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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #25 January / February 2017
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FEATURED
Make Your Own Language Group
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Learning a language is easier when you do with it group, where you can share the experience and practise easily. But how do you find such a group? Teddy Nee has some suggestions on finding them and making your own.
A History of Research in Study Abroad
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Olivier Elzingre gives us an indepth history on Study Abroad programs and their development on two continents.
Parrot Time on Patreon
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Languages in Peril
Sayonara, Ainu
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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 up without a fight.
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Make Your Own Language Group
Learning a language is easier when you do with it group, where you can share the experience and practise easily. But how do you find such a group? Teddy Nee has some suggestions on finding them and making your own.
A History of Research in Study Abroad
Olivier Elzingre gives us an indepth history on Study Abroad programs and their development on two continents.
Parrot Time on Patreon
Patrons have an honored practice of making great works of art and architecture come to life. Now is your a chance to become a patron to another great work, Parrot Time.
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 up without a fight.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
No Politics
Politcal partisanship is everywhere. Let's keep it out of our language pursuits.
At the Cinema
La Coppia dei Campioni
Here is another comedy that puts two very different people together on a trip full of problems. Familiar, but funny?
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots
A review of Jimmy Mello's book "The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots".
Basic Guide to Romanian
Romanian is a Romance language which is spoken by about 24 million people mainly in Romania and Moldova. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Romanian for you to g...
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
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 ...
Fiverr and Languages:
Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network
One person's experience with using Fiverr for small jobs, including translating and proofreading foreign texts.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
There Are No Wrong And Right Gestures, Only Cultural Differences
Guest writer Kendal Knetemann of LingoHut gives us the meaning of 5 different hand gestures.
A User-Friendly Introduction to the Tuvaluan Language
On what was formerly known as the Ellice Islands lives the Polynesian language Tuvaluan. Ulufale mai! Learn some of it yourself with this look at the language.
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.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
Life has a way of taking us on paths we never expected but ended up being somehow right. Bestselling author Mary Ann Vitale tells how her life brought her to writing chil...
Teddy Talks
Can You Speak Bahasa?
Teddy talks about Bahasa language and how it is related to other languages around it.
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