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...English into English!). This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L801 Introduction to translation theory and practice, which is the first part of the OU’s MA in Translation. You might also be interested in the second part: L802 Translation in practice...Translation as a career: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...

...English we can say ‘I’m feeling blue’ or ‘I saw red’). Evoking a colour can be a striking way of conveying a vivid impression of the mood or physical appearance of an individual. All languages do this since colours have strong connotations (even if in different cultures, colours are not always invested with the same symbolic meaning, however we will not be...

...English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love...[Peach shaped like a heart] No emotion, surely, is as cherished and sought after as love. Yet on occasions such as Valentine’s day, we can often be misled into thinking that it consists solely in the swooning, star-crossed romance of falling deeply “in love”. But on reflection, love is far...

...English-speaking world, or with countries where your own language is spoken pinpoint your personal motivation for learning French identify aspects of language learning that you are good at, and what you might find particularly challenging...Week 1: Why French?: 1 Reasons to choose French - There are endless reasons why people decide to start learning French. Here are just...