The Real Cornish Online Magazine - Cornish Story

LanguageGwav Winter 2010Gwav Winter 2010 Language Check out the New MAGA Websitespeakers, learners and people with an interest in thelanguage. The MAGA website has gone bilingual! It is nowpossible to read every page of the website in eitherCornish or English.When Cornwall Council decided to migrate all ofits websites to a new CMS (Content ManagementSystem) the option of having a fully bilingualwebsite finally became a reality.The website was translated over a period of monthsby members of MAGA’s Translation Service: NeilKennedy, Rod Lyon, Pol Hodge and Jori Ansell. Thework of populating the new site with content inCornish and English was carried out by MAGA’sProject Support Officer, Elizabeth Stewart, startingback in July, and the new bilingual website went liveat the start of October.The website contains information for Cornish48 Cornish Story MagazineSpeakers of the language and people with aninterest in the language.What’s New – news, new publications, events andseasonal phrasesUsing Cornish – advice for individuals, businessesand statutory bodies wishing to use CornishLearning and Teaching – information aboutresources and where to learnPlaying Place – interactive games, podcasts, musicand film clipsAbout Cornish – find out about the history of thelanguage, its status today and plans for the futureAbout Us – information about the Partnershipincluding forthcoming meetings and conferencesGo to www.magakernow.org.uk and switchto Cornish at the top right hand corner of thehomepage. Cornish Story Magazine 49