Here’s another reason that you shouldn’t be using the online dictionary to help you with translation. While browsing on Youtube, I came across a video lesson on how to use Google chat to translate Mandarin to English. This is what I have discovered.
Google Chat Lost In Translation? “Chinese Fight Here”
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 10, 2012 in Internet, Language
A Beginner’s Secret Technique: Three Word Sentence Works Like Magic
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 8, 2012 in English, Language, Learning Skills
If you are struggling to make sentences using a foreign language, why not try this secret technique? It is so simple yet many of us take it for granted. It is a personal secret of mine which has proven successful regardless of age and language. Share it with your friends, use it to teach your toddlers and make use of it when you are speaking a foreign language for the first time. It works like magic.
What Language Should You Speak To Your Pre-School Child, If You Know More Than One Language?
by Hanifa on January 4, 2012 in Language
No matter how many languages my child can speak, she will only be at peace with speaking the languages her parents understands the most. It brings me back to the home where I grew up. My parents do not speak English, so we only speak Malay to them because we know they understand this language and therefore will understand us.
Writing Is A Way To Lose Your Memory, So Pay Attention
by Hanifa K. Cook on December 26, 2011 in Language, Learning Skills, Writing
Contrary to popular belief, taking notes does not improve memory. It merely helps us store information in auxiliary memory, analogous to data and information in the computer which is stored for future use. I never understood this logic until recently when I wanted so badly to FORGET things I don’t want to remember.
5 Signs That Your Child Is Disinterested In Learning A 2nd Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on December 24, 2011 in Language, Learning Skills
Language learning is a life long journey. Based on own personal experience as a parent / tutor of a multi-lingual kid, I can tell you 10 signs your child may be disinterested in learning a 2nd language.
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