by Tom Young | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog, language learning
One of the most frequently ignored or overlooked aspects of learning another language is the pronunciation. The temptation is often to focus on ‘sounding like a native’, rather than objectively looking at possible problems of comprehension or misunderstanding that...
by Neal | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, language learning
The new HandsOnTurkish course has been under construction for almost a year, although the development only started in earnest at the start of the summer after the planning stage. After developing the early prototypes which were tested on a small scale, we are now...
by Neal | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
Whilst fixing a small bug in the LearnOasis Danish language notes, we added the function to pause and restart the notes. The language notes can be found in module 5 of every unit and discuss the key aspects of the language used within the dialogues. The notes are...
by Neal | Oct 28, 2014 | Blog
How to learn Arabic Online? In this article we’re going to focus on what it’s like learning the Arabic language., particularly online When learning any language, a good place to start is your reason and motivation. Here are a few questions to think about:...
by Neal | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
Turkey is beginning to emerge as an important trading partner and political force on the World stage. Historically, the country has always been at the crossroads of culture and business, literally bridging Europe, Asia and the Middle-East. Recently, though, the...
by Neal | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
Read carefully this story of Agassiz as retold by Ezra Pound in the “ABC of Reading” (1934, New Directions). “The proper METHOD for studying poetry and good letters is the method of contemporary biologists, that is careful first-hand examination of...
