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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #17 September / October 2015
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FEATURED
The Cost of Free Language Resources
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When learning a language, it is great to find so many resources available which do not cost anything to use. However, nothing is ever truly free, and someone gave up something to make that for you.
Review of Polyglot Workshops: Brazil
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Guest writer Patrick Lencastre gives us his thoughts and experience, as well as sharing some tips he learned, at the Polyglot Workshop in Brazil.
Easier Way to Learn Languages Fast
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There are a few tricks you can use to learn a language easier, as guest author Teddy Lee shows us. It is all in the family.
Dream, decide, do - tips from a polyglot
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Polyglot and CEO of Europeonline gives us her list of tips on how to learn languages and become inspired for life!
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The Cost of Free Language Resources
When learning a language, it is great to find so many resources available which do not cost anything to use. However, nothing is ever truly free, and someone gave up something to make that for you.
Review of Polyglot Workshops: Brazil
Guest writer Patrick Lencastre gives us his thoughts and experience, as well as sharing some tips he learned, at the Polyglot Workshop in Brazil.
Easier Way to Learn Languages Fast
There are a few tricks you can use to learn a language easier, as guest author Teddy Lee shows us. It is all in the family.
Dream, decide, do - tips from a polyglot
Polyglot and CEO of Europeonline gives us her list of tips on how to learn languages and become inspired for life!
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Free Things
Who doesn't like free things? Just remember, even free things cost something to someone.
At the Cinema
Cambio de Ruta
Nicté is a wonderful tour guide in Mexico whose life abruptly changes when her company is sold and she falls in love with the son of the new owner.
Languages in Peril
Talysh
The Northwestern Iranian language of Talysh and its people have been persecuted and are now in danger of becoming extinct. Even with current efforts to revive it, Talysh ...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
App Rev
Tandem
A review of the language learning app for iOS "Tandem"
Book Look
Language Master Key
A review of Ron Gullekson's book "Language Master Key".
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
The Ethics of Language Teaching
Most of the time, we declare that teaching another is a beneficial action. But what about when that teaching is at the cost of another people's language or culture? Olivi...
How Do You Say It?
A look at sound notation systems
A new language means new words, new grammar, and new sounds. But how do learn to pronounce those new sounds if you only have written resources? We look at some common sou...
Are You Wasting Your Money on Language Classes?
The traditional approach to learning a new language is to attend classed for it. But is spending the time and money taking those classes really worth it, or are you wasti...
Coming Home to Faroese
The Why and How of Learning a Small Language
Why learn the language of a remote archipelago? Miranda Metheny explains why she learned Faroese and how it added immeasurable richness to her summer on the islands – a...
Google Translate Exposed:
The Truth Behind Everyone's Favorite Translator
While being the most used machine translation service in the world, Google Translate has both good and bad aspects. Guest writer Paul pulls back the digital curtain to sh...
A Peek into Pinyin
Languages with non-Latin alphabets are often a major concern for language learners. The process of converting a non-Latin alphabet into something familiar is called "Roma...
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 ...
The Voynich Script
Cryptic Codex
This medieval book contains bizarre illustrations and a mysterious script which no one has been able to translate. Is it a fantastical look at the world around us, or som...
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