The chance to learn a language is equal, for everyone but some people have to work harder than others. What you have to do is find the technique that works for you and use this, as everyone learns different. If you do this then the playing field is virtually level for all language learners.
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Can you image if the how world spoke Polish, almost like much of the world speaks English. But image if the whole world spoke Polish. What would become of the Polish language and universal words? Regarding Polish, I am sure there would be thousands of dialects and regional variation, now there really are not any [...]
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Experts say English still world’s language from The Brunei Times-English will remain the global language in the foreseeable future, even with the fast paced changes brought about from the forces of globalisation, experts said.
Trends in technology helps to further spread English as the global language, thus most people tend to agree that English will continue to [...]
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When you read foreign websites and see how different languages translate and understand words and phrases. One example one of my favorite subtle ‘lost in translation’ things I see in Poland is ‘zapraszamy’. Which means ‘we invite you’. So when Poles translate their websites or write a marketing letter, I see something like, ‘we invite [...]
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When you first start speaking a language, your first method of communication is often sms. An Sms is like a small Haikus written in a simple language without respect to pure grammar rules. If you have ever lived in a foreign country you will see sms is often your first entrance into real communication in [...]
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Besides Avril Lavigne recorded her new song “Girlfriend” inEnglish, the Canadian pop star recorded in French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin. Avril said Mandarin was the hardest for her.
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“The hardest one was actually Mandarin. Japanese was easy, sort of. French was easy, but German was difficult,”
“But it was cool … because I have [...]
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Foreigners Could Face a Language Test by David Nowak-Â If Alexander Krutov gets his way, foreigners in this country may soon have to pass a Russian language test to qualify for a work permit.
“It is the moral obligation of people working in a given country to make an effort to learn its language,” Krutov, a State [...]
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Linguistic diversity in the moutain of tongues by Stephen Boykewich -Â Life isn’t bad in this North Caucasus mountain town. The air is pure, the view is magnificent, and the centuries-old tradition of silver handiwork guarantees jobs for all.
 There is one downside for the 2,000 residents of Kubachi, however. Their neighbors a short donkey ride [...]
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Sleep, learning and Brainwaves
Understanding The Function Of Sleep Comes One Step Closer. from medical news today- Sleep remains one of the big mysteries in biology. All animals sleep, and people who are deprived of sleep suffer physically, emotionally and intellectually. But nobody knows how sleep restores the brain.
Now, Giulio Tononi, a professor of psychiatry at [...]
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Today Ukrainian has emerged from second-class status, slipping quietly into the chambers of government and popular culture. This marks more than a cultural change: It could doom any hopes Russia may have of restoring its traditional political influence over this country of 47 million.
Just two years ago, some Russian speaking regions in eastern Ukraine talked [...]
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