Creating an Environment

TweetA few days ago, I stumbled upon a YouTube link from a language forum. Stuart Jay Raj claims to be able to speak,read, and write in more than 15 languages, and he is still learning new ones. Here is the first of the 5-part series you can found in YouTube.

French Labels and Instructions

TweetI was having a bad cold over the weekend. While lying in my bed having nothing much to do, I decided to pick up some cold medicine bottles and started reading the French instructions. For the non-Canadian readers, every product sold in Canada must have its instructions and packaging labels printed in at least 2 [...]

Correct Pronunciation

TweetImagine someone threatens to sue you for pronouncing some words differently. This actually happened last month in Toronto. A group of Cantonese language enthusiasts held a press conference, complaining the news anchors of some Cantonese channels for adopting a pronunciation standard known as the ‘Correct Pronunciation’ (正音). They also started a petition letter: “As native [...]

Accent Switching

TweetI had never believed this could be done. A non-native speaker switches accents! The other day I joined a skypecast, and I threw in one of the most commonly discussed topic on language learning: can a person become fluently in a foreign language without leaving his own country? A person from the Philippines jumped in [...]

Portable MP3 Players

TweetLanguage learners nowadays may not need a language textbook, but definitely they must have a portable MP3 player. This may sound obvious to many, but there are still people out there who don’t feel the need. You CD player or laptop are just not enough. You need an audio device that is highly portable and [...]

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