http://childhoodspeech.com Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://childhoodspeech.com/2009/09/tips-on-improving-your-english-when-you-read/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2009/09/tips-on-improving-your-english-when-you-read/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:06:25 +0000 Annie Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=2762

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 [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2009/09/tips-on-improving-your-english-when-you-read/feed/ 7 http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/australian-lingo/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/australian-lingo/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=381

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 [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/australian-lingo/feed/ 0