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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #12 November / December 2014
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Which Language Is...?
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People love to ask questions about languages and language learning. There are a variety of them that really can't be answered, and it those that we will attempt to answer.
The Ultimate Fate of Language Learning
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While for many people, learning languages is not only a passion but also a possible career, to many more, it is an inconvenience which they would like to remove. If that happens, what is the ultimate fate of learning them?
5 Funny Words In Afrikaans From My Perspective
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Guest writer Teddy Nee tells us a little about the Afrikaans language and how some of the words sound to him.
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Which Language Is...?
People love to ask questions about languages and language learning. There are a variety of them that really can't be answered, and it those that we will attempt to answer.
The Ultimate Fate of Language Learning
While for many people, learning languages is not only a passion but also a possible career, to many more, it is an inconvenience which they would like to remove. If that happens, what is the ultimate fate of learning them?
5 Funny Words In Afrikaans From My Perspective
Guest writer Teddy Nee tells us a little about the Afrikaans language and how some of the words sound to him.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Over Time
It is that time of year again to look at where we are, where we have been, and where we are going.
At the Cinema
Everybody's Famous!
Fame is an obsession for many people, and some people work very hard to achieve it. Some people, however, take a more desperate path to it...
Word on the Streets
Why Writers are Important
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. But why do these writers matter?
Words in Your Mouth
Milk
Every mammal is given milk as a baby, which provides it is with much needed nutrients. Such a basic food provides us with a great way to compare language as we examine it...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
A short review of language related books.
IN OTHER ISSUES
The Rosetta Stone
Triple Cypher
In Egypt, the key to unlocking the mysterious hieroglyphics, the Rosetta Stone, was caught up in the lives of a boy king, a French general, and the work of two scholars, ...
Broadening The Mind Travels The World
Guest writer Olivier Elzingre shares his thoughts on study abroad programs as well as a look at their history over the centuries.
Review of Polyglot Workshops: Brazil
Guest writer Patrick Lencastre gives us his thoughts and experience, as well as sharing some tips he learned, at the Polyglot Workshop in Brazil.
How Can My Study Book Be Monolingual?
Ever seen one of those language course books which is only written in the language it is meant to be teaching? Wonder how they could be useful. Tarja Jolma shares her kno...
Who Are You To Learn A Language?
Are you having a problem learning a new language? Do you believe that you just aren't capable of learning one? Guest writer and neurolinguist Jimmy Mello has some advice ...
Language Learning In The Globalization Era:
Translation, Culture And Power Relations
Though language learning is considered, by many, as an entertainment, it is also a political action by which the learner becomes either empowered or a subject.
Boredom And Classroom Students - A Teacher's Perspective
Capturing a student's attention is difficult. Keeping it is even harder. Teacher Oliver Elzingre shares some of his experiences and insights into what lies beneath the st...
Constructed Languages
Making It All Up
Artificially made languages, called "constructed languages", or conlangs, are a large part of the language world, having their own purposes. They also sometimes bring out...
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