We'll do a search for language at the university's home page.
It seems we have a center dedicated to our needs: the Language Resource Center
Language Resource Center Select the link to their homepage and you will find the center's hours
and a list of resources we can explore.What we need is someone who can tell us what language this is and what
the words mean. Visiting the center is an excellent option.But we can also browse or search for a specific academic department devoted to Arabic.We find that Arabic is indeed one of the many languages taught at the university, so we decide
to contact the instructor. It is important to remember thata big part of the learning process at any university is asking for help.
Fortunately, the university is home to a wide variety of professionals, all of whomare outstanding in their fields, completely approachable, and generally very enthusiastic about students
willing to go to the trouble of seeking out their expertise. Before you do so,however, you may wish to visit the section of this module entitled
Locating a Faculty member with a
background in the subject you are researching ,
paying particular attention to the section on
the protocal of contacting experts . We shouldn't expect someone to
translate a large portion of text for us--at least not for free--but he or she might be ableto point us to relevant resources. We could also try to cobble together our own translation by
using an English-to-Arabic dictionary (there are several
online ), but such a translation would be inelegant
at best.
Having contacted several faculty members with a working knowledge
of the Arabic language, we have determined that the translation of Text 1 shouldread "May God make victory our ally." Although there may be other, equally
acceptable, ways of translating this text that a more extensive research projectwould require, this translation is perfectly acceptable for our needs here, so
let's move on.
Text 2: "heaven's light our guide/ rule britannia/ evil be to him who evil thinks/ god save the
king."
"Heaven's light our guide/ Rule Britannia/ Evil be to him who evil thinks/ God Save the
King." Text 2 reads like verse. Perhaps it is a poem of some kind. Here we can
employ one of the great advantages of the Internet and perform a blanket searchfor every word in the text to see what comes up online. Chances are that if
this is a poem, entering every word willeliminate smaller quotations and give us the poem in its entirely. You can try
this with any search engine; here we will use
Google .
We should observe, of course, that you should view Internet resources--like
all resources--critically, asking how credible the source is, who is providing the information,and what evidence is given. That said, the Internet can be a useful tool for quickly
identifying something.
Google Search Our search does not produce a match for the exact wording of our text.
So let's try a few of the phrases individually, starting with "Rule Britannia."
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Source:
OpenStax, Understanding material culture: deciphering the imagery of the "souvenir of egypt". OpenStax CNX. Oct 08, 2006 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7
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