I have often wondered why the word ‘Please’ is not as often used when we conduct lessons for children. Take a look at the following ways of inviting a child to the work area by asking him questions like: “Would you come with me please?” “Would you like to come with me please? “Would you [...]
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 [...]
Basics To Good Spoken Language: Pitch and Intonate
by Hanifa K. Cook on March 10, 2009 in 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, which is commonly referred to as diction. Understanding Of Intonation [...]
Language: Sensorial And Motor Centers Of Brain
by Hanifa K. Cook on November 15, 2008 in Language, Montessori
Learning a language is said to be connected to two centers in the brain cortex: Sensorial center and Motor center. The sensorial center uses the ears as the instrument of hearing for the brain. The motor center is related to the production of speech by the using the muscle movement of the mouth, throat, nose, [...]
Power Speech:Mother Tongue Without School
by Hanifa K. Cook on November 10, 2008 in Language, Learning Skills
If something so natural as speaking takes 2 years for a child to perfect, then speaking a foreign language may take an even longer time for an adult. Unless you understand the power of speech your mother tongue has given you. The truth is the only language that you can ever become fluent and completely [...]
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