Brussels Workshop – POOLS-T project link

Island Voices project co-ordinator Gordon Wells is attending a transnational meeting September 29th-30th to discuss progress with the POOLS-T project. This project aims to develop learner-friendly access to online dictionaries across a range of different languages. Sample extension materials based on Island Voices videos are already available here. These use an early version of the Web Page Text Blender, developed by Kent Andersen in Denmark. There has since been further development of this program, as well as the online “Wordlink” program, developed by Caoimhín Ó Donnaíle at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, which can now link over 50 different languages.

Island Voices on St Kilda

Following the Lewis-based Seatrek environmental tourism company about its business took the Island Voices project to St Kilda last week. With such a visually stunning backdrop this should prove an interesting addition to the Enterprise section of the collection. Watch this space…