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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #22 July / August 2016
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FEATURED
Learning A Language Is Learning Its Culture
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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 think.
Revisited
Early Bardic Literature in Ireland
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The literature of a country is often founded firmly in the history and even the land of the country itself. In Ireland, the richness of the recorded history acutely mingles with the myths, as Standish O'Grady describes in this exerpt.
Languages in Peril
Save Medan Hokkien!
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Guest writer Teddy Nee talks about the endangered language of Medan Hokkien and it's importance to him personally.
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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 think.
Revisited
Early Bardic Literature in Ireland
The literature of a country is often founded firmly in the history and even the land of the country itself. In Ireland, the richness of the recorded history acutely mingles with the myths, as Standish O'Grady describes in this exerpt.
Languages in Peril
Save Medan Hokkien!
Guest writer Teddy Nee talks about the endangered language of Medan Hokkien and it's importance to him personally.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Culture and Language, Again
Languages and culture, culture and languages. Two great things that go great together. Which is a good thing, since it seems impossible to separate them.
In Others' Words
Ulrike and Peter Rettig
In this issue, we interview Ulrike and Peter Rettig, owners of "Games for Languages". They talk about their personal backgrounds which brought them to languages, why they...
At the Cinema
Monster Hunt
China's most successful film comes from an unlikely place: a story about the hunt for a baby monster by both monsters and humans in the distant past.
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
Language Alter Ego
A review of Ekaterina Matveeva's book "Language Alter Ego".
Basic Guide to Italian
Italian is a Romance language, spoken mostly in Italy. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Italian for a basic introduction to it.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
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An Indigenous Year
The UN has declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages. But who decided this and why?
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.
Building a Language Dream
LingoHut started with an idea from two people united to help others like them. This is how it began.
Liber Linteus
Mummified Language
The Egyptians liked to preserve things, as can be seen with their pyramids and mummies. Something else they preserved, although by accident, is the longest piece of Etrus...
Language Learning Methods
Internet
The fifth in our series of articles about language learning methods is about one of the most powerful forms: the internet.
Language Learning Methods
Classes
The third in our series of articles about language learning methods is about the oldest and most widely accepted: classes.
An Art Exhibition That Spoke To Me
Inspiration is all around us, often crossing mediums. Olivier Elzingre reveals how a performance piece affected his thinking of languages.
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