Language history : A tale of two countries

This paper looks at the relationships between industry computer languages and those taught in universities. By considering the differences between two of the first countries to embrace programmable computers (USA and Australia) we find patterns that seem culturally independent. History shows a set of recurring problems for academics in choosing languages. This study shows that academics should be informed by history when making those decisions.2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and EducationRed de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI

Language history : A tale of two countries

This paper looks at the relationships between industry computer languages and those taught in universities. By considering the differences between two of the first countries to embrace programmable computers (USA and Australia) we find patterns that seem culturally independent. History shows a set of recurring problems for academics in choosing languages. This study shows that academics should be informed by history when making those decisions.2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and EducationRed de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI

The Reception of Spain in Australia through Translation: a Linguistic, Cultural and Audiovisual Overview

The geographical distance between Spain and Australia is not an obstacle to a historical relationship that is developing at linguistic, cultural and audiovisual levels in Australia. This work presents a study of the position of the Spanish language and culture in the Australian social panorama and reflects on the audiovisual media as the main means of conveying this foreign culture and language. From the identification of the elements that participate in the process of translation of the Spanish audiovisual products in Australia, significant conclusions are derived related to the effect that the translation of these audiovisual products can have on the creation of a Spanish cultural image in Australia.La distancia geográfica entre España y Australia no es óbice para una relación histórica que en los planos lingüístico, cultural y audiovisual está en pleno desarrollo a día de hoy en tierras australianas. En este trabajo se presenta un estudio de la posición que ocupan la lengua y la cultura españolas en el panorama social australiano y se reflexiona sobre el medio audiovisual como principal transmisor de esta cultura y de esta lengua foráneas. A partir de la identificación de los elementos que participan en el proceso de traducción de los productos audiovisuales españoles en Australia se derivan conclusiones significativas relacionadas con el efecto que puede tener la traducción de estos productos audiovisuales en la creación de una imagen cultural española en Australia

The Faculty Notebook, May 2005

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