There, American teachers provide real-time video English lessons to thousands of students in classrooms across Asia via high-speed fiber optic networks.
Then, using "augmented reality" technology from Total Immersion Software, the device translated the Mandarin characters on the sign into English, and in real time, super-imposed the characters on the device screen with English translations.
The epic idea of the Oxford English Dictionary--to find every word in the English language--was typical of the Victorian era, a time when dazzling inventions and seemingly impossible projects were pursued.
Gary McAllister rejected an approach from Burley, preferring instead to seek a full-time role in English football.
For the first time all three members of the Smith boxing dynasty feature on a card for the first time - former English middleweight champion Paul, and younger brothers Callum and Stephen.
In a few years, you might be able to speak Spanish, French and English--and all at the same time.
African World Heritage, with texts in English and French, offers a first-time overview of the management and impact of WH properties in the continent.
But outside that pair of homegrown headliners, English football officials are facing up to an alarming and unavoidable fact: English striking talent is at an all-time low.
Give us unitary boards every time, say the English-speaking nations.
World of Warcraft is the reigning champ of English-language MMORPGs, with an all-time high of 12 million players.
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Don't expect the same kind of fuss that was made over Katie Couric's big NBC debut to be repeated for Al Jazeera 's new English-language channel, broadcasting for the first time on Wednesday.
The Chelsea takeover by Roman Abramovich was a game-changer and for the first time English and European clubs faced the prospect of competing with a club owner whose wealth made the signing of multiple world-class players possible.
Henderson is Twenty20's all-time leading wicket-taker, taking 73 wickets in 60 matches and helping Middlesex become English champions in the process.
Originally created by English reverend and railway enthusiast Wilbert Awdry as a bed-time story for his then-ill son, the tales of a cheeky blue steam locomotive today enjoy global popularity.
Al-Sahaf, speaking mostly in English for the first time since the war began, issued a list of civilian areas he said the coalition had bombarded, enumerating casualties in villages and neighborhoods.
Robert Karlsson, Harris English and Ted Potter Jr. shot 64, and two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, Ryan Palmer and Camilo Villegas were at 65.
Why does a study-abroad program in a small, English-speaking country on the edge of Europe matter in a time of austerity and budget crises?
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The club returned to the top flight of English football this year for the first time since the 1995-96 season, and they currently sit 15th in the Premier League table.
There can be a non-English Archbishop of Canterbury as long, at the present time, as long as that person can swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen because of the nature of the establishment.
In a strong English department, where from September there will be just one full-time member of staff exclusively supporting students with special educational needs, they cannot afford an extra part-time teacher.
"The pop world at that time loved The Beatles and that north-western English sound was something that America wanted, when they put together the so-called Pre-Fab Four, " he said, referring to the nickname given to The Monkees.
Americans on the other side of the border were the intended audience for the English-language sign, then-President Felipe Calderon said at the time, saying an increase in violence in Mexico was directly connected with the 2004 expiration of the U.S. assault weapons ban.
He was more than a four-time Cabinet secretary, more than a Knight of the English Empire knighted by Queen Elizabeth, more, too, than Ronald Reagan's secretary of defense.
Over the course of six days, he unveiled the earthshaking revelations that renowned English astronomer John Herschel--who was stargazing in southern Africa at the time--had seen beavers, bison and man-bats on the moon through his revolutionary new telescope.
But all that changed when English referee Howard Webb awarded a controversial free-kick two minutes into stoppage-time.
Lawyers, accountants, management consultants and other professional-services grunts are drawn to London partly for the same reasons financial-services firms cluster there the global ubiquity of English and a time zone midway between the rich old world and emerging Asia.
Relive every heart-pounding thrill like never before as all four films arrive together, for the first time presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio accompanied by a collection of documentaries, interviews, featurettes and new bonus features.
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The number of students applying for places in English universities for the 2011-12 academic year dropped by 10% compared to the same time last year.
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First-time buyers will not find a more reliable, comprehensive or enjoyable dictionary of English.
The immaculate, hi-tech stations have signage in both Korean and English, and digital touchscreen kiosks provide real time information, maps and tourist information.
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