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This “Please” Is No Magic Word

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jun 16, 2009 | Language, Personal Blog

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...

Changing Accents Do Not Help You Speak Clearer

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jun 15, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills

Is it always true that changing our accents will help improve our socio-cultural interactions in a multi-cultural world? That is not the case. All heads of states around the world will not be able to run their countries if they spend time worrying about their accent...

Poor Kid, Many Languages

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jun 12, 2009 | Childhood, Environment

I can almost relate to this street kid in India who can speak many languages. Here are two videos from when he was a kid. He is still selling on the street. Listen to the diction and pronunciation; no hesitation no reservation, just great confidence on the sight...

You Can Never Hate Your Mandarin: What Lee Kuan Yew Showed Me

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jun 9, 2009 | Chinese, Learning Skills, Personal Blog

Of all the languages in the world that is most talked about on the internet and least liked is Mandarin. It is so damn hard! It is greek to me! It is just impossible to remember how people can even remember a character let alone a stroke in the character! The ones who...

WordPress Theme: Pain In The Neck

by Annie Cook | Jun 8, 2009 | Internet

I have been working for the past two days trying to add new pages using my old theme. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term WordPress Theme, let me just explain a little. If you are looking for a new apartment to move into, you will probably want to study...