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How to Learn Russian - Self-study Principles, Tips and Advice
We receive emails from students - mostly beginners - wishing to have a thorough understanding of the Russian language. Let's start with the basic principles of organizing a self-study process and continue with helpful advice for beginners. Basic principles...
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How to Learn Russian - Учим русский язык
This article is the first in a series about how to learn a foreign language. For the next few weeks, we'll be giving recommendations on quick, independent and effective learning of Russian. Special attention will be paid to listening comprehension, reading,...
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What if everyone on Earth spoke the same language?
There was a time long ago when everyone on Earth spoke the same language, according to Judeo-Christian scripture. People decided to build a massive tower to heaven to make a name for themselves. Known as the Tower of Babel, this undertaking did not sit...
Yes! you can learn a foreign language
If you review a new word, expression, or grammatical point 10 minutes, later, one hour later, and the next day, that new item has a greater chance of registering in your long-term memory. This is what research has demonstrated, and this is what the authors...
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TEST YOUR GERMAN!
Would you like to find out how good your German skills really are? Then take a few minutes' time to complete one of the two free online German tests on German-online.org Depending on how much time you have at your disposal, you can choose between the...
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Learning German online has never been easier.
Learning German online has never been easier. 10 German lessons for total beginners and 24 German grammar lessons for advanced learners are complemented by numerous interactive German language exercises , an introduction to new German language orthography...
How to Learn a Language: An Overview
If this is your first time here, start with the Lifehacker article, I Learned to Speak Four Languages in a Few Years: Here’s How. Then come back here and browse through this Methods section, grab a copy of the book and subscribe to the blog! Language...
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Language learning tips. A collection of advice, suggestions, tips and techniques for learning languages.
This section contains a collection of advice, suggestions, tips and techniques for learning languages. Most are based on my own experiences, while some come from other people. Many of these tips, perhaps with some minor modifications, also apply to learning...
Is every bilingual a translator? - By Dr S. O. Kolawole, Department of French, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
All over the world, translation has become a universal activity. Bilingualism as a concept is based On the field of psycholinguistics with different scholars having divergent views about its role in the theory of translation. What is translation activity?...
Translation: an Ageless Profession - by Katia Spanakaki
It can be said that everyone smiles in the same language but we still need translators to make communication effective. Translation is a creative profession, which requires an academic level of knowledge and critical thinking skills. It is about moving...
Rosetta Stone and Translation Rates - By Danilo Nogueira and Kelli Semolini
The conversation slowly and lazily drifted into the matter of rates. There was general agreement that we are underpaid. Different people said that Indian and Chinese agencies were spoiling the market, Latin-American agencies were no good and even some...
Translation Can Be Fun - By John C. Alleman
I have adapted the title for this article from one of my favorite children’s books, Grammar Can Be Fun, by Munro Leaf, who is most famous as the author of Ferdinand the Bull. He also wrote similar helpful books for children on subjects like health, safety,...
Foreign languages: how to memorise vocabulary - by Anne Merritt
When trying to learn a foreign language, most of us have the same complaint: “I’m just not good at memorising.” Learning new vocabulary can be daunting, especially for busy adults whose minds are already occupied with work, family, and other responsibilities....
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Esperanto Language Profile
Esperanto - Difficulty: * This man-made language was created by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof in 1887. It was designed to be an international language, that is, many people' second language, and not to replace any national tongue. It was also designed to be an easy-to-learn...
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How To Learn A New Language In Super-short Time!
A few months ago I came across a website of an Irish guy called Benny – and I must say I was really impressed with what I found out about him! Benny speaks 8 languages at the moment… I’m saying – at the moment – because God only knows how many he will...
7 Must-Do Experiences for an Alternative Visit to Athens
This is a guest post by Rebecca Hall. I have suffered from wanderlust ever since a teenager and at the tender age of 19, took myself off to Australia for a year. Various job roles in my 20s at LHR airport enabled me to satisfy my wanderlust, but it’s...
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7 Awesome Places in New Zealand You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog front over the previous weeks; my Spring, Summer and Autumn consisted of me either learning to paraglide, going on backcountry mountain bike rides, or running NZByBike.com. I’m stoked to finally get a post up, and...
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How to Learn Three Languages as a Baby
According to a 2000 U.S. Census, 18 percent of Americans speak a language other than English in the home. The benefits of language learning for people of all ages cannot be overlooked. Foreign language learning is much easier for children than adults,...
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How To Learn Multiple Languages
The more the mind is trained on learning languages, the easier it is to learn more and more, from any language. Your mind can be trained to learn more than one language at a time, and your ability to learn any one language will be accelerated the more...
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European Union: A destiny to shape together
Buffeted by the crisis, the Portuguese are questioning their EU membership, after initially hoping it would bring them so much. But for them, as for other Europeans, the future must lie in the creation of a public space and the development of networks...
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Four Lithuanians in court charged with murdering young Italian man Joele Leotta in Maidstone flat
Four people are today expected in court accused of the murder of a young Italian man in Maidstone - as detectives continue to question two other suspects. The Lithuanian men - who live in the town - have been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Joele...
7 rules for learning English, or any languages.
Your First Suggestion Imagine speaking English automatically... without thinking. The words come out of your mouth easily, and fast. You understand instantly. To do this, you must change the way you study English. Your first action is to stop studying...
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How to Learn English Grammar Fast - by Kiran Gaunle
A good grasp of English grammar is necessary to speak and write in English with confidence. Although there are plenty of exceptions to the rules, learning the rules of grammar is the first step toward mastering the English language. It takes years of...
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War in Syria: Where are all the intellectuals?
In the past, writers, philosophers and other western thinkers mobilised to demand their governments act – or not – during international crises. Why are they so silent about Syria, as the conflict escalates and the prospect of military intervention looms?...
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Tax havens: ‘ Taking from the poor to give to the rich’
A few kilometres off the coast of the European Union, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey welcome billionaires who want to cheat the tax man. But campaigns against tax evasion have eroded these tax havens' revenues and even they have been forced to resort...
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Balkans: Voice of the citizens
A wave of protest is washing through the Balkans. From Slovenia to Bulgaria, people are taking to the streets to denounce abuse of power. Citizens are speaking out to demand new policies. Excerpts. Joost van Egmond | Dirk van Harten It all started with...
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In Berlin, bitcoins readily replace the euro
More stores in the German capital are accepting bitcoin payments, the cyber currency until recently used primarily for online purchases. Its success lies in disgruntlement with conventional banks due to the crisis but also due to genuine financial advantages....
The picture of Dorian Gray. Oxford bookworms library. Livello 3. Con CD Audio
In Oscar Wilde's famous novel, Dorian Gray is tempted by Henry Wotton to sell his soul in order to hold on to beauty and youth. Dorian succumbs and murders the portrait painter Basil Haliward, who stands between him and his goal. Though in the end vice...
Sherlock Holmes short stories. Oxford bookworms library. Livello 2. Con CD Audio
From 1891 until 1927 just three years before his death Arthur Conan Doyle published over fifty short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes which at regular intervals he gathered into collections. It is largely upon the popularity of these shorter works of...
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All united against dominance of English
In response to growing enthusiasm among Europeans for English as a lingua franca, a Romanian intellectual sounds the alarm and calls for a mobilisation to safeguard national languages. Ovidiu Pecican I recently wrote of the danger stalking the Romanian...