Speaking in Tongues radio series

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Starting out in translation

Andy Haddock

"Is translation a skill that can be taught?" programmer director Andrew Henley asks his guest, Andy Haddock (right).

There are things like learning to find the right equivalent for the context, or using search engines for technical translations, Andy says -- though it is certainly true that having very good language skills in your own language is vitally important...

• Andy Haddock is course tutor on the Introduction to Translation Course at IH Barcelona

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"Speaking in Tongues" is a series of short English-language radio programmes, produced and recorded by IH Barcelona. The 25-programme series is broadcast on Saturday mornings by Radio Free Barcelona on 107.7 FM.

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About the series

The series discusses a range of different topics relating to language, language learning and language teaching.

The programme is intended for a general public, but will of course be of special interest to language teachers and students.