Articles, tagged with "native speakers", page 1
05th June 2011
What is English and why is it such a big deal? To find out lets take a look at good old Wikipedia:"English is the language most often studied as a foreign language in the European Union, by 89% of schoolchildren...Books, magazines, and newspapers written ...
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Author:
Cody Lamson
11th May 2011
Studying English grammar from a grammar book and learning how to truly speak English are 2 totally different and separate things. Numerous people I have talked to have told me that they are able to decipher and deduce written English and maybe they believ...
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Author:
Kimmy Jones
03rd May 2011
You may have frequently heard about translation and might be wondering on the meaning of translation. In brief, this is a process of changing a document to another without any change in meaning. The process basically involves 2 languages: source & target ...
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Author:
Jamie Hanson
21st April 2011
Mastery of English as a foreign language is often measured by the speaking skills of the students. The students may write well, for example, or get high marks on tests. But if they can't express ideas or instructions clearly in a conversation, few would c...
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Author:
Chris Cotter
25th November 2010
One of the most challenging jobs out there is translation. You will have to be very careful while carrying on with the translation services to gain attention for the work submitted after performing the translation services. Getting your job damaged is als...
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Author:
Jamie Hanson
14th October 2010
Patois is the name of the dialect spoken by most Jamaicans. Translating English to Patois might be daunting should you not gain access to a Jamaican Patois dictionary or unless you know any native speakers of the dialect. These things needs to be taken in...
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Author:
Parker Gonzalez
13th July 2010
Neutral Accent: An Accent The World Understands
Neutral accent is a way of speaking a language without regionalism. Speaking with an accent affects our communication and sometimes at its worst spoils our image in public. To make ourselves understand b...
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Author:
neutralaccent
09th July 2010
Since Skype burst onto the web scene in the early 2000s, people have recognised its validity as a genuine tool for learning face to face with a teacher online. Not only languages of course, but anything you can think of, from learning guitar to basket wea...
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Author:
Richard Roberts
07th January 2010
For an author writing on any topic, expressing ideas correctly is of utmost importance. As it has been said, it is not enough to have good ideas; what is more important is to be able to express them well, for the expression is almost as important as the i...
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Cactus Communications
04th May 2009
These days, there is no doubting the fact that the English language is becoming something of a forerunner in global communication. It is the language of choice in most countries of the word. Almost 70% of the Internet is in English. A good volume of the s...
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Author:
adalphpaul
20th March 2009
There are two different kinds of languages. Your first language or native language is the language you are born into. This is the language your parents or family speak. This is the earliest language you learn. This language is acquired through life experi...
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Author:
adalphpaul
01st December 2008
There are thousands of ways you can ruin a cover letter and your chances of getting oDesk freelance work. Buyers/employers often have to weed through a list of 30 or 50 or 100 provider candidates. Every little detail that's off irritates the person who re...
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Author:
Daryl James
20th April 2008
Learning German can be an enjoyable and can be a very useful skill. Despite the rise of China, Germany stands as the fourth largest economy in the world and the economic powerhouse of Europe. Germany is known for its manufacturing prowess and German expor...
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Author:
Ultimate Language
17th October 2005
One of our customers recently wrote to me with some
feedback on our bingo games. I thought her comments were so
typical and highlighted some misunderstandings and problems
with ESL bingo.
Her comments were --
It took a long time for my stude...
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Author:
George Stocker