Welcome to “the land of the rising sun.” This is a country that is known for friendliness and also its prowess in technology. We have all heard of Toyota’s and Nissan’s prowess in the global market. In this country, the importance of English has fast gained popularity than their latest produced technical genius. An …
If you wanted to have challenges galore in your teaching portfolio, look no further than teaching English in China. The demography of China combined with the factor that less than 5% of their population would be able to speak or write English with any degree of fluency is only an introductory challenge you will …
Intonation, the “music” of a language, is perhaps the most important element of a correct accent. Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent correct or …
The English language is the most commonly spoken language on Earth, either by native speakers or by people who have learned it in addition to their first language. More and more people everyday have the desire to learn English as a second language. The type of people who wish to learn it run the …
Language is essential if you plan to communicate in the Philippines. Tagalog is sometimes also called Filipino or the Pilipino Language. So as not to get confused, let me explain the difference between the terminologies. Tagalog is the national language of the Philippines. It is spoken by about 23% of the population. The remaining …
If you aim to learn the French language in all its beauty, you may want to learn how to pronounce the French words the correct way. Keep in mind that each language is unique in its own way that even normal letters used in the English language has a distinct character and pronunciation of …
Learning a foreign language takes time. It is something that no person can accomplish in a day. And even so, when a second language is being practiced for some time now, let’s say years, the speaker may still stumble in his grammar, vocabulary and other small details. This is the fact with learning another …
“Comment allez-vous?” Of course you would know right away that the sentence above is the French version for saying “how are you?” in English. Learning the French language can be more challenging compared to other foreign languages that most people find interesting in doing nowadays. The reason that French is challenging compared to Spanish, …
Everybody has their own issues in learning a foreign language which includes not only the English speakers who are trying to learn other languages of the world; but the same principle applies to non-English speakers who are trying to learn English. For any of you interested to learn the beautiful language of Italy, it …
There is an obvious difference in the Spanish pronunciation compared to its English language counterpart. Many Spanish speaking students find it a little difficult to pronounce the Spanish words; this is because the Spanish language has a crisp and detailed sound to it. But the good thing about the Spanish language is that everybody …