Royal Society of Arts

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

I came across the expression The Royal Society of Arts and need to translate it. I don't know how to translate it because "arts" can mean "the making, showing, or performance of painting, acting, dancing, music, etc.". It can also mean "social sciences". I failed to find it in my dictionary so I referred to my encyclopedia and found the following:

Royal Society, The Royal Society of London for t he Advancement of Science. But I can't find "The Royal Society of Arts".

Could you please tell me what "arts" mean here?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang

[Mister Micawber]

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If you google the name, you will find this:


The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce was founded in 1754 to encourage the development of a principled and prosperous society.

Today the RSA runs a programme of projects and lectures based around five manifesto challenges:

* encouraging enterprise
* moving towards a zero waste society
* fostering resilient communities
* developing a capable population
* advancing global citizenship

Some of our current projects include:

* Engaging Enterprise in Water and Environmental Sanitation Development
* The RSA WEEE Man
* Design Directions
* Inclusive Design Resource
* Migration, Economics & Citizenship
* Curriculum Network
.

[jiang]

Dear Mister Micawber,

Thank you very much for your help. Why didn't it occur to me to google it?

I came across the name in the context of criterial levels of performance of oral test of English. According to what you explained I guess it should fall to * advancing global citizenship category.

Best wishes,

Jiang

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If you google the name, you will find this:


The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce was founded in 1754 to encourage the development of a principled and prosperous society.

Today the RSA runs a programme of projects and lectures based around five manifesto challenges:

* encouraging enterprise
* moving towards a zero waste society
* fostering resilient communities
* developing a capable population
* advancing global citizenship

Some of our current projects include:

* Engaging Enterprise in Water and Environmental Sanitation Development
* The RSA WEEE Man
* Design Directions
* Inclusive Design Resource
* Migration, Economics & Citizenship
* Curriculum Network
.

[Tdol]

They also are responsible for some ESL training courses.

[jiang]

Dear tdol,

Thank you very much for your information. Now I see.

Best wishes,

Jiang