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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #25 January / February 2017
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FEATURED
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.
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Languages in Peril
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
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...
Motivation
Expressing oneself and the expression of oneself in language learning
A look at what motivation is, some of the science behind it, and how that all relates to language learning.
13 Fascinating Facts about Marshallese
Languages exist all over the world, wherever there are people, even where nuclear testing has been done. Jared Gimbel explores other amazing facts about Marshallese.
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...
More About Cognates Than You Ever Wanted to Know
Languages interact with each other, sharing aspects of grammar, writing, and vocabulary. However, coincidences also create words which only looked related. John C. Rigdon...
Language Learning Methods
Immersion
The sixth and final article in our series on language learning methods is about probably the best and most difficult: immersion.
GlobTech
Google Translate Section
GlobTech is a new column dealing with new ways of utilizing globalization technology on the internet. In this article, we look at the Google Translate Section function.
The Learning Mindset
Language learning isn't a straight course. You will encounter both success and failure along the way. Kendal Knetemann gives her advice on how to get the right attitude.
