Before we discuss any learning techniques, it is important to understand the learning limitations that we want to overcome. There are several aspects which make learning a new language a difficult and time-consuming task. The first one is short-term memory. It can affect rote learning, copying and note taking. Pupils need to use a repetition technique to fix new[…]
Whether you are a teacher, translator, traveler, learner, or language enthusiast, you can agree that languages are a fascinating feature of our daily lives. Hearing a foreign tongue sparks a curiosity and interest that only comes with such subtle mystery. While it is impossible to learn every one of the more than 7,000 languages worldwide,[…]
How is social media changing the English language? The emergence of the internet and the consequential array of social media networks have, without doubt, resulted in an exponential increase in new types of written language: blogs, tweets, Facebook posts and LinkedIn profiles to mention just a few. But with English being the most dominant language[…]