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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #30 November / December 2017
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FEATURED
Building a Language Dream
LingoHut started with an idea from two people united to help others like them. This is how it began.
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.
LingoHut - A Simple And Effective Language Learning Resource
Teacher and language site skeptic Oliver Elzingre shares his thoughts on the learning platform.
The Beginning Of A Surprising But Promising Partnership - LingoHut and TeachMe.vn
Vincent Esnoul tells how his site, TeachMe.vn and LingoHut joined forces to reach more people.
The Opportunity to Succeed
Author John C Rigdon explains more of Kendal's efforts to bring LingoHut to life and ensuring its place in the learning community.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Being Special
Special issues are done for a reason. With the revamping of LingoHut, such a reason has come again.
Review
LingoHut
Blogger Chiara Grandola gives a review of LingoHut from the perspective of a language learner.
The Technical Secrets of LingoHut, Maybe
Language lover and programmer examines some problems and possible solutions to building systems like LingoHut.
Language Puzzles
Join us here every issue for a new language puzzle
In Focus
Amsterdam, Netherlands
See pictures from others' travels here and be inspired to embark on your own journeys.
Proverbs from the World
Spanish
Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Spanish here.
Basic Guide to Turkish
Turkish is the most commonly spoken Turkic language with over 76 million speakers worldwide. Join the millions with this introduction to the language.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
Languages in Peril
The Good Language of Brazil
Many of the indigenous languages of the Brazilian Amazon are dying out. EugĂȘnio Brito describes exactly what is happening to one, and what he and others are doing to sav...
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.
Languages in Peril
Decline of the Gallo-Italics
Not all endangered languages are brought to the edge because they are forbidden by a dominating conqueror. Sometimes, they just can't compete with a more popular rival la...
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...
Of Pidgins and Creoles
A look at how some languages are born
Just like any living creature, languages grow, evolve, and die. Did you also know they can also be born and grow in a natural way, without being created by a single perso...
Learning A Language Is Learning Its Culture
Many people learn a language as part of a learning a country's culture. Guest writer Lucia Leite explains how language and culture are tied even more directly than we thi...
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.
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...