MBA's French students have enjoyed getting to know a special classmate, Gaspard Chantraine from Dijon, France. Here he is (middle right, navy shirt) with Madame O'Connell's Français I class. Un très bon séjour, Gaspard!
September 1, 2011
Meet Gaspard!
MBA's French students have enjoyed getting to know a special classmate, Gaspard Chantraine from Dijon, France. Here he is (middle right, navy shirt) with Madame O'Connell's Français I class. Un très bon séjour, Gaspard!
August 17, 2011
2nd century A.D. statue of Hercules discovered in Israel
A small but highly-detailed and artistically-significant marble statue of Hercules was unearthed during excavations on a railway line in Israel. The statue, which was found near the route of the Roman Via Maris, depicts Hercules leaning on his club and draped in a lion's skin.
August 14, 2011
August 1, 2011
When French was the language of Enlightenment
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/books/review/book-review-when-the-world-spoke-french-by-marc-fumaroli.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3
Great review of a book about the time when French, not English, was the language of diplomacy, literature, and good manners. Though English has now gained supremacy, the reviewer says: 'For those looking to join this latter-day “banquet of enlightened minds,” When the World Spoke French is an excellent place to start.'
Great review of a book about the time when French, not English, was the language of diplomacy, literature, and good manners. Though English has now gained supremacy, the reviewer says: 'For those looking to join this latter-day “banquet of enlightened minds,” When the World Spoke French is an excellent place to start.'
June 22, 2011
Gladiator epitaph reveals death by foul
The inscription on the tombstone of a gladiator has just recently been interpreted, and it appears to reveal both details about the rules of gladiatorial combat and a fascinating story of one gladiator's death because of a referee's mistake. Read the article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110620/sc_livescience/romangladiatorsgravestonedescribesfatalfoul
June 3, 2011
Being Bilingual is Good for You!
(As if we didn't already know that!)
"Looking for a reason to splurge on some Rosetta Stone DVDs? It turns out that being bilingual is actually really good for your brain. For the past 40 years cognitive neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok has studied the effects of knowing two languages on the mind. It turns out that all that translating back and forth in your head is some serious exercise for the brain's synapses."
Read more in the New York Times...
"Looking for a reason to splurge on some Rosetta Stone DVDs? It turns out that being bilingual is actually really good for your brain. For the past 40 years cognitive neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok has studied the effects of knowing two languages on the mind. It turns out that all that translating back and forth in your head is some serious exercise for the brain's synapses."
Read more in the New York Times...
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