BBC Lingohack (January 2016 - 4 Episodes) Listen to and watch authentic BBC World news bulletins and learn key words and phrases that help you make sense of the news. Each episode is accompanied by a PDF file including transcript, words and phrases and definitions , and exercise.
Verbalising the Visual: Translating Art and Design Into Words
Is every picture worth a thousand words? And what words should they be? "Verbalising the Visual" explores the ever-changing relationship between language, objects, and meanings, and considers how we translate the experience of visual culture into written and spoken words...
Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells: From Abraxas to Zoar
From Abracadabra to the now famous spells of the Harry Potter series, magic words are no longer confined to the practices of pagans, alchemists, witches, and occultists. They have become part of the popular imagination of the Western world. Passed down from ancient Babylon, Egypt, and Greece, these words and the rituals surrounding them have survived through the millennia because they work. And as scholar Claude Lecouteux reveals, often the more impenetrable they seem, the more effective they are.