by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 10, 2012 | Internet, Language
Here’s another reason that you shouldn’t be using the online dictionary to help you with translation. While browsing on Youtube, I came across a video lesson on how to use Google chat to translate Mandarin to English. This is what I have discovered.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 8, 2012 | English, Language, Learning Skills
If you are struggling to make sentences using a foreign language, why not try this secret technique? It is so simple yet many of us take it for granted. It is a personal secret of mine which has proven successful regardless of age and language. Share it with your friends, use it to teach your toddlers and make use of it when you are speaking a foreign language for the first time. It works like magic.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 4, 2012 | Language
No matter how many languages my child can speak, she will only be at peace with speaking the languages her parents understands the most. It brings me back to the home where I grew up. My parents do not speak English, so we only speak Malay to them because we know they understand this language and therefore will understand us.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Dec 26, 2011 | Language, Learning Skills, Writing
Contrary to popular belief, taking notes does not improve memory. It merely helps us store information in auxiliary memory, analogous to data and information in the computer which is stored for future use. I never understood this logic until recently when I wanted so badly to FORGET things I don’t want to remember.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Dec 24, 2011 | Language, Learning Skills
Language learning is a life long journey. Based on own personal experience as a parent / tutor of a multi-lingual kid, I can tell you 10 signs your child may be disinterested in learning a 2nd language.
by Hanifa K. Cook | Dec 23, 2011 | Chinese, Language
I am currently attending a course in comprehensive Business Mandarin Course (intermediate) at the Singapore Chinese Instituter Of Commerce and Business. So, am I ready for the challenge? Yes, I am.
by Annie Cook | Dec 2, 2011 | Language, Tool
English and Mandarin are my two most frequently used languages. In order to spare me the mental agony of having to switch between languages especially when the materials are difficult to understand, I use an application from my iPhone and iPad. Before I tell you any...
by Annie Cook | Nov 10, 2011 | Language
If words meant as much as to a child as a birthday cake, then a letter will tell my daughter how much I appreciate her as my child.