Richard McDorman appeared as an invited guest expert on Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s reality singing contest “Yo Me Llamo” on Sunday, October 14, 2012.

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RICHARD MCDORMAN’S TRANSLATION OF ALONFSINA STORNI’S “YO EN EL FONDO DEL MAR” INSPIRES ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION

ATA, News, Translation

I am pleased to announce that the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City chose to use my translation of Alonfsina Storni’s “Yo en el fondo del mar” (“Me at the Bottom of the Sea”) in the Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor” with Denk. The program includes a piece by American composer Bryce Dessner, specifically…

RICHARD MCDORMAN RECOGNIZED FOR WORK IN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND BILINGUAL TEST DEVELOPMENT
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RICHARD MCDORMAN RECOGNIZED FOR WORK IN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND BILINGUAL TEST DEVELOPMENT

Language Education, News, Translation

Richard McDorman has been recognized as a leading expert in language assessment and bilingual test development by BilingualBility, a cutting-edge language testing program that “simulates international business scenarios in 4 distinct modules. Providing simultaneous assessment of language and cultural fluency in English and [many other languages].” McDorman served as Head Test Developer for BilingualBility’s English-Spanish testing…

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RICHARD MCDORMAN ON THE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ENGLISH (AAE) IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Richard McDorman’s position on the use of African American English (AAE) in the public schools, publicly announced on December 6, 2010: I believe that optimal learning outcomes can only be reached by explicitly acknowledging the distinctiveness and validity of both AAE and Standard English (SE). A primary goal of our schools should be the encouragement…

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TRANSLATION OF “YO EN EL FONDO DEL MAR” BY ALFONSINA STORNI

Literary Translation, Richard McDorman, Translation

Yo en el fondo del marBy Alfonsina Storni (from Mundo de siete pozos, 1934) Translation by Richard E. McDorman© 2011 Me at the Bottom of the Sea(from World of Seven Wells, 1934) At the bottom of the seais a housemade of glass, at the edgeof a coral-linedstreet. A big golden fishcomes to greet meat five;…

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TRANSLATION OF ALFONSINA STORNI’S “VOY A DORMIR”

Literary Translation, Richard McDorman, Translation

Voy a dormirBy Alfonsina Storni (1938) Translation by Richard E. McDorman© 2011 I’m Going to Sleep Teeth of petals, bonnet of dew,handfuls of herbs, oh sweet nursemaid,turn the earthly sheets down for meand prepare my quilt of carded moss.I’m going to sleep, my nursemaid—lay me down;put a lamp on the nightstand for me,or a constellation,…

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LANGUAGE AND THE ANCIENT GREEKS RETURNS TO AMAZON BEST SELLERS LIST

Essay, Linguistics, News

In April 2025, Language and the Ancient Greeks and On the Decipherment of Linear B (A Pair of Essays) returned to the Amazon Best Sellers list, reaching #16 in Literacy, #35 in Historical Essays, and # 37 in Alphabets on April 30, 2025. Originally published in 2010, this publication was among the four in my…