by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 14, 2009 | Language
How does the Arabic numbers, 1,2 and 3 come about? If you are wondering why 1 is ‘one’, 2 is ‘two’ or 3 is ‘three’, look that slide presentation below. The knowledge seemed familiar; I might have learned it at college. At the end of...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 20, 2009 | Language
Looking for digitial translation online has never been more easy these days. If you are fluent in at least 2 languages, you will find the free translation services from Google, Yahoo or MSN highly useful. However, there are many reasons to avoid using services online...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 25, 2009 | Chinese, Language
If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 15, 2008 | Language, Montessori
Learning a language is said to be connected to two centers in the brain cortex: Sensorial center and Motor center. The sensorial center uses the ears as the instrument of hearing for the brain. The motor center is related to the production of speech by the using the...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 13, 2008 | Environment, Language
If you have just arrived here, do read, Observing Language Development first. This is how I learn my 5th language. No dictionary, no translator, just work with the environment straight away. I use a specific example, grocery shopping. I used to keep a record of all...