At what point can we start to have bilingual conversation? We have heard of people who have never picked up a textbook and still be able to speak two languages just by listening to conversations of others and surrounding themselves with foreign language speakers. Language is what we use to help us make sense of [...]
Tips From Grocery Shopping Receipts
by Hanifa K. Cook on July 10, 2009 in Language, Tool
Picture yourself spending money in China, Spain or Germany. Focus on the process from entering the supermarket and choosing your items to standing in front of the cashier to pay for your items. The grocery receipt is the main item you want to get to verify that your spending is correctly checked. I came up [...]
Are You Wasting Time With Google Search For Languages?
by Hanifa K. Cook on April 13, 2009 in Internet, Language, Tool
Custom Search Are you learning a language programme online and feel you are not making the kind of progress you are hoping for? Are you speaking beyond just greeting words like hello, how are you, and basic expressions like “My name is….”? Are you interested in learning more than just the basic social greeting phrases [...]
Learn Modulation Of Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on March 19, 2009 in 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 us listen with interest. This technique is called modulating the voice so our [...]
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