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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #23 September / October 2016
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FEATURED
Six Ways To Choose Which Languages To Learn
Deciding to learn a language is easy. Deciding which language to learn is a bit trickier. Teddy Nee offers six methods you can use to make the choice.
Learning Spanish
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 his suggestion for getting an edge.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Hope and Failing
The future is unknown, so we look at the past for clues. When that looks bleak, we look for hope.
At the Cinema
The Last King (Birkebeinerne)
Historical fictions provide us with both entertainment and education. Learn about Norwegian history and have an adventure with The Last King.
Celebrations
Birkebeinerrennet
Thousands of people participate in the Birkebeinerrennet, a long distance cross-country ski marathon, each year to commemorate the saving of the infant heir to the Norweg...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
Langenscheidt Dictionaries
A review of Langenscheidt Dictionaries.
Basic Guide to Swedish
Swedish is a Germanic language, spoken mainly in Sweden by about 9 million people. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Swedish for a basic introduction to it.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
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?
LingoHut - A Simple And Effective Language Learning Resource
Teacher and language site skeptic Oliver Elzingre shares his thoughts on the learning platform.
Revisited
Words From The Names Of Animals
Greedy as a pig. Stubborn as a mule. Crazy like a fox. People love to use animals to describe particular traits of people. This article talks about some of these in Engli...
Language Learning is for everyone!
You can't learn a language without resources. More importantly, you need resources that others have found useful. So how do you find them? Welcome to the Language Learnin...
Otto Jespersen
Progress of Language
Otto Jespersen was a Danish linguist who was not only active in language teaching reform but also instrumental in the creation of the international phonetic alphabet and ...
Rongorongo
Island Chants
Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
Mixing Languages and Relationships
With Valentine's Day coming soon, many of us are thinking about our relationships. Our love of languages can be a major part of those, but not always in a good way.
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...
