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"Language" Articles
 

  • Speaking Japanese: Learning the Language and the Cultural Etiquette - The Japanese language is considered by many to be easy to learn. Whether you wish to speak Japanese for personal reasons like travel or for professional reasons, it is important for you to consider that learning Japanese etiquette is as important as learning commonly used words and phrases. Why is it that learning to speak Japanese is relatively easy? To begin with, there are only 5 vowel sounds: - A is voiced as "ah," or the way English speakers pronounce the a in "la;" - I is pronounced as the English e in words like "need" and "tea;" - U is vocalized in much the same way as "oo" in words like "cool" and "soon;
  • Learning How to Write in Chinese - What do you need to know before you start learning Chinese? Before you begin to learn how to read and write Chinese, there is one thing you need to know, it is a very difficult language that will take years and years of dedicated hard work. If you have not had any experience with Chinese culture and calligraphy in the past, it can be difficult sometimes. Chinese writing is very different from most other languages in the world. There are tens of thousands of characters that represent different words and you will have to memorize many of these words and learn how they are used grammatically in a sentence.
  • Breakthrough the Barriers to Success - Think about what the following four words brings to mind: Thoughts, Language, Action, Results. These are not just four random words placed together. They are interconnected and lead the path to success.
  • Social Status Wars - Imagine yourself walking down a crowded street, say someplace in beautiful San Francisco, and maneuvering through oncoming tides of passersby. Some people move aside to let you pass, others you walk around. Occasionally there are times when you almost bump into someone, then pause for a moment in front of each other before simultaneously turning and edging sideways while muttering apologies (especially evident when it happens in a narrow doorway or a hall). How do you know that one person will move out of your way, while another one will keep walking right into you? By rapidly and unconsciously evaluating the status of passersby relative to your own. All human interactions are governed by the continual adjustment of status. Status is the currency of human communication. Status is a relative measure - to gain higher status I can increase mine or decrease everyone else's.
  • Social Status Techniques - "How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things but how well we are understood," - Andrew Grove. In the previous article I described status as the currency of human communication, and mentioned how useful it is to be able to adapt your status to your social environment and your goals. Today I continue by looking at a few ways to immediately and effectively change your status. Status signals developed millions of years ago as a way of communicating the pecking order without getting into a fight.
  • Psychology of Space - I remember when first learning about psychology of space (often called psychogeography or proxemics) in an NLP training, I was amazed to discover that the space around my body is not symmetrical. Ok, the differences between standing far away versus close by are common sense. At one extreme, the further you stand from people, the less connection you have. At the other extreme, standing very close penetrates the intimate space we keep around ourselves. You can often see that clearly when you approach someone who immediately leans or steps back. That's your cue - too close! If the space does not permit moving away, e.g. the person is sitting in the chair, then he might instead close off his personal space by folding hands and feet.
  • How to Speak Fluent Body Language - You've probably heard the expressions before.. "Chin up, shoulders back," "Keep your distance," "Feet on the ground," "Pain in the neck." But have you ever wondered how they came about? It all has to do with Body Language. Simply put, body language is the unspoken communication we all use in every face-to-face encounter with other human beings. You could say it's more powerful than anything said aloud. Ninety-three per cent of our everyday communications is non-verbal. Only 7% has to do with words at all.
  • Two Powerful Words - Copyright (c) 2006 Michael A. Verdicchio "I will." Those two words boldly declare power, determination and vigor. "I will." Those two words describe strength and decision. "I will" shouts victory loud enough to drown out the cries of difficulty. "I will" overpowers discouragement with accomplishment. "I will" is mastery over adversity. "I will" conquers complications, annihilates dilemmas, and sweeps away obstacles. Those two little words, "I will," resonate power. And the opposite, as you might well imagine, are the two words "I cannot.
  • Quiz Your People Skill - I have great friends. All my colleagues are happy with me. I am the favorite of my boss. Many of us believe glowingly about ourselves. What is the reality? It can be different also.
  • LIF Live-In-Friend - We are handicapped in English in our "modern" culture. We now have many people who live together without marriage. This includes the heterosexual pairs, and also homosexual pairs. To some very religious persons, "living in sin", might be their description. To more moderate and forgiving persons, there is no word that fits the category.
  • Translation Companies: Evaluating Your Choices - Translation is becoming a more and more crucial service in this day in age. There are hundreds if not thousands of businesses in the market that have come onto the scene to provide translation services to address these growing market demands.
  • Your Winning Season! - Are you winning your game? Are you playing at peak performance? Do you feel like you are sometimes on the court, but more often on the bench, in the bleachers, or (even worse) at the concession stands? There is a concept called PATTERN LANGUAGE. "Pattern Language" means taking language and concepts that are already familiar to you and applying them in a new environment so as to quickly and effectively communicate a new concept or message.
  • How to Write Better Instruction Manuals - If you know how to do something -- and can do it well, almost without thinking -- it makes sense that you'd want to share this information. What better way to do it than with an instruction manual. Writing an instruction manual may seem complicated and overwhelming, but it is easier than you think. The following tips will instruct you what to do and how to do it. OUTLINE YOUR TOPIC Before you can teach someone how to do something successfully, you need to conceptualize which aspects of the project they need to know.
  • Learn More About Reading Body Language - This article is all about reading body language. We have gather some helpful hints and tips about reading body language, so read this reading body language article as much as you want. If this article does not have all the reading body language information you need, then feel free to browse our other reading body language articles until you find exactly what you need. Dedicate all of your attention to the person you are speaking with. Do not constantly look around as if you are uncomfortable or not interested. Reading Hand Signals: People have been granted with two hands: the left and the right hand.
  • Foreign Language Translation: Tips While Traveling - When commuting to a foreign country, it can be very difficult making yourself understood or even understanding others without some foreign language translation help. It is a negative feeling when you need to find a washroom but have no idea how to ask where one is or how to find one.
  • How to Master Bahasa Indonesia? - The national Indonesian language is called bahasa Indonesia. Mastering Indonesian language is easy as one two three. Actually, bahasa Indonesia is the most easy language to learn. A tourist/visitor who stays a week in Bali , Indonesia can talk basic bahasa Indonesia fluently than someone who learns Chinese language in a month. Although the Republic of Indonesia has many local languages like Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese; this bahasa Indonesia is used as national language. Therefore, you can talk bahasa Indonesia to other Indonesian people anywhere. However, foreigners who learn bahasa Indonesia will notice that at different place it will be a different dialect. Sometimes this different dialect makes misunderstanding. So as foreigners, what should you do to master bahasa Indonesia? 1.
  • How to Write Better Editorial Articles - Writing an editorial article may be one of the most satisfying forms of writing, especially for journalists trained to be objective at all costs.
  • How Text Based Gaming Can Improve Your Writing Skills - The online text based games have the advantage to exercise the players' writing skills and their capacity to provoke and offer response, due the real-time interaction with other players. The majority of the MMORPGs are set in English/American that imposes a difficulty to those that have a foreign idiom as their main one, however at the same time offers an entertaining way to learn how to use a language and write it. Firan is a newbie and foreign friendly mush where I have been mushing for nearly four years and during that time I verified a considerable increase in my vocabulary and improvement in my writing. It is an experience that it can only be obtain when playing in a non elitist text game.
  • Successfully Reduce and Eliminate Your Accent - I used to have an accent. I didn't mind the accent itself, what bothered me was constantly being judged by strangers. If you have an accent too, I'm sure you've noticed that you are being treated differently than your friends who are native English speakers. Anybody who judges people with accents probably doesn't even mean to.
  • 9 Things You Absolutely Must Know Before Deciding to Teach in Korea - If you're considering teaching ESL in South Korea, there are a few things that you should know before making your decision. It's sometimes difficult to get accurate information. I will sum up some of the most important points for you hear. Then, when you decide to go to Korea, you'll be confident in your decision. 1.
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