by Annie Cook | Nov 16, 2009 | Personal Blog
It has been a few weeks since my last post. That’s because we are on vacation in Australia. It is great to arrive in November because spring is still in season. The flowers have bloomed, the weather is cool and the beabuy generic propecia onlineches are not busy...
by Annie Cook | Sep 24, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills, Reading
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...
by Annie Cook | Aug 27, 2009 | Learning Skills
Can we write without reading? This post is a response to questions to understand more about writing and reading: Let’s assume you do not understand Mandarin. Try writing the Mandarin character you see in the above picture or write/read this sentence...
by Annie Cook | Aug 25, 2009 | Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog
What activates reading? What do we read? When do we read? Here are 47 things: Blog Articles Songs Poetry Drama Advertisements Billboards Television Brochures Grocery packages Grocery receipts Bills Bank Statements Notes Text messages Emails Magazines Tabloids...
by Annie Cook | Aug 22, 2009 | English, Language, Personal Blog
Half of the population in the world do not speak or understand English, but their world has not stopped just because of lack of this knowledge. English is perceived and perhaps regarded as the universal standard of communication for commerce and social networking. In...