consultation here! https://t.co/fm5HBijtBm

[Joe Dale @joedale]

The Effects of Captioning Videos Used for Foreign Language Listening Activities | Tetyana Sydorenko - https://t.co/UdZqgP79Zz https://t.co/774sRgR5iR

[EST @estrans]

Aston University is currently proposing to close the Department of History, Languages and Translation, including the newly redesigned MA programmes.
Please sign the petition to the university to reconsider this.
https://t.co/Xc00ZLvP8x
https://t.co/8ARKf3TfUE

[Catharine Cellier-Smart - FR to ENG Translator @Smart_Translate]

🇫🇷 Ces mots qui voyagent, disparaissent et reviennent suivant les régions et les pays
https://t.co/wlPQVe3akx
via @F3OccitanieLR
(H/T @DysonSdc)

[David Leask @LeaskyHT]

Me, on why Erasmus debate shows we need to stop thinking languages are just for toffs https://t.co/8sEFwm7rVB

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

New French dictionary aims to embrace diversity of world’s Francophones https://t.co/OjpzlchVEV

[The Conversation France @FR_Conversation]

Encore inconnu voici à peine plus d’un an, le coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 a profondément bouleversé nos sociétés. Que savons-nous de lui, et que nous reste-t-il à apprendre pour espérer le dompter ? https://t.co/RWnfcAp3jd

[CrimeFictionLover @CriFiLover]

If you like #Deutschland89, also try the Stasi novels by David Young: https://t.co/6WmChRFiK1