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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
The Language of the Subconscious.
Legs of Lamb and blood red Innocent Summer Fruits drink juxtaposition.
Sainsbury's, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. 25th April 2019.
A London Dada initiated concept from 2011.
In the time-honoured Installation Art tradition, a new subtext narrative was added, involving taking different products from separate isles within large retail outlets and combining them in such a way as to define a specific context relating to issues within society that perhaps require some plain picture highlighting or subconscious rescue within the minds of passing shoppers.
Prior example link from 2011, Work No. 345; "The Scales of the Problem "
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Title in other languages:
Deutsch: Wiese und Wolke
English: Meadow and cloud
English:
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Deutsch:
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For all those people who have a 'teach yourself French' CD gathering dust on the bookshelf, the University of Salford is offering language tuition from as little as £75 a term this October.
Linguist George Lakoff lectures on the relationship between words and politics, applying his research on the brain and our unconscious understanding of language to the upcoming presidential election. photography by kris krüg
Militant Language: A Play With Sand
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Oct. 11 - Nov 16
All tickets are $12
Photo by Deogracias Lerma
Every time I start to learn a language I look for a book (or two or three or more) to supplement my online course. Sometimes it seems that we have even more than we actually need.
Today the Hereios of the We're Here group are visiting Language Exchange Community.
When the first missionaries arrived here, they set out to translate the
New Testament into the local language. In this case, that was Kate
(pronounced KAH-tay). Unfortunately, when they learned that there was an
overwhelming number of languages spoken on the island, and they didn't
have the resources to translate into all of them, they gave up. They
tried a different approach. They set out to teach Kate to all of the
neighboring tribes, including Mape people. That meant sending some
children from each tribe to a school where only Kate was allowed to be
spoken. Kate then became the official church language in this area, much
like Latin used to be the language of the Catholic church world-wide. It
worked after a fashion. Lots of people were saved, and the church
planted, but it was a little bit like asking you to learn Greek or Latin
to teach you about Jesus Christ instead of letting you read the Holy
Bible in your own language.
This is one of the photos taken at the Mape New Testament dedication,
celebrating the publication of the New Testament in the Mape language
for the first time.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2018 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 11. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools across the nation to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 6,000 people attended this annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
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PHOTO by Joseph Kumzak, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2018 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 11. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools across the nation to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 6,000 people attended this annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook
PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
SEASIDE, Calif. -- Soldiers, Airmen and Marines joined Sailors from the Information Warfare Training Command Monterey at Embassy Suites Oct. 5 to celebrate the Navy's 244th birthday. Family members and civilians also joined the service members for the celebration.
Capt. Patrick Count, the director of the Maritime Operations Center and former Navy Linguist served as the guest speaker. Count is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Arabic and Russian languages.
Attendees enjoyed special performances by the IWTC choir and drill team.
Once the formal celebration ended "Liberty" was announced, which kicked off music and dancing.
Photo by: Joseph Kumzak, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2017 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 12. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools throughout the region to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 5,000 people attended the annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors on Presidio’s Soldier Field.
The event featured a Vietnam War veterans recognition ceremony. Vietnam War lapel pins authorized by Congress were individually presented by POM Garrison Commander Col. Lawrence Brown and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Roberto Marshall to approximately 75 Vietnam War veterans in attendance.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
CaMLA Young Learners Tests of English (YLTE) are a fun and motivating way to test the English of young learners in the primary and middle grades. The tests cover all four language skills and are developed by CaMLA in association with Cambridge ESOL.
The tests provide a clear and transparent assessment from Bronze (beginner) through Silver to Gold (early intermediate). The tests are international, focusing on American English. Of primary importance is that the testing experience have a positive impact on children and on their subsequent language learning.
The Young Learners Tests of English (YLTE) are a fun and motivating way to test the English of young learners in the primary and middle grades. The tests cover all four language skills and are developed by CaMLA in association with Cambridge ESOL.
Photo & editing both by João Paulo T. Esperança. This photo was used as ilustration in a Portuguese language course in Tetum, whose lessons used to be published weekly in the East Timorese newspaper Lia Foun.
Fotografia e composição da autoria de João Paulo T. Esperança. Esta fotografia foi usada como ilustração num curso de língua portuguesa em tétum cujas lições eram publicadas no jornal timorense Lia Foun.
Person portraited / Pessoa retratada: Triana Corte-Real de Oliveira, an East Timorese girl (uma moça timorense), speaking Tetum and Portuguese.
"Learning for Development at the Modern Language Center"
In 1994, The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) established The Queen Zein Al Sharaf Institute for Development (ZENID) as a leading national institute dedicated to promoting learning for social development.
ZENID's mission is to act as a resource to serve the human element of sustainable development in Jordan. It also provides development services, which enhance the skills of those involved in development work, strengthen their capacity and enrich the quality of development efforts so people can become full and active participants in their personal growth as well as in the development process. ZENID seeks to provide a learning environment where people can exchange and expand their knowledge, skills and expertise in the area of human and social development.
ZENID is widely recognized for its diverse capabilities in the area of development, whereby individuals and agencies continuously gather at ZENID to engage in effective dialogue, participate in training, as well as utilize ZENID as the key resource institute for development in Jordan.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - For the first time in more than a decade, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center opened its doors to the local community for its annual Language Day celebration.
Held May 11, on the open grounds of historic Soldier Field and surrounding classrooms, Language Day was a colorful celebration of foreign languages and cultural education highlighting the 26 different languages taught to military personnel at the Presidio of Monterey.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center celebrated the upcoming Memorial Day with a ceremony on Presidio’s Soldier Field May 21. The ceremony included a solemn invocation by the Chaplain, a 21-gun salute rendered to fallen service members, firing of the ceremonial cannon, performances by the DLIFLC Joint Service Student Choir, and unveiling of the Dedication Plaque in honor of DLIFLC graduates killed in action during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Special honors were given to Spc. Christopher A. Landis, whose name was added to the Dedication Plaque this year. Landis died February 2014 in Afghanistan from wounds caused by a rocket-propelled grenade while conducting operations in the Kapisa province. Landis enlisted as a cryptologic linguist in the Army in March 2011 and was a DLIFLC Arabic language graduate. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. when he lost his life in service to his country.
Following the ceremony, the Presidio Garrison hosted a special reception event for Gold Star Families who were in attendance.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
Language of love is so special...
A young kid understands what love is...
A blind man sees what it means...
A deaf man hears what it sounds...
A poor man and a rich man also speak the same language...
Today I am so busy with my work...So tired...and very sleepy +__+ . My eyes look like panda bear eyes. Now I need to sleep, my brain is not bright. I am so sorry. I will catch your great photostream later. Have a sweet dream, all my dear friends ;-)!
Jasmine....
NO INVITES PLEASE...Thanks so much for your visits and also for any comments and faves. I appreciate for all. All your words are nice awards for me. Thank you..thank you ;-)!
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center celebrated the upcoming Memorial Day with a ceremony on Presidio’s Soldier Field May 21. The ceremony included a solemn invocation by the Chaplain, a 21-gun salute rendered to fallen service members, firing of the ceremonial cannon, performances by the DLIFLC Joint Service Student Choir, and unveiling of the Dedication Plaque in honor of DLIFLC graduates killed in action during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Special honors were given to Spc. Christopher A. Landis, whose name was added to the Dedication Plaque this year. Landis died February 2014 in Afghanistan from wounds caused by a rocket-propelled grenade while conducting operations in the Kapisa province. Landis enlisted as a cryptologic linguist in the Army in March 2011 and was a DLIFLC Arabic language graduate. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. when he lost his life in service to his country.
Following the ceremony, the Presidio Garrison hosted a special reception event for Gold Star Families who were in attendance.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook
PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
“I was born hearing but became deaf at two. I was lucky; my family learnt sign language when I was seven. My partner is deaf and when we had our daughter the deaf community said that she won’t speak well if we use sign language with her. But we didn’t follow what they said, and use sign language and she is now bi-lingual in two languages, English and BSL. Signing is a language like any other.
The most frustrating thing is the perception of deaf people. When the hearing test is done early on and if they find hearing loss, it’s always ‘I’m sorry’. It’s shown as a negative straight away, and that perception is carried forward. Deaf people often get patronised. They’re told they can’t do this and that. I want to change that. We’re just people like anyone else. I want people to know about the positive aspects of being deaf - one that comes with it’s own culture and creative language.”
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's quarterly Commander's Cup running competition was held at the Price Fitness Center track, May 31. In the women's division the Army seized first place with Air Force placing second. In the men's division the Air Force placed first and the Marine Corps second. Air Force tallied the best combined time and was presented with the Commander's Cup trophy by DLIFLC Commandant Col. Phillip Deppert.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
William Blake
Bust by Sir Jacob Epstein, unveiled 1957 to mark the bicentenary of Blake's birth.
At Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey
The first poet to be buried here, in 1400, was Geoffrey Chaucer, author of 'The Canterbury Tales'. Not because he was a poet but because he was Clerk of the King's Works. Nearly 200 years later, Edmund Spenser (1553-1598) who wrote 'The Faerie Queene' for Elizabeth I, one of the longest poems in the English language, asked to be buried near Chaucer – perhaps with an eye on his own literary reputation.
And, so began a tradition of burials and memorials which continues to this day. The Deans of Westminster decide who receives a place based on merit though they consult widely. Poets' Corner proper is in the eastern aisle, the 'corner', of the south transept, though over time graves and memorials have spread across the whole transept. There are also several clergymen and actors buried in this transept and musician George Frederic Handel.
[Westminster Abbey]
Taken inside Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)
In the 1040s King Edward (later St Edward the Confessor) established his royal palace by the banks of the river Thames on land known as Thorney Island. Close by was a small Benedictine monastery founded under the patronage of King Edgar and St Dunstan around 960A.D. This monastery Edward chose to re-endow and greatly enlarge, building a large stone church in honour of St Peter the Apostle. This church became known as the "west minster" to distinguish it from St Paul's Cathedral (the east minster) in the City of London. Unfortunately, when the new church was consecrated on 28th December 1065 the King was too ill to attend and died a few days later. His mortal remains were entombed in front of the High Altar.
The only traces of Edward's monastery to be seen today are in the round arches and massive supporting columns of the undercroft and the Pyx Chamber in the cloisters. The undercroft was originally part of the domestic quarters of the monks. Among the most significant ceremonies that occurred in the Abbey at this period was the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas day 1066, and the "translation" or moving of King Edward's body to a new tomb a few years after his canonisation in 1161.
Edward's Abbey survived for two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style of architecture. It was a great age for cathedrals: in France it saw the construction of Amiens, Evreux and Chartres and in England Canterbury, Winchester and Salisbury, to mention a few. Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church was consecrated on 13th October 1269. Unfortunately the king died before the nave could be completed so the older structure stood attached to the Gothic building for many years.
Every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned in the Abbey, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII (who abdicated) who were never crowned. The ancient Coronation Chair can still be seen in the church.
It was natural that Henry III should wish to translate the body of the saintly Edward the Confessor into a more magnificent tomb behind the High Altar in his new church. This shrine survives and around it are buried a cluster of medieval kings and their consorts including Henry III, Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia and Henry V.
There are around 3,300 burials in the church and cloisters and many more memorials. The Abbey also contains over 600 monuments, and wall tablets – the most important collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the country. Notable among the burials is the Unknown Warrior, whose grave, close to the west door, has become a place of pilgrimage. Heads of State who are visiting the country invariably come to lay a wreath at this grave.
A remarkable new addition to the Abbey was the glorious Lady chapel built by King Henry VII, first of the Tudor monarchs, which now bears his name. This has a spectacular fan-vaulted roof and the craftsmanship of Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano can be seen in Henry's fine tomb. The chapel was consecrated on 19th February 1516. Since 1725 it has been associated with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and the banners of the current Knights Grand Cross surround the walls. The Battle of Britain memorial window by Hugh Easton can be seen at the east end in the Royal Air Force chapel. A new stained glass window above this, by Alan Younger, and two flanking windows with a design in blue by Hughie O'Donoghue, give colour to this chapel.
Two centuries later a further addition was made to the Abbey when the western towers (left unfinished from medieval times) were completed in 1745, to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Little remains of the original medieval stained glass, once one of the Abbey's chief glories. Some 13th century panels can be seen in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The great west window and the rose window in the north transept date from the early 18th century but the remainder of the glass is from the 19th century onwards. The newest stained glass is in The Queen Elizabeth II window, designed by David Hockney.
History did not cease with the dissolution of the medieval monastery on 16th January 1540. The same year Henry VIII erected Westminster into a cathedral church with a bishop (Thomas Thirlby), a dean and twelve prebendaries (now known as Canons). The bishopric was surrendered on 29th March 1550 and the diocese was re-united with London, Westminster being made by Act of Parliament a cathedral church in the diocese of London. Mary I restored the Benedictine monastery in 1556 under Abbot John Feckenham.
But on the accession of Elizabeth I the religious houses revived by Mary were given by Parliament to the Crown and the Abbot and monks were removed in July 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel, refounded the Abbey by a charter dated 21 May 1560 as a Collegiate Church exempt from the jurisdiction of archbishops and bishops and with the Sovereign as its Visitor. Its Royal Peculiar status from 1534 was re-affirmed by the Queen and In place of the monastic community a collegiate body of a dean and prebendaries, minor canons and a lay staff was established and charged with the task of continuing the tradition of daily worship (for which a musical foundation of choristers, singing men and organist was provided) and with the education of forty Scholars who formed the nucleus of what is now Westminster School (one of the country's leading independent schools). In addition the Dean and Chapter were responsible for much of the civil government of Westminster, a role which was only fully relinquished in the early 20th century.
[Westminster Abbey]
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center celebrated the upcoming Memorial Day with a ceremony on Presidio’s Soldier Field May 25. The ceremony included a solemn invocation by the Chaplain, a 21-gun salute rendered to fallen service members, firing of the ceremonial cannon, performances by the DLIFLC Joint Service Student Choir, and three names added to the plaque in honor of DLIFLC graduates killed in action during the Vietnam War. Guest speaker for the event was City of Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter, who is also a Marine Corps veteran.
Following the ceremony, the Presidio Garrison hosted a special reception event for Gold Star Families who were in attendance.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
ASU's Interdisciplinary Committee on Linguistics presents Jennifer Roth-Gordon, Associate Professor of Anthropology at University of Arizona in the talk, "Language as Embodied Practice: Slang and Whiteness in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."
What does slang use have to do with race? In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, race is not fixed, given, "possessed," or easily reducible to phenotype or skin color. Instead, people who live in Rio "read" the body for racial signs. The amount of whiteness a body displays is determined not only through observations of skin color, hair texture, and facial features, but also through careful attention to cultural and linguistic practices, like the use (or avoidance) of nonstandard speech that is commonly described as gíria (slang).
Understanding slang use (or avoidance) as a form of racialized bodily training sheds light on the relationship between race and language and how power, privilege, and racial hierarchy can be upheld through language use.
This event is hosted by the Department of English, is free of charge and open to the public.
The Dongducheon Foreign Language High School invited U.S. Army Garrison
Casey Commander Lt. Col. Steven G. Finley, as a keynote speaker on May 14.
Finley spoke to 113 students and faculty members starting with a brief
biography and he explained why he had joined the U.S. Army. Students asked
questions about his career, family, hobbies, and the daily life of a
Soldier.
Throughout his speech, Finley charged the young Korean students to start
thinking about their future and establish a twenty-year plan, or "road map"
for their life.
Near the end of his speech Finley cheered, "readers are leaders" as way to
motivate the future leaders to develop positive and healthy habits.
PAP languages -deco via GAD. Taustapaperit saatu hiljattain jossain MSH-postissa, nauhat Decotiimin miitistä (Myrntailta?). Outo kuvakulma siksi kun yritin saada vangittua kuvaan nuo metallinhohtoiset geelikynäraidat (oikealla).
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PAP languages deco via GAD y! group. Photo taken at a weird angle, I was trying to capture the shiny gel pen lines on the right.
I couldn't help noticing the body language of these two girls whilst I was having my lunch today. I wonder what a body language expert would make of it!
Today's word is Kentish cousins, after Kent, a county in England. Since most of the county is bounded by the sea and the river Thames, its citizens were not as mobile and intermarriages were common. Earliest documented use: 1796.
Learn more about today's word at: wordsmith.org/words/kentish_cousins.html
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2018 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 11. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools across the nation to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 6,000 people attended this annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook
PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.