FEATURES
p Japanese agenda
Give them the gift of
language, with this '365 Days to
Japanese' calendar. There are
also a number of calendars
offering daily phrases in common
European languages, including
these Living Language ones.
US$14.99 (approx. £9.30),
365daystojapanese.com;
£9.99, www.amazon.co.uk
Dear reader
E-readers have made it easier
than ever to access books in
other languages. There are now
so many options that it's not easy
to select just one, but Kindle
frequently comes top on both
general e-reader comparisons
and those for language learners –
one reason being that it offers
access to more than 750,000
ebooks, plus newspapers and
magazines, from more than
100 countries. We've also heard
good things about French
company Bookeen's Cybook.
Kindle 6 inch £69,
www.amazon.co.uk; Cybook
Odyssey £94.99, www.bookeen.
com/shop/united_kingdom
Gifts
for linguists
p On screen
The Linguists provides much food
for thought, following two selfp To a Tee
confessed languages fanatics as
Could there be a better way to
they travel from Bolivia to Siberia
make a hardworking linguist feel
on a quest to document the
valued than a T-shirt celebrating
world's disappearing languages.
their incredible talents? Possibly.
Another fascinating journey,
But even if novelty clothing isn't the
(Stephen) Fry's Planet Word looks answer to all our woes, these tees
at 'language in all its forms'.
(available in a range of styles) may
US$30+$20 p&p (approx. £31.50),
bring a smile to their face,
http://thelinguists.com/dvd;
whatever their sartorial tastes.
£9.99, www.bbcshop.com
£13.50/£15, www.cafepress.co.uk
p Thanks for the memory
This 2GB usb stick is part of a
range of Rosetta Stone products
The right accent
that includes a metal keyring
Make sure they never forget how
(£2.99), umbrella (£18.99) and
to type a foreign character with
cufflinks (£24.99).
this handy mousemat, which lists
£9.99, British Museum,
all the shortcuts.
London WC1B 3DG or
£7.18, Grant and Cutler at Foyles,
London or linguascope.com
www.britishmuseumshoponline.org
Vol/XX No/X 2007
p Fun and games
Not just a bit of fun, Scrabble in
a variety of languages – from
Russian to Welsh – will keep the
little grey cells ticking and help
to expand vocabulary too. For a
family of all ages, you could also
try Kloo's new language-learning
board game.
Scrabble £28.95; Kloo £29.99,
both Grant and Cutler at Foyles,
London WC2H 0EB or
www.grantandcutler.com
