by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 13, 2008 | Internet, News
Google have done it again. Each time I open gmail account, I notice google keeps telling me, “Hey! We are out here talking to you.” The first new change was the smilies. You know the small tiny square faced icons that you can put on our messages to express...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 12, 2008 | Environment, Language, Learning Skills
I started speaking Bahasa Indonesia in the early ’90s. Back then, I worked as a personal assistant in an international company and the regional marketing manager only spoke English. I was also work as trainer. Then after I got married, my husband was posted to...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 10, 2008 | Environment, Language, Learning Skills
If something so natural as speaking takes 2 years for a child to do, speaking a foreign language may take a longer time for an adult. Unless you understand the power of speech your mother tongue has given you, your hidden potentials will remain untapped and unused....
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 9, 2008 | Childhood, Language, Spanish
Spanish and ‘Batu Lesung’? Over the weekend, I reflected on my childhood learning experience. I took a picture of this pounder (‘batu lesung’) which most traditional Malay families use to prepare spices. It is made of granite stone, carved into a bowl which we use as...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 7, 2008 | Montessori
Odiogo is a very exciting wordpress plug-in. I can’t wait to tell you. It is all free. It is so wonderful, you just to have to try it out on your blog to experience the difference. Your content can now have a voice. What it does is to read all the posts, yes all, on...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 7, 2008 | Language, Montessori
Here are some basic ways you can achieve good listening habits: Shut down outside stimuli by taking down notes even if you do not have to. Look at the speaker even if you are ready to respond. Even if you have downloaded 6 free lessons, John Reese’s or Frank Kern’s...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 7, 2008 | Language, Learning Skills, Montessori
Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following questions Have you attended a court hearing, listened to a proceeding and disagreed with the verdict? Have you been served the wrong menu at a restaurant, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut or even taken to wrong destination on a London cab?...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 6, 2008 | Language
When I first visited Australia, I was pleasantly surprised and amused at how different English sounds. All along, we are taught to pronounce our English like it is the only way it is suppose to be. Australian accent is so different I could hardly understand a word...