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4 Key Points To Remember To Be Bilingual

by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 21, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills

In my last post, I wrote about How To Be Bilingual. If you have been speaking or trying to speak two languages, you may not feel confident enough because people comment on your heavy foreign accent. Here are some basic rules you can follow once you feel ready to speak...

Tip On How To Be Bilingual

by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 13, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills

You don’t necessarily have to speak two languages fluently to think like a bilingual person. Unless you have been living ‘seperti katak di bawah tempurong‘ or ‘like frogs in a well’ or 坐井观天，you would probably not have taken any notice of the foreign word you can...

Learn Modulation Of Language

by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 19, 2009 | Language

There are a few techniques used by teachers, salespersons, actors, actresses, news presenters and singers to make their performance interesting to their listeners, viewers or audience. It is the way they give pitch to their voice and intonate their speeches that makes...

Prepared learning environment filled with love and dedication

by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 15, 2009 | Environment

10 weeks ago, I was still in Australia enjoying summer vacation. When I arrived back home, I received a phone call from my daughter’s Mandarin tutor. She spoke to me in English with a very heavy Mandarin accent, “Hello! Is your daughter coming to register...

Basics To Good Spoken Language: Pitch and Intonate

by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 10, 2009 | Language

The essence of good spoken language skills are twofolds. The first is intonation and the second is modulation of language. In this post, we will discuss intonation, with regard to the art of speaking clearly rather than the style of expression and choice of words,...