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The World in Words


Listen Global Hit (4:45)
October 19, 2007 permalink

Terry Fitzpatrick reports on South Africa's national anthem. The song is a blend of protest lyrics from the anti-apartheid movement and lyrics from the country's old Afrikaaner anthem. The lyrics are in five different languages, and many South Africans have trouble remembering the words.

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


Listen Taiwan's English-only village (3:45)
September 17, 2007 permalink

The BBC's Caroline Gluck reports on a village in Taiwan where people can speak only English. The village is not real -- it's attached to a school and is designed as a learning tool to teach young Taiwanese the English language.


Listen Aymara software is launched in Bolivia (4:30)
August 30, 2007 permalink

Ruxandra Guidi reports from Bolivia on the launch of a new computer software that uses the Aymara language. That's an indigenous language spoken by more than a million Bolivians. Up to now, Aymara speakers had to use English or Spanish commands to use a computer. Now for the first time, they can use software developed for their own language.


Listen Global Hit (8:20)
July 25, 2007 permalink

The World's Patrick Cox takes us into South Africa's small but growing hip hop scene.


For more information, visit the Global Hit page


Listen Global Hit (8:00)
July 23, 2007 permalink

Dorian Merina takes us to New York City's Bangladeshi immigrant community where a new form of hip hop has emerged. The new music is popular not just with immigrants in New York, but with people back in Bangladesh as well.

For more information, visit the Global Hit page

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Listen Singlish report (6:30)
March 9, 2007 permalink

The World's Patrick Cox reports on Singlish -- a mixture of English, Chinese and Malay -- spoken by many people in Singapore. We learn that Singlish is popular with the people, but not with Singapore's leaders.


Listen English only report (3:30)
February 13, 2007 permalink

Genevieve Oger reports on complaints in France about the increasing use of the English language in the workplace. French unions, citizen's groups and even some politicians are banding together to fight what they see as the encroaching English menace.


Global Hit - Applause, applause! (8:00)
January 23, 2007 permalink

The World's Alex Gallafent reports on the role that applause has played in speeches and performances throughout history. One theory states that audience reaction and applause have always been an integral part of any performance -- including State of the Union addresses like the one President Bush will deliver tonight.

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Bush's rhetoric report (5:25)
January 1, 2007 permalink

President Bush says he'll articulate a new strategy in the Iraq war soon. The World's Matthew Bell examines the president's changing language on Iraq...from pre-war speeches to now.


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