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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #23 September / October 2016
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FEATURED
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
Boredom And Classroom Students - A Teacher's Perspective
Capturing a student's attention is difficult. Keeping it is even harder. Teacher Oliver Elzingre shares some of his experiences and insights into what lies beneath the st...
A Language Dream
A guest writer tells us about a language dream he had one night.
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.
Spanish E-training – The 'Big Bang' Investment
How can organizations prepare employees to communicate in Spanish to see top-line growth? Guest writer Kendal Knetemann shares her thoughts and experiences.
The Ultimate Fate of Language Learning
While for many people, learning languages is not only a passion but also a possible career, to many more, it is an inconvenience which they would like to remove. If that ...
Cracking the Code
Reading is the first skill most serious language learners master, but that doesn't mean it is easy. Its a matter of finding what works with that language and how it conne...
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.
Can a Language Die?
We talk about languages dying and becoming extinct, as if they were creatures. While that is a romantic notion, a language is not really alive, so how can it die?