| Advice For A New Esl Teacher by Douglas Anderson | | When you first arrive in your assigned country, the first few minutes can be shocking. The air smells different, the people surging around you are likely different, the looks of buildings and storefronts and wares for sale may all be different.
If you are in modern country, such as Japan, you ...
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| Bridging the Language Gap Using Bilingual Picture Books by Dawn Jeffers | | There are more than 39 million Hispanics live in the United States making it the fifth largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world. It is estimated that within five years, only Mexico will have more Spanish-speakers than the U.S. Schools are offering bilingual courses and fully integrated ... Full Article | | Views: 49; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 554; Article Characters Count: 3406 |
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| Can You Understand English? by Bill Knell | | There is a lot of talk about making English the official language of the USA. That would stop the need to spend so much money printing out things like drivers license, tax, voter registration and other official forms in so many languages. If people come here, they will simply have to learn ... Full Article | | Views: 274; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 2558; Article Characters Count: 13807 |
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| Chinese Pinyin or Hanyu Pinyin Overview by Rosie Wang | | Chinese Pinyin is the romanization of the Chinese "written sound." Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify the pitch of a word. Just like alphabet A - Z to English, Pinyin provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese and is ... Full Article | | Views: 522; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 600; Article Characters Count: 3339 |
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| English Has Come A Long, Long Way... by David Leonhardt | | I often wonder what would happen if Shakespeare were to be transported in a time machine to our world today. What would he think? How would he react? Yes, Willie would probably tell me "thou hast too much time on thy hands if thou spendeth it wondering about such flights of fancy." But ... Full Article | | Views: 285; Rating: 3.0; Article Word Count: 687; Article Characters Count: 3540 |
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| English Language Sputtering Online Like an Old Ford. by Jorge M Vega | | Sad, but true. Just about everywhere you look online, the English language is suffering a fate worse than death. The problem, in reality, is so widespread that it has begun to affect all aspects of the language. "But, what on Earth does this have to do with Internet marketing?" you may be asking... Full Article | | Views: 375; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 1383; Article Characters Count: 7959 |
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| Japanese Kanji Learning: Short-Cuts to Rapid Mastery (Part 1) by Stephen Munday | | What? Kanji can be learned quickly? This seems an impossible dream to many students of Japanese who come from a non-kanji language culture. Even hiragana and katakana seem impossibly hard to the average beginner, so remembering kanji, with all their intricate strokes and multiple readings, can ... Full Article | | Views: 425; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 984; Article Characters Count: 5556 |
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| Japanese Kanji Learning: Short-Cuts to Rapid Mastery (Part 2) by Stephen Munday | | In Japanese Kanji Learning: Short-Cuts to Rapid Mastery Part 1 , we looked at mnemonic methods devised by James Heisig and Kenneth Henshall to speed-up kanji acquisition. We saw how their techniques activate the imagination by assigning different meanings individual elements of each kanji. ... Full Article | | Views: 454; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 616; Article Characters Count: 3454 |
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| Learn Italian in Italy by Mindy Prian | | You can combine your love of the Italian language with an unforgettable experience in the country where the language is spoken by studying Italian in Italy! Hands-down, the best way to learn a foreign language is to live, work, or study in a native speaking environment. Studying Italian in Italy ... Full Article | | Views: 210; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 530; Article Characters Count: 3079 |
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| Learn Italian in Your Hometown by Mindy Prian | | Are you interested in learning the Italian language right in your own hometown? There are several options that you can explore to find the Italian classes that are just perfect for you! First, you should consider whether you would you enjoy the interaction that takes place among students in group... Full Article | | Views: 461; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 447; Article Characters Count: 2520 |
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| Learning a Foreign Language: Learn from the Blind by Gabrielle Guichard | | In a previous article, you read that to establih your own lists was the best way to learn vocabulary as fast as possible. Let's study what an effective list looks like.
Among prejudices about languages, there is the following: you need to establish huge lists in order to acquire as many words... Full Article | | Views: 126; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 618; Article Characters Count: 3284 |
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| Learning a Foreign Language: the Psychological Factor by Gabrielle Guichard | | When it comes about learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary. But this question never occurs about their mother tongue. And yet, it was a foreign language; nevertheless, among all the questions that new parents ask, no doctor has ever ... Full Article | | Views: 504; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 379; Article Characters Count: 2015 |
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| Learning a Foreign Language: the Ventriloquists' Lesson by Gabrielle Guichard | | The main feature you have to master, in order to call yourself a ventriloquist, is to speak without moving your lips. It is not that difficult. There is a trick, of course. The sounds M, B and P
make your lips move, as make the sounds V and F but in a lesser way. So, in order to be a ... Full Article | | Views: 108; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 354; Article Characters Count: 1867 |
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| Learning French in Paris by Sourav Choudhury | | Nothing can be more frustrating than to be in France and not been able to speak their language. For, I remember the days when I was among people chanting around in a language totally alien to me, and me, trying to bring a smile in my face while shaking my head from north to south doing as if I am... Full Article | | Views: 464; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 766; Article Characters Count: 4126 |
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| Mexican Living: Today's Obsession by Douglas Bower | | I would like to talk about one of my many obsessions: learning Spanish. I have been thinking about this lately mostly because I am under the impression that, though I've lived in Mexico for two years, my Spanish sucks in a major way. Both Mexicans and Gringos tell me that my Spanish is good... Full Article | | Views: 330; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 829; Article Characters Count: 4695 |
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| Show Me the Bunny: Language Acquisition by Zoe McNamara | | Some children are really funny about experimenting with speech. Nonetheless, the first intelligible words bring such a feeling of elation to a parent. Come on, Sweetie. Show Mumma the bunny. Without saying a word, my little girl points to a plush rabbit. Ever since I read in a parents' ... Full Article | | Views: 119; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 485; Article Characters Count: 2746 |
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| Teaching Reading to English Language Learners by Deborah Chitester | | There is an increasing amount of English language learners represented in our schools for whom a unique approach to developing literacy is necessary. The development of literacy by English language learners (ELLs) includes all of the challenges implicit for English speaking children literacy ... Full Article | | Views: 37; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 776; Article Characters Count: 5128 |
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| What Does an Interpreter Do? by Neil Payne | | Many people get confused as to the difference between an interpreter and a translator. There is a common tendency to think translators interpreter, or that interpreters translate. In fact, the two are very separate jobs requiring different skills. To explain who and/or what an interpreter as ... Full Article | | Views: 441; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 545; Article Characters Count: 3331 |
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| What's In A Word? More Than You Realize by Maria Boomhower | | What's in a word?
Apparently more than we might want. For others, the ability to express yourself in the most meaningful way. I have written articles before on how bizarre the English language can be and for that matter; many languages have special challenges with interpreting ... Full Article | | Views: 521; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 651; Article Characters Count: 3534 |
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