Connecting Cultures
Dates have been a staple food in the Middle East for millennia. Paintings from long lost civilizations bear images of people harvesting dates. With such a long history, dates and date palms are firmly rooted in the cultures of the Middle East.
Many Westerners travelling in China are struck by the bizarre English phrases bannered across the t-shirts commonly worn by young Chinese people. The slogans sometimes seem ripped from the pages of English-language fashion magazines.
In the movie Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车) viewers will learn, among other things, the importance of having a bike in Chinese cities. But in a country changing so quickly, is this still the case?
In the previous blog series, we introduced English words that have an origin in Chinese and
If you missed Part 1 of this blog series about the origin of English words, follow the link to catch up on some English words that come
Students aren’t the only ones moving around at the end of summer. Ghosts are too!
Many of us are in the habit of thinking about culture as something that affects language, but have you ever considered how the way we talk and communicate can affect the way we think and act?
As the month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims all over the world will begin preparations for the annual holiday Eid ul-Fitr which signals the end of Ramadan. Eid ul-Fitr is known by several names – the Sugar Feast, the Sweet Fest, or the Lesser Eid.