Expert Author: Leon Chaddock | Submitted: 2005-10-20 | Word Count: 332 What is more frustrating than not having language translation abilities? It could be that you think you have found them and find out down the line that they are nowhere near as good as you needed them to be. Regardless of why you need language translation services, there is no doubt that you need high quality products and services to use. You don't need someone with broken language skills to do your translation work for you.
Expert Author: Dr Phil Bate | Submitted: 2006-09-29 | Word Count: 562 Annew word that is needed in the "modern" vocabulary. LIF meaning "Live-In-Friend.
Two very powerful words should be in your vocabulary. Do you use these two words that boldly declare power, determination and vigor? Or do you use the two words that timidly speak of lack, indecision, and weakness? After reading this article you may want to make adjustments to your vocabulary.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2005-12-27 | Word Count: 726 Intonation, the "music" of a language, is perhaps the most important element of a correct accent. Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent correct or native.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2005-12-28 | Word Count: 645 Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent correct or native.
Expert Author: Shelley Vernon | Submitted: 2006-08-08 | Word Count: 582 One of the questions ESL and TEFL teachers are asking on forums the world over is: how can you teach grammar through games?
If you don't want your class to glaze over with dictation, writing exercises and "Jimmy, would you please read paragraph 1," then take heart! You'll find you can teach everything you want with games, and the children remember it better to boot.
Do you have any plan to pursue your further education abroad? Will you need English for your career or your education? If so, you may wish to investigate your options for learning, or improving, your English skills.
Expert Author: James Dunn | Submitted: 2006-08-04 | Word Count: 714 Learning a foreign language takes a lot of time and effort. Even so, most people spend countless hours memorizing vocabulary lists, when there is a better way. The Dunn memory technique is a faster, easier, and more enjoyable way to learn a foreign language.
Expert Author: Sky Joe | Submitted: 2006-10-25 | Word Count: 682 Another effective method for teaching yourself English is to adopt the daily habit of reading novels or newspapers. You can also choose to read some magazines that are related to your interest or hobbies, so that the reading does not bore you. Again, it is advisable for you to highlight those words and expressions that you don't understand. After you are done reading, go back to the highlighted words and expressions and write them down in your notebook.
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.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2005-12-28 | Word Count: 724 Chinese has "tones" but all languages have their own special intonation. The "music" of a language is its intonation and it is perhaps the most important element of a correct accent.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2005-12-25 | Word Count: 880 Humor is important in learning a language. Not only does it enable the student to learn new vocabulary in context but it also is a motivating force. When a student understands a joke she begins to feel like she is in the world of the new language. Puns are especially valuable because they stress meaning. We'll give a few jokes and puns as examples and hope that they will move other teachers to use this powerful resource.
Expert Author: Nigel Massey | Submitted: 2006-07-23 | Word Count: 461 I have a great love for all things Italian. I work in a translation agency dealing with Italian English language combination projects, I am getting fat on Italian food and I am even marrying a fantastic Italian girl, who is also a translator.
It is not easy to plan a fresh and new class for your English students every week. Even though your teacher book gives you some great ideas not all of them are practical enough for your classroom. You often have to come up with a few exercises and ideas of your own to fill in as needed.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2006-01-18 | Word Count: 1329 The different sounds that the letter"d" takes at the end of a verb in the past tense
An extract from the book: Word Power by the author of this article.
The English language indicates that the action of the verb is in the past by having some form of the "d" or "t" sound end the word. We say some kind of "d" or "t" sound although the word is almost always written with a "d".
Expert Author: Tony T | Submitted: 2006-10-20 | Word Count: 409 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.
Expert Author: John Davison | Submitted: 2005-12-27 | Word Count: 603 The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian (or Polynesian) language that is the ancestral tongue of the Hawaiian Islands, which lie in the Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian language is the official language of the State of Hawaii. It is an endangered language, meaning that it is no longer spoken officially on any of the populated Hawaiian Islands. The native language was supplanted by English many years ago.
Expert Author: Thomas West | Submitted: 2008-07-24 | Word Count: 480 Malta has fast become one of Europe's premier EFL destinations, as the island's ties with the English language, coupled with its fantastic natural resources have made this an attractive location for agents and private students alike. With its rich history of been visited, and often invaded by empires throughout the ages, Malta, as a nation, has learned well the importance of resilience, communication, and adaption to new cultures, and cultural influences.
Expert Author: Steven Muller | Submitted: 2006-07-19 | Word Count: 486 A dialect is defined in linguistic terms as a language variety which is spoken in a specific territory. In the Spanish peninsula, for example, there are different dialects of Spanish. One should not, however, mix up the different dialects in Spain with the different languages spoken in the Peninsula: Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician.
A few Tips when learning a Japanese Language and some advice with Japanese Etiquettes.
Expert Author: Nigel Massey | Submitted: 2006-07-23 | Word Count: 370 As the article states, I am English but live in an increasingly Italian world. I work as a Translations Project Manager at Axis Translations dealing with the English Italian language combinations. I am trying to find and buy a house in Italy and I am even marrying an Italian girl.
Expert Author: Steven Muller | Submitted: 2006-07-19 | Word Count: 550 The Spanish language arrived in America first through Cristobal Colon's exploratory travels, and then with the rest of colonizers, at the end of the fifteenth century. At this point the Spanish language was already firmly consolidated in the Iberian peninsula. In the "new world", however, Spanish had yet to be established, and this was done through a process labelled by historians as "hispanizacion".
Expert Author: Lynn Bo | Submitted: 2006-02-03 | Word Count: 537 America is a melting pot. That is what they say. New York City is certainly proof of that especially Queens NY. We have Greeks, Peruvians, Italians, Korean, Spanish and Indians. We in fact have people from over 120 countries, many recent arrivals. And together we all must work, play and get along. Certainly it can get confusing. Miscommunications and misunderstandings abound.
Expert Author: Frank Gerace | Submitted: 2006-01-15 | Word Count: 475 The "explosive consonants"
Earlier we said that the vowels are an important factor in hearing a "foreign" accent. But it is not only the vowels. The consonants also must be mastered.
Expert Author: Marc Slater | Submitted: 2007-12-09 | Word Count: 387 Looking to build your vocabulary? If you are keen to be held in high regard in your career and personal relationships, it's important to check that you are not making simple and embarrassing mistakes with certain common words.
Expert Author: Dave Carter | Submitted: 2006-03-23 | Word Count: 383 One of the most effective ways to learn Spanish is through what is known as immersion, where the language student not only spends a portion of their time in a classroom environment, but also lives within a Spanish speaking community for a period of time.
Expert Author: Lina Liyn | Submitted: 2008-01-18 | Word Count: 575 There are many people, nowadays, learning Portuguese, beside English, Chinesses... This language is a Romance language that grew out of "Vulgar Latin".
Expert Author: Lisa Laird | Submitted: 2007-01-06 | Word Count: 651 Having a large vocabulary can really improve your life. While I acquired mine with the assistance of several foreign languages, and a Thesaurus helps, there is another way. Whether you are still in school, finished with school or long past school age, a strong vocabulary is important.
Expert Author: Steven Muller | Submitted: 2006-07-19 | Word Count: 543 When learning a new language, it is always useful to be familiar with its main grammatical units. This constitutes the first necessary step in order to understand and create meaningful speech.
Here are the main grammatical elements in Spanish and some useful information about them.
Expert Author: Patrick Clark | Submitted: 2007-02-03 | Word Count: 513 To learn Spanish, you could go to college spend a lot of money and you could earn a degree in language. At the end you would be very fluent. But, this will take valuable time. If you need to learn Spanish you will want to see result quicker than that and in a more affordable way. You can find this without a problem in several areas. In fact, you may even consider teaching your kids a second language as well. Learning Spanish should be fun, entertaining, and exciting!
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