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...English. The US market wasn’t the only one to change the title of the first to avoid a reference to philosophy, as this was seen as off-putting for a children’s book. The French title avoids any reference to a stone altogether with Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (Harry Potter at the Wizards’ School). The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,...

...English as lingua franca in international contexts, and get a flavour of the skills involved in language-related professions such as translation and interpreting...Explore the multiple relationships between languages and cultures. In this free course you will learn about the benefits and challenges of meeting people from different cultures and the ways in which language...

...English-language books are also necessary – most of us will agree, I’m sure, that David Wright's modern verse translation of The Canterbury Tales is infinitely more reader-friendly than Chaucer’s 14th Century original. Language evolves, words take on new meanings and connotations, and different time frames, locations, societal norms and historical contexts mean that...