by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 31, 2011 | Language
I have never thought of myself special because I can speak 4 languages. I grew up already knowing them, so how is that special to me? I don’t have the aces to boast but I know one thing, you don’t need the aces to go places. Learn to love people and culture by knowing a few words of the language they speak. That is all it takes to get speaking more than one language.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 19, 2011 | Language, Personal Blog
When a child fails to produce good results, it is but a demonstration of her/his inability to engage with her/his environment using her/his natural potential. To say that the child is not intelligent is daylight robbery of her/his personal dignity. Even the humblest of creatures can show signs of intelligence. (Maria Montessori, the Absorbent Mind.)
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 9, 2011 | Language, Learning Skills
Learning language can be a lifelong learning process that does not depend on our ability or inability to study. It truly relies on our ability to perform one of these four functions: write, read, speak and listen.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 5, 2011 | Language
If you are on Twitter, you will be familiar with the concept of folllowers mentioning your username as a way of broadcasting to their twitter followers that you are being implicated for something you tweet. Usually, this means one of the followings: 1. someone wants...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 25, 2011 | Language
Learning languages is not a luxury for people in Asia, it is a necessity of life. To be bilingual or multilingual is not an easy feat but it is a journey that everyone looks forward to embracing if the opportunity arises. Unfortunately not everyone is capable of...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 17, 2011 | English, Language
Some of us may remember these comedians Abbott and Castello. This particular comedy sketch is very useful to learn what homophones, homographs and homonyms are all about.