http://www.linguaguide.com About effective foreign language learning http://www.linguaguide.com/images/linguaguide-rss.gif http://www.linguaguide.com en-us Copyright 2008 Flavus Data, Norway, http://www.linguaguide.com ray@linguaguide.com (Ray Vetne) support@linguaguide.com Fri, 09 May 2008 19:22:40 -0400 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/69/1/Is-not-having-a-foreign-accent-important-while-learning-a-Language/Page1.html Although a good pronunciation is useful, it is not a must to get it perfect for the new learner. slsubash@hotmail.com (Subash S L) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/27/1/Motivation-in-language-learning/Page1.html A motivated learner will surpass a non motivated learner in acquiring any kind of knowledge or skill. mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/72/1/Language-as-a-Survival-and-Career-skill/Page1.html The beauty and advantage of learning a new language. slsubash@hotmail.com (Subash S L) Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/34/1/Earliest-language-in-a-child/Page1.html Scientists today are mostly in agreement that children are born with the ability to learn languages, but they just don’t get around to even trying it until they are about one.  As Gracie Allen famously said, “When I was born, I was so surprised, I didn’t say anything for a year!”  Even after that, a child will not combine words until about age one and a half or put together any coherent sentences until age two or three. mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/35/1/The-magic-world-of-words/Page1.html The world of words truly is a magical place, and not only for the reason that we humans can protect ourselves, create images, entertain, court and perform so many other tasks without using any other organs than our mouths.  The magic of how we create words is just as fascinating and myriad. mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/52/1/Learning-alone-or-with-others/Page1.html Learning alone vs. classroom learning jehanenm@yahoo.co.uk (Jehane Newton-Manning) Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/53/1/Language-learning-for-children/Page1.html Language learning for children jehanenm@yahoo.co.uk (Jehane Newton-Manning) Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/36/1/Whats-right-The-most-common-grammatic-mistakes-in-English-Pronouns/Page1.html Everyone makes mistakes in grammar, sometimes out of carelessness, but most of the time out of ignorance.  This ignorance is usually not true ignorance but forgetfulness. We may have been taught the correct grammar, but without reinforcement have blithely made mistakes and then continued to make them. mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/37/1/Whats-right-The-most-common-grammatic-mistakes-in-English-Verbs/Page1.html Just as certain things go together, like peanut butter and jelly or fish and chips, a singular subject in a sentence has to go together with a the singular form of the verb in a sentence. And a plural subject with a plural verb, of course.  Most people have no problem in simple subject sentences, but sentences with complex subjects are where confusion often arises.  For example, we know that it’s incorrect to say “Chocolate are good”, or “Games is fun”.   Confusion can arise with some varieties of subject-verb combinations.   mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/54/1/Getting-the-gist/Page1.html Often, getting the actual gist, or meaning of a conversation or written text comes before it is processed into the literal meaning. A skill of language learning is knowing how to ‘talk round’ or ‘write round’ a subject, if you don’t know the correct vocabulary or grammar. jehanenm@yahoo.co.uk (Jehane Newton-Manning) Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500