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 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:39:41 -0400 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/83/1/Day-8-of-quotItalian-in-14-daysquot/Page1.html Get an update halfway into Ray's Italian superlearning project. And discover exactly what knowing 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 words will give you of fun and ability in your foreign language. support@linguaguide.com (Ray Vetne) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -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/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) Fri, 02 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) Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/55/1/How-important-is-correction/Page1.html Learning a new language isn’t easy. Some of us adapt to it well, picking up words and phrases easily, whilst others find it difficult to memorise the simplest of words. How do you feel when your tutor corrects you? jehanenm@yahoo.co.uk (Jehane Newton-Manning) Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/38/1/Keep-your-mind-young-The-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/Page1.html As we grow older, one of our many health concerns is to maintain our mental health.  If scientists could only come up with a surefire way to keep the aging brain sharp and agile, it would be a major breakthrough. Well, they have.  Studies have shown that acquiring a second language actually changes the brain and increases mental acuity.  mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/56/1/What-is-fluency/Page1.html Striving for fluency jehanenm@yahoo.co.uk (Jehane Newton-Manning) Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/41/1/Why-do-we-learn-foreign-languages/Page1.html “You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once.” Czech proverb mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.linguaguide.com/articles/43/1/Which-language-should-I-learn/Page1.html Many times, we have no choice as to which language we will take up.  We may be emigrating to another country and want to assimilate more readily. We may be marrying a man or woman from another country and want to be able to communicate with his or her family, or we have met someone from another country we want to get to know better. Perhaps we are planning a trip to a country and want to learn useful phrases in the language of that country, or you have a hobby or interest that is based in a certain country or culture and you want to understand it better. mkholihan@netscape.net (Mary Holihan) Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500