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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #25 January / February 2017
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FEATURED
Make Your Own Language Group
Learning a language is easier when you do with it group, where you can share the experience and practise easily. But how do you find such a group? Teddy Nee has some suggestions on finding them and making your own.
A History of Research in Study Abroad
Olivier Elzingre gives us an indepth history on Study Abroad programs and their development on two continents.
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Languages in Peril
Indigenous languages and people are often wiped out by an invading force or a competing culture. Such it is with the Ainu people of northern Japan, but they did not give up without a fight.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
No Politics
Politcal partisanship is everywhere. Let's keep it out of our language pursuits.
At the Cinema
La Coppia dei Campioni
Here is another comedy that puts two very different people together on a trip full of problems. Familiar, but funny?
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
Book Look
The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots
A review of Jimmy Mello's book "The Bible of the Language Learners and Polyglots".
Basic Guide to Romanian
Romanian is a Romance language which is spoken by about 24 million people mainly in Romania and Moldova. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Romanian for you to g...
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
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...
Rongorongo
Island Chants
Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
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 thi...
Who Are You To Learn A Language?
Are you having a problem learning a new language? Do you believe that you just aren't capable of learning one? Guest writer and neurolinguist Jimmy Mello has some advice ...
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...
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!
Building a Language Dream
LingoHut started with an idea from two people united to help others like them. This is how it began.
Benjamin Whorf
Relativity of Language
Whorf took a very unconventional approach to studying linguistics, both in the manner in which he started and the views he took. His work extended into several fields and...