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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #23 September / October 2016
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Six Ways To Choose Which Languages To Learn
Deciding to learn a language is easy. Deciding which language to learn is a bit trickier. Teddy Nee offers six methods you can use to make the choice.
Learning Spanish
When studying Spanish, there are some things which make it easier and some things which make it harder than other languages. Guest writer Eldon Mirjah tells us a few and his suggestion for getting an edge.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Hope and Failing
The future is unknown, so we look at the past for clues. When that looks bleak, we look for hope.
At the Cinema
The Last King (Birkebeinerne)
Historical fictions provide us with both entertainment and education. Learn about Norwegian history and have an adventure with The Last King.
Celebrations
Birkebeinerrennet
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...
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
Langenscheidt Dictionaries
A review of Langenscheidt Dictionaries.
Basic Guide to Swedish
Swedish is a Germanic language, spoken mainly in Sweden by about 9 million people. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Swedish for a basic introduction to it.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
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.
Playing Games with Language
Learning vocabulary for a new language can be boring and tedious. But what if it was fun, like a game, and you got rewards for doing it? Enter the newest trend in learnin...
The Rosetta Stone
Triple Cypher
In Egypt, the key to unlocking the mysterious hieroglyphics, the Rosetta Stone, was caught up in the lives of a boy king, a French general, and the work of two scholars, ...
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 mingl...
Language Learning Methods
Classes
The third in our series of articles about language learning methods is about the oldest and most widely accepted: classes.
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 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.
Why Fluent English Language is Important for Business
Speaking English fluently is an important part of handling successful business transactions around the world. Guest writer Ben Russel speaks about this and how fluent Eng...