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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #16 July / August 2015
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Polyglot Events All Around The World
Sometimes when we study independently, we can feel isolated in our language pursuits. However, as Jimmy Mello shows us, there are language meetings going on all around the world, and we are not alone!
Playing Games with Language
Learning vocabulary for a new language can be boring and tedious. But what if it was fun, like a game, and you got rewards for doing it? Enter the newest trend in learning: gamification.
Spanish E-training – The 'Big Bang' Investment
How can organizations prepare employees to communicate in Spanish to see top-line growth? Guest writer Kendal Knetemann shares her thoughts and experiences.
Can a Language Die?
We talk about languages dying and becoming extinct, as if they were creatures. While that is a romantic notion, a language is not really alive, so how can it die?
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Studying in Summer
All work and no play makes your brain turn to mush. Enjoy the summer months while you can!
At the Cinema
La Casa del Fin de los Tiempos
A woman is sent to jail for 30 years after killing her family. When she returns to the house it happened in, she finds the house is not quite through with her, or the pas...
Languages in Peril
Scottish Gaelic
Not all endangered languages are ones you have never heard of. Even a known modern language can be threatened, as in the case of Scottish Gaelic. Guest writer Maureen Mil...
Words in Your Mouth
Apple
We take a bite out of a juicy topic this month: apple. Find the history of the word in many languages.
Celebrations
Nag Panchami
Many celebrations are born out of legends. There are a few legends and stories that contribute to the snake celebrations in India called Nag Panchami.
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
Fluency Made Achievable: The Fluent Guide to Core Language Skills
A review of Kerstin Hammes' book "Fluency Made Achievable".
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
Language Learning Methods
Classes
The third in our series of articles about language learning methods is about the oldest and most widely accepted: classes.
Chatting in Languages Online
Part 1: Text Chats
Practising a language with another person is a crucial part in the learning process, and using various text chat methods online can greatly help this. However, there are ...
Learning Multiple Languages with LingoHut
Games for Language creator Ulrike Rettig looks at how LingoHut can be used to learn and maintain multiple languages at the same time.
Linguistics Love Song
In time for Valentine's day is this song to sing to your linguist lover.
Languages in Peril
Sayonara, Ainu
Indigenous languages and people are often wiped out by an invading force or a competing culture. Such it is with the Ainu people of northern Japan, but they did not give ...
Benjamin Whorf
Relativity of Language
Whorf took a very unconventional approach to studying linguistics, both in the manner in which he started and the views he took. His work extended into several fields and...
Learning Spanish
The trials, the tribulations and one triumphant learning hack
When studying Spanish, there are some things which make it easier and some things which make it harder than other languages. Guest writer Eldon Mirjah tells us a few and ...
Language Learning and Translation
It isn't always beneficial to be thinking in you target language as you learn. Sometimes, translating between your native language and the new one can give you more insig...
