16th November 2006
The only difficulty you face when planning a visit to Europe is deciding where to go. There is so much to see, so many beautiful cities and so little time that you are spoilt for choice. In no particular order, these are five cities that you should see. ...
16th November 2006
It is easier to start to learn a new language than to become good at it, and almost certainly is more fun.
I've started to learn many new languages. French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Afrikaans to name but a few. I can't speak them yet but I've sta...
31st August 2006
Is learning a foreign language ever easy ? Yes. If you are five and move to another country ......
But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when travelling for business or for pleasure ? I think that the answer is...
20th March 2006
Historically, languages are not well taught. We can see this is true because most adults who have had to study a language or languages when younger have no real competence in them as an adult. Maybe as a result of these early experiences, many people ...
05th March 2006
Many people hesitate to try and speak in a foreign language . This might be because they don't want to feel foolish, are worried about how they will sound, are scared of sounding silly and so on. As a result they remain resolutely monolingual during...
