by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 10, 2009 | 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,...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 5, 2009 | Language
This is my latest progress update on my online Spanish learning programme. I discovered that I could learn Spanish and practise other languages from an a site called twitter. Twitter is highly recommended if you desire to look up quick updates on what your colleagues,...
by Annie Cook | Mar 1, 2009 | Internet, Montessori
Do you wish to build your vocabulary of foreign words in a matter of days or weeks? Here is a great tip. When I showed kids candies before class began, they would wait in great anticipation. To get them to speak their first Mandarin words, I said, “我要。” as...