Archive for 'The Language Network' Category
Visual Learning: Multi-Media in the Classroom
2 February 2008Visuals are a great tool to help with student comprehension as well as make for a more exciting class. Unfortunately, not all classrooms are equipped for this type of learning but most schools will have a multi-media room that can be utilized on an “as needed” basis. In addition, the presentation could involve […]
Teaching English in Mexico: A Decent Living?
9 January 2008What’s more disappointing than a person who makes a promise he can’t keep? A person who makes a promise that is a lie. Many promises to make a “decent living” teaching English in Mexico are just thata lie.
If you do a phrase search on Google, “teach English in Mexico,” you will get almost 900,000 hits. […]
Language Acquisition vs Language Learning
9 October 2007According to linguists (i.e. scientits who engage in the scientific study of human language)there is an important distinction between language acquisition and language learning.
As you may well have noticed, children acquire their mother tongue through interaction with their parents and the environment that sorrounds them. Their need to communicate paves the way for language acquisition […]
Learn the French Language
8 October 2007The French language is spoken by 130 million people around the world. The language is the native tongue in countries like France, Switzerland, Haiti, and parts of Canada. And many Americans in the states of Louisiana and Maine are native French speakers. French is also an official language of many organizations including the International Olympic […]
Six Keys to Help You Learn Spanish Online
2 October 2007This article consists of six tips to help
you learn Spanish online. If you follow these
six tips, you can be sure that you will
learn to speak Spanish online much easier.
Key Numero Uno to Learn Spanish Online:
“Stay motivated”
I think everyone that studies
a foreign language will experience
a time when they are becoming less […]
If You Think English is Difficult Try Mandarin – Part 2
4 July 2007Several factors make learning Chinese a considerably more formidable task than learning another Germanic or Romance languages. Studying a foreign language is an excellent way for English and other language teachers to improve their own teaching. It also forces you into the role of a student so you can experience first hand the problems, difficulties […]
Fluency in Spanish in 2 Days or Less
23 June 2007Now I’ve got your attention with my catchy title. I must ask ” Did you really believe this was possible? “. Surely not, but maybe you clicked on the link because you want to learn another language and don’t really want to spend long doing it.
Clearly, it isn’t possible to learn a language in two […]