How can you improve your English or (other languages for that matter) when you read? Although reading is an essential part of language proficiency development, reading itself does not come natural to many of us. By that, I compare it with walking, talking, eating or drinking. We have to be taught to read, even though [...]
Tips On Improving Your English When You Read
by Annie Cook on Thursday, September 24th 2009 7 Comments
in Language, Learning Skills, Reading Tags: alphabets, astronomy, dictionary, english, language proficiency, literature, phonetic sounds, proficiency development, reading, sight words, translation
Australian Lingo
by Hanifa K. Cook on Thursday, November 6th 2008 No Comment
in Language Tags: australia, australian lingo, foreign language learning, immersion, Language, language proficiency, lingo, mother tongue
Lingo means dialect or jargon. To understand the lingo of a certain language means to be immersed the culture and practice of the community; otherwise, you will feel lost in translations. I have been speaking at least 3 – 4 languages for the past 40 years. One aspect of language proficiency is the ability to [...]
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