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Cuts Threaten Italian Academy‎

by Richard Kazandjian August 26, 2011 Education

Across the globe, government services are being slashed in the name of austerity. In many countries, language services are not exempt from the chopping block– and in Italy, the damage may go so far as to include the Italian language academy itself, the Accademia della Crusca. The academy was established in either 1582 or 1583. [...]

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How Far Would You Go?‎

by Richard Kazandjian August 16, 2011 Education

As babies grow up and develop language skills, they lose the ability to hear and produce sounds that aren’t used in their native language. This typically happens between 8 and 10 months, and it’s one of the things that makes it so difficult to learn a new language as an adult. However, with practice, most [...]

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iPhone App Helps Troops

by Richard Kazandjian August 11, 2011 Learning Languages

When it comes to Afghanistan, winning the all-important “battle of hearts of minds” has proven to be quite difficult…especially when soldiers don’t speak the language. Now, a new, free iPhone app is available to help soldiers learn Dari, one of the local languages. The app, TripLingoDari, was recently profiled on CNN.com. Dari, the Afghan dialect [...]

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Learning Language With a Game

by Tanguy June 24, 2011 Learning Languages

Have you always dreamed of learning a new language? Make a game of it! That’s the idea behind Memrise, a new language learning website that focuses on building your foreign language vocabulary with social games, quizzes and mnemonic devices. To help you learn new words more quickly, Memrise introduces them with clever pictures or mnemonic [...]

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Akkadian Dictionary Finally Published

by Tanguy June 13, 2011 Languages

Over 4,000 years after the death of Sargon the Great, scholars have finally finished compiling a dictionary for the Akkadian language. The Akkadian language is probably the first language in the world that was written down, using a set of small, stylized pictures called cuneiform. From its origins in the ancient city-state of Akkad in [...]

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American Publishes Guides in Spanish Slang

by Caroline Mikolajczyk May 11, 2011 Learning Languages

Discover how the idea of publishing guidebooks on Spanish slang started!

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Learn A Language And Avoid Memory Loss

by Caroline Mikolajczyk March 9, 2011 Learning Languages

Need an extra incentive to start taking those Spanish lessons? It turns out that learning another language may help keep your memory from deteriorating as you age.

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Ohio University Teaches Students Quechua

by Caroline Mikolajczyk February 28, 2011 Education

Starting in the spring semester, Ohio State University is offering classes in Quechua, the language of the ancient Incas. Find out more!

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German Language Can Be Fun!

by Caroline Mikolajczyk January 13, 2011 Learning Languages

For all of you guys trying to make German your second language, time to take a break in your studies and discover some fun facts about this unique dialect!

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London Cabbies to Take Language Lessons for 2012 Olympics

by Caroline Mikolajczyk October 1, 2010 Learning Languages

As London prepares to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, even cabbies are getting in on the act. In order to better communicate with foreign visitors, around 3,000 cabdrivers working for Radio Taxi are taking CD and MP3-based courses in French, Spanish and Chinese.

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