Basic Strategy to Learn A Foreign Language, With the Example of Turkish
For a native English speaker, the Turkish language first seems like an impassable mountain. It looks strange, it sounds strange and the grammar …
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Christmas in Germany: Marzipan, Sankt Nikolaus and Adventskalender: Three German Customs
Learn about three typically German customs, particularly enjoyed by children. We look at marzipan, a delicious treat, The visit of Sankt Nikolaus, …
Continue ReadingCompensating Clues for Second Language Learners
When you’re adrift in a sea of Second Language, you have to get the drift and guess the meaning. Grasp straws in the contextual wind and then …
Continue ReadingHow to Look Up Adjectives in a Latin Dictionary
Latin adjectives, like nouns, are declined using their respective declension. An adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, but …
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As Latin is an inflected language, Latin verbs give the beginning student trouble in forming all the possible combinations of verb usage. The Latin …
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Unlike English, gender plays an important role in proper Latin grammar. Memorizing the gender of nouns from the beginning can save much time needed to …
Continue ReadingMeta-Cognitive Tools and Strategies for Learning a Second Language
These turn second language acquisition theory into structured, effective and self-guided learning!
Continue ReadingSocial Strategies for Second Language Learning: Tips for Getting Other People to Help You!
Most people trying to learn a new language do better with some help from the people around them. This article teaches you to find help to reach your …
Continue ReadingTips & Methods on Memorizing When Learning a Second Language
Anyone can create flash-cards for new vocabulary: The trick is getting those words into memory effectively. Here’s how it’s done, in a …
Continue ReadingEffective Learning Basics for Mastering a Second Language: Tips, Tricks & More
Learn the essential how-to’s and WHYs of acquiring your second useful language. Here you’ll consider the benefits of applied …
Continue ReadingPronunciation of the Letters in the Arabic and Persian Alphabets
Learn the Arabic and Persian Alphabets, their pronunciation and their differences.
Continue ReadingIn a Financial Crisis . . . Language Matters: Our Economic History
From the Panic of 1907 through the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the language of crises escalates.
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