public function readTranslation($module) {
		
		// get the right translation folder
		$file = APPLICATION_PATH . (is_a($module,'Pair\Module') ? '/modules/' . $module->name : '') . '/translations/' . $this->getRepresentation() . '.ini';
		
		// checks that folder exists
		if (file_exists($file)) {
			
			// scans file and gets translation strings
			$strings = parse_ini_file($file);
			return (is_array($strings) ? $strings : array());
			
		} else {
			
			return array();
			
		}
		
	}