April 23, 2007 at 3:41 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, General language learning
Sleep and language learning
To Understand The Big Picture, Give It Time – And Sleep from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new study demonstrates that relational memory – the ability to make logical “big picture” inferences from disparate pieces [...]
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April 22, 2007 at 8:57 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, General language learning, Learn Chinese, Learn French, Learn Polish, Learn Russian, Learn Ukrainian, Spiritual and Bible aspects of language learning
What is the hardest language to learn?
Extremely Hard: The hardest language to learn is: Polish-Seven Cases, Seven Genders and very difficult pronunciation. Average English speaker is fluent at about the age 12; the average Polish speaker is fluent in their language not until age 16. .
Very Hard: Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian-These languages are hard [...]
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April 21, 2007 at 4:11 am
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Humility and learning
To speak a language you have to have a shift in your consciousness from your native language to your target language. This takes a lot of humility. If you are a prideful person you will not be able to do it. Why? Because you are so smart in your native language and to [...]
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April 20, 2007 at 5:52 am
· Filed under Games and Language learning, How to learn a language, Learn French
Play to learn
Electronic Arts has announced that its casual game portal subsidiary Pogo is moving rapidly to expand across Europe, with a new German language service, new reward services for UK users, and a French language version expected in the coming months.
As of today, European casual gamers can log on to Pogo to play the [...]
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April 19, 2007 at 9:18 am
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Neurogenesis
Boost your brain… use your brawn by/from Telegraph Media Group telepraph.co.uk-Exercise appears to directly affect a region of the hippocampus, the area of the brain concerned with memory and learning, called the dentate gyrus, one of the few areas of the brain where neurogenesis - the creation of nerve cells - takes place. Building up [...]
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April 18, 2007 at 4:58 am
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Omega- 3 and learning
Clinical trial boosts omega-3’s ADHD benefit claims by Stephen Daniells - Omega-3 supplementation of children with learning and behavioural problems led to significant improvements, adding important data to this high profile subject. A number of studies have reported similar results and this led to calls by some for omega-3 supplementation of school [...]
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April 17, 2007 at 12:42 pm
· Filed under General language learning, Music and language learning
music and language learning
Receiving musical training early in life enhances long-term language learning- The Daily Northwestern By Day Greenberg-Musical training in adults and improves the mind’s ability to decipher sound, a new study published by Northwestern researchers found.
“Musical experience improves the brain’s ability to make sense out of the information it gets from your ear,” [...]
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April 16, 2007 at 6:11 am
· Filed under How to learn a language
Street learning
Learning from foreigners on the streets Source: Tuoi Tre-VietNamNet Bridge – Rather than restrict themselves to learning foreign languages at language centres, many young people choose a more “amateur” form of training: learn from foreigners at roadside teashops, on the streets and tours. Improving English on the streets “I love traveling very much, so [...]
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April 15, 2007 at 8:14 am
· Filed under General language learning, Languages and the world, Learn French
French in the world
French language alive and kicking by/from Jeffery Simpson ChronicleHerald-Vive le francais- According to Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the language is alive and flourishing. “English Canadians — and actually all English speakers — are probably most surprised to hear that, far from declining, French is thriving,” Barlow said in a recent e-mail [...]
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April 14, 2007 at 1:09 pm
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Matrix and language learning
The Practical Linguist / Get your mind in the mood for languages by/from Marshall R. Childs Special to The Daily Yomiuri
Many people believe that human beings have a “critical period” during which they can learn languages with ease, and after which they cannot. The critical period is a matter of scholarly controversy [...]
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