Category: Blog Essays

  • Subtitling Software Today

    For the amateur and professional subtitlers of today, there is no shortage of subtitling software to choose from. From free to paid, cloud-based to downloadable, there is something for every type of subtitler. This article will serve as a summary of many of the options available, examining the advantages and disadvantages of each. Free Software…

  • SKELL Presentation

    My presentation for this module is an introduction to using SKELL (Sketch Education for Language Learning). The presentation will cover several areas, including a brief introduction to SKELL itself, the languages available and its three main features of examples, word sketch and similar words. The presentation will also outline some key points to remember in…

  • The Origin of Language and Language as a Communication Technology

    One of the great questions in life, which, paradoxically, the majority of people never think about, is this: where did human language come from? Over the years, many different theories have been proposed, including the idea that language was a gift from the divine (“Experience to Imagination” 107); however, without a time machine to take…