French language has been one of the most popular official working languages of many international organizations like the United Nations, European Union and the Red Cross. Such widespread use of French by international organizations involves writing of business proposals and plans, holding meetings and arbitration in French language. With such ample operations involving French language, the need for...

A child’s brain is like a sponge it soaks up information at an alarming rate. This is how a child can learn to speak different languages as early as they start to talk. If you should teach your kid to speak three or four different languages from birth, by the time they learned to talk they would have learned all three or four languages as fluently as they would one. As a matter of fact there...

It’s a well-known fact that adult learners of languages have a much more difficult time of it than children do, for the simple reason that children’s brains are far more malleable when it comes to language learning. In fact somewhere after the age of eleven, the native-language learning centre of the brain gets badly “fried” in the hormonal onslaught of puberty and an older...

American Sign Language is considered a natural and true language. A person who is able to speak ASL in addition to another natural true language such as English, Spanish, French, etc. is considered to be bilingual, just like any other person who speaks two languages. ASL classes are relatively easy to find. They are taught at many schools and universities across the country. Classes are also frequently...

If you’ve decided to learn the language, then it stands to reason that you want to find out how to learn French fast! And if you’ve spent some time surfing the Internet, you could be excused for thinking that you will be fluent in days, and be able to pass as a French citizen when you are going through immigration at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. That’s right – they promise...

Teaching French can be an exhilarating experience…. when all goes according to plan. Our students are learning to speak French fluently, participating actively in all of our French activities, easily initiating and continuing animated conversations with each other, asking questions and responding in grammatically correct phrases and sentences. They exit our classrooms continuing to converse in...

Best ways to learn a foreign language differ from one language to other. Each language has a particular way of learning, which makes one learn the language with ease and also faster. There might be numerous ways to learn a foreign language, but let us discuss some of the most important ways which play a vital role in making us understand the language faster. Now, let us discuss few examples regarding...

If you are looking for the best way to learn French, you can’t escape the big advertising campaigns of the big brand names in learn French language software. You see their advertisements everywhere. On TV, in magazines, in airports – you simply can’t avoid them! They have one goal. They want their name front and center in your mind as you make your decision. You might say to yourself...

In part one of the article, we discussed one method of easing reluctant students into oral participation using simple skits and dialogues. For me, teaching French became the most enjoyable when the students were able to advance to preparing and performing short plays entirely in French. This allowed the students to use the language in a “real life” type of interaction. Why Plays? Acting...

Do you struggle with Chinese tones? If so, you do need to know the answers to the following questions: Which parts of the brain help you to understand speech? Is there any difference if you hear English or Chinese language? How should this affect your learning of Chinese language? Chinese Language and Your Brain Researchers recently analyzed brain scans of English speakers and Mandarin Chinese speakers....