by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 15, 2008 | 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...
by Annie Cook | Nov 14, 2008 | Internet, News
Dot Com Reality Check Before I go rambling on about google video craze, there are 3 posts here which I highly recommend you to read as well. Environment for mobile phone and internet users/ Modern History Of Childhood Social Environment./ Google Trends and Google Mail...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 13, 2008 | Environment, Language
If you have just arrived here, do read, Observing Language Development first. This is how I learn my 5th language. No dictionary, no translator, just work with the environment straight away. I use a specific example, grocery shopping. I used to keep a record of all...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 13, 2008 | Internet, News
Google have done it again. Each time I open gmail account, I notice google keeps telling me, “Hey! We are out here talking to you.” The first new change was the smilies. You know the small tiny square faced icons that you can put on our messages to express...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 12, 2008 | Environment, Language, Learning Skills
I started speaking Bahasa Indonesia in the early ’90s. Back then, I worked as a personal assistant in an international company and the regional marketing manager only spoke English. I was also work as trainer. Then after I got married, my husband was posted to...