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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #33 May / June 2018
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
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Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
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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 children's books.
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
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 children's books.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Italian Women
This special issue on Italy spends some time looking at it through the eyes of three women.
News Brief
Get the latest in world language news.
Mark Your Calendar
Find notices of upcoming language events.
In Others' Words
Deborah Caruso
For this special Italian issue, Teddy Nee interviewed Italian translator and tutor, Deborah Caruso.
Celebrations
Giostra del Saracino
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...
In Focus
Arezzo, Italy
See pictures from others' travels here and be inspired to embark on your own journeys.
Book Look
Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages” (2017)
A review of Endri Shqerra's book "Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages (2017)".
Book Look
Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever
A review of Melissa Muldoon's book "Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever".
At the Cinema
Life is Beautiful
In "Life is Beautiful", a Jewish bookstore owner protects his young son against the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp using imagination and humour.
Proverbs from the World
Italian
Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Italian here.
Language Puzzles
Join us here every issue for a new language puzzle
Basic Guide to Sicilian
Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by around 4.7 million people on the island of Sicily and the islands around it, which are found off the coast of southern Italy.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
The Grind: Why the Faroese Hunt Whales
Whale hunting, called grindadráp, is an important part of the lifestyle of the Faroe Islands. For some, it is also very controversial. We take a look at the discussion f...
Language Learning In The Globalization Era:
Translation, Culture And Power Relations
Though language learning is considered, by many, as an entertainment, it is also a political action by which the learner becomes either empowered or a subject.
The Question Of Practice
An International Language Is Possible
This excerpt from "International Language - Past, Present & Future" by W. J. Clark, 1907, shows us how International Auxiliary Languages were viewed when they were first ...
Languages in Peril
Calabrian Greek
There are many languages in Italy, and not all are related to Italian. Guest writer Giuseppe Delfino introduces us to the endangered language Calabrian Greek and the effo...
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.
Why Do People Learn Languages?
People who study languages beyond just their native one ask many questions regarding which languages are the best or worst to learn. But why do these people actually lear...
Why English Is Different Than Any Other Language
Guest writer Agnieszka Karch relates how she first became interested in other languages and how learning English was different than the others for her.
Revisited
Words Made By Great Writers
Many words in English were actually created by writers being inventive. Some of them went largely unnoticed, but a large number found their way into standard English. Her...
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