|
 |
Bilingual books w/ Audiobooks Database | ||
Share with:
| ||
 Language Learning Forum : Language Programs, Books & Tapes |  | |
| tbone Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4990 days ago 92 posts - 132 votes  Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 9 of 15 27 March 2011 at 6:26am | IP Logged |
|
Someone pointed out http://albalearning.com/audiolibros/ the other day (well, I read it the other day) and it is
fantastic for Spanish-English. They do all the alignment for you. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6525 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 10 of 15 29 March 2011 at 12:48am | IP Logged |
|
I've found someone to work with me, and the project is underway. Here's a few notes.
-The database will store details and reviews on monolignual books, bilingual books and audiobooks. Unlike other databases I've seen, entries will be organised by 'works', so the entry for 'Alice in Wonderland' will contain information about different translations, where they are published, audiobooks available etc. You can search for records in a variety of ways. -It should be possible to extend the database in the future to contain other types of materials, such as language materials, podcasts etc. -The site should be able to access the WorldCat database, to fill in details about a book automatically when given an ISBN, and perhaps reviews from 'Goodreads.' -I am trying to think of ways in which material could added automatically from different sources. For example, create records for all the audiobooks at librivox, texts at project gutenburg etc. Perhaps an simple interface that the owners of the different sites could copy/paste details of their materials into. Thoughts welcome. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6525 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 11 of 15 11 June 2011 at 11:27pm | IP Logged |
|
Sorry for the delay with this project. It is progressing, and a basic prototype is nearly ready. I have hired a freelancer to work on the programming, as I don't have the time and experience to do all aspects of the project myself.
The back-end (the database that stores all the data) is complete, and the front end (the web interface) is about 50% complete. So far, I have paid for 50 hours of work. To finish things up properly, it will likely need another 50 hours of paid work, which will cost about $750 USD. At the moment I don't have this money, otherwise I wouldn't mind to pay it. I called the 'Arts and Humanities Research Council,' to see if this is something they might be interested in funding, but they only operate within the frameworks of university projects. Does anyone know of anyone else who might be able to offer something towards the project? Perhaps a university or library etc.? I could offer to accept donations from individuals with a site like 'Kickstarter,' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickstarter), but I don't know if this is realistic. The site will be very useful once it's up and running, it's really coming together as I had envisaged. I've been coming across useful resources from time to time, there's a lot out there, often not even mentioned anywhere on the web (audiobooks in Arabic, Persian, Hindi etc.). This site could help people make the most of what is available. Edited by DavidW on 11 June 2011 at 11:29pm 5 persons have voted this message useful | |
| WentworthsGal Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4887 days ago 191 posts - 246 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Swedish, Spanish | Message 12 of 15 20 July 2011 at 10:10pm | IP Logged |
|
Just wanted to wish you good luck and I hope you manage to get it up and running soon :o) x
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6525 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 13 of 15 20 July 2011 at 10:41pm | IP Logged |
|
Thanks. I've been working a lot recently on some publications, bilingual English/French,
English/Arabic and French/Arabic versions of 'The Little Prince,' which will come with audio recordings on CD in both languages. See here: http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=28706&PN=1 This should be ready soon, and if successful, would provide the funds to finish the database. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5008 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 14 of 15 21 July 2011 at 6:33pm | IP Logged |
|
About the money. Have you considered asking some structures of the EU? As one of the main educational goals of the EU is the end of monogloterry, you might find support there.
As the translations are often "protected" by copyright, would it be possible to put there translations made by non-professionals? They would be made for free and if there was a way to let others know how good you found the translation, it might work. Edited by Cavesa on 21 July 2011 at 6:37pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6525 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 15 of 15 21 July 2011 at 11:12pm | IP Logged |
|
That's good idea, I will look into it. It may not offer a fast result, however.
For very popular books, you're right, you do come across people who make their own translations. For hosting texts, there would be a big advantage to being based in a country with life+50 copyright, like Canada, Australia, the middle east etc. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries'_copyright_le ngth ) A lot more contemporary authors open up to you (like George Orwell, Albert Camus etc.) 1 person has voted this message useful |
If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login. If you are not already registered you must first register
|  | 
Printable version
|
| Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization. |
