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Translation Companies: Evaluating Your Choices
Translation is becoming a more and more important service in this day in age. There are hundreds if not thousands of companies in the world that have come onto the scene to provide translation services to address these growing market demands.For the average user, they will probably look for free translation services and software on the internet for every day translations, mostly looking up a word and translating it into another language.Read more…Shortage of Spanish Speaking Hospital Workers and Doctors Causing Conflicts
Most people when they discuss the problems with speaking more than one language in the United States of America they talk about how unfair it is because when Americans travel abroad they have to learn to speak the language of the country they are in. Most countries even Mexico require that you speak the language to be a citizen.In the United States of America, which cannot be denied is the greatest human civilization ever created in the history of mankind we are not paying attention to the need to speak a single language.Read more…Study Foreign Language Abroad - A Scam?
What if, after repeated failures in trying to learn a foreign language, you read the following in a magazine:"Come and study in the land where the language is spoken. You cannot possibly learn a foreign language unless you come and enroll in a beginning, intermediate, or advanced course in the country where the target language is spoken."You ask around and everyone confirms that this is your only recourse.Read more…What is Ergativity?
‘Ergativity’ is an umbrella term used in modern typological linguistics to cover a variety of grammatical phenomena. Basically, ergativity is a grammatical pattern in which nouns are inflected or marked for case. Fabricius observed this phenomenon (which he named as nominativus transitivus) in Greenlandic Eskimo in 1801, but in fact Adolf Dirr used the term ‘ergative’ (based upon the Greek word "ergon", plural "erga", ‘work, task’) for the first time in 1912.Read more…Mini Spanish Course - Lesson 2 of 20
Spanish Weeks and MonthsToday, we will go over some basic Spanish Vocabulary. When you are learning the Spanish language, you must practice aloud and memorize not only the pronunciation, but also what the words mean.There are many Spanish courses available today to speed up you learning.Read more…Mini Spanish Course - Lesson 1 of 20
Spanish VowelsKnowing how to pronounce Spanish vowels will take you very far in Spanish. You will be able to pronounce words correctly and quickly. When you are learning Spanish, the vowel sounds are the first place to start.Read more…Raising Bilingual Children: What Are The Drawbacks?
I speak Swedish and my husband’s native language is English. When we had our two children, we had no doubt that we wanted to raise them with equal access to both languages. Now, years later, when I’ve made promoting multilingual child-raising not just my avocation, but my vocation as well, people ask me for the straight story, warts and all.Read more…My Favourite EFL Classroom Warmers
I always find the first ten minutes of a lesson the most difficult - it’s vital to capture students’ interest and involve them from the start. An effective warmer could make the difference between an alert and participating class, and a group of zombies who decide to catch up on the sleep they missed out on from partying the night before... (This comes from my experience of teaching teenagers on the holiday island of Malta!Read more…Fun EFL Class Projects
Class projects are a great way to put into practice skills that have been learnt during an English course. The following projects that I’ll be sharing with you have worked really well with teenagers who were on short term courses of a few weeks. It’s a fun break from structured lessons and also gives the teacher a break for two days!Read more…Be With You In a ".gif" - A Guide To Pronunciation Limbo
For years I have been in an ongoing tussle with friends over the pronunciation of the format .gif. I thought naturally enough that it should be pronounced with a hard g since it stood for graphical interchange format.Read more…Relatively Sane or Absolutely Bonkers? A Matter of Some Antics
A very intelligent friend of mine who has a mental illness remarked to me that ‘sane’ was the absence of symptoms of insanity. I protested that you can’t define a term that way. I looked it up, and, of course, she was right, or at least that was one of the definitions.Read more…Foreign Language Translation: Tips While Traveling
When traveling to a foreign country, it can be very difficult making yourself understood or even understanding others without some foreign language translation help.It is a terrible feeling when you need to find a washroom but have no idea how to ask where one is or how to find one. Luckily, there are several ways to make them understand you.Read more…Learn German The Easy Way - Nine Simple Phrases You Can Use Today!
I studied German for four years in high school and still remember some simple phrases and regularly use them with my friends for fun. If you want to learn German, here are some basic phrases to start off with.guten tag (pronounced gooten targ) – hello or good morningauf wiedersehen (pronounced owf veedersane) – goodbyedanke schon (pronounced dunka sheern) – thank you very muchdanke (pronounced dunka) – thanksbitte (pronounced bit-te) – pleaseentshuldigen (pronounced entshooldigen) – excuse mehaben Sie cocoa?Read more…Online Resources you can Recommend to your EFL Students
As an EFL teacher, students always ask me during or at the end of their course, “What can I do to improve my English and keep up what I have learnt once I go home?” I tend to avoid reeling off a long list of recommended books or exercise workbooks and prefer to encourage students into taking a more interactive route. We all know about the great value of the internet as a teaching and learning resource, however, I do not believe that its use is optimised.Read more…Several Drawbacks of Chinese Writing System
As faster and faster development of china’s economy, more and more foreigners are going to learn Chinese language; this makes Chinese people proud, even to the extent that some people are considering whether they should learn English. It seems a good phenomenon, but you will see below that this phenomenon is generated by economic development; the language still has great drawbacks which make its further expansion impossible.Because written language determines spoken language, as stated in my previous article ‘Written Language versus Spoken Language’, Chinese language’s drawbacks lie exactly on its writing system, the Chinese writing.Read more…Canadian Language and Use of; Ehy
Many people have met Canadians and noticed that they often say EHY at the end of their sentences ehy? Some might see this as similar to the; you all, often used by Southerners living in the United States. Many French Canadians especially more educated folks see the use of; ehy, as improper even in casual conversations.Read more…Spanish Language: World's 2nd Fastest Growing Language - Are You Studyng It?
Between 1980-2040 the world?s Spanish-speaking population will increase a 103 %, as UNO estimations indicate. 538 million people will have Spanish as first language.Read more…English Language Teachers: Throw Away the Course Book and Adapt Authentic Materials
Use Authentic Materials?If asked why they rely heavily on course books for English language teaching, among a variety of other reasons, one that emerges is the seeming unsuitability of available authentic materials. Principal reasons cited for this “unsuitability” can include:• Unsuitable material level• Too difficult• Too long or short• Use of grammar or language• Irrelevancy of themes• Not adapted for specific use• Not adapted to student learning stylesWhile these factors are certainly present and accountable, they need not prohibit the use of authentic materials in the English language learning classroom.Read more…English Language Teaching and Learning: Are You a Good Language Learner?
Ask Yourself FirstWhile there are many aspects which come into play during the teaching of an English language class, there are some which directly impact the value and success of any lesson both on the part of the English teacher and the language learner. In order to effectively promote those qualities which form an effective language learner, TEFL teachers first need to understand what those qualities are. To do this, language teachers should ask themselves, “Am I a good language learner?Read more…Top Tips for Teaching Business English
It’s a common misconception that teaching Business English is a lot more difficult that teaching general English. Granted it will take a bit more research depending on what business sector your students are from, but preparation is the key to seeming confident and knowledgeable in front of your students. The following tips should help you feel more prepared when you take on a Business English class for the first time.Read more…
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Statistics reveal that Chinese is spoken by every one in five persons all over the world. There is no field in which the Chinese people or people of Chinese origin have not made a name for themselves. Their sincerity and hardworking nature have gotten them genuine respect. - The advantages and disadvantages of online TEFL courses - By: Ajay Shringi
Online TEFL courses open up amazing career opportunities for aspiring teachers in countries that are experiencing a high demand for people with English language skills. With globalization, there is increasing pressure on people to acquire excellent writing and reading English skills. In fact, mastery of language often becomes decisive when selecting people for jobs. That is why many people are desperately trying to improve their English language skills. - Learn How to Speak Mandarin - 13 Basic Mandarin Chinese Phrases - By: Shun Minh
Are you interested in learning Mandarin Chinese? This article will help you decide which learn chinese course is best for you and what to look for in a chinese learning course. - Learn German Course - Which German Learning Course is Right for you? - By: Alex Aldridge
Are you interested in learning German? This article will help you decide which learn german course is best for you and what to look for in a german learning course. - Accredited TEFL Courses - By: Ajay Shringi
Lots of prestigious academic institutions organize accredited TEFL courses as part of their extensive English teaching programs. These programs are geared towards coping with the international demand for people equipped to teach the most widely spoken language in the world. - Why Learn to Speak Foreign Languages - By: David Stack
Why should we learn another language? Today when the whole world is becoming English-speaking, I don't see any reasons for learning languages other than English. We can go anywhere in the world and communicate in English with the locals, but knowing foreign languages will take people a step forward in global communication, and it will open more opportunities in their lives - Why Websites Need Translation - By: Nate Rodnay
Many Europeans can speak a little of the languages of neighboring countries. The English aren't known for their linguistic prowess. And in the continent of America, North Americans tend to be uni-lingual, speaking only English. In some cities, such as Miami where there is a large Hispanic presence, there are many bi-lingual speakers, but in general people tend to speak only English. - Effective Business Translation Services - By: Armando Riquier
The Earth continues to grow smaller as more businesses and non-profit organizations set up a presence on the world wide web. Logically, the demand for quality business translation services increases. The down fall of any sort of growth is the inevitable arrival of incompetent providers desiring to take advantage of a lucrative market. What are the facts to be considered when electing a business translation service? - French English Translation Botches - By: Armando Riquier
It is no wonder why many website owners are getting their sites translated into French considering that there are roughly 128 million people in the world who speak this international language. Whether the web pages are those of a not-for-profit organization or of a business engaging in e-commerce, French English translation services are useful in reaching a considerably larger group of people. - Technical Translation Services - What it Takes - By: Armando Riquier
Providing effective translation services of technical documents calls for special skills and expertise.