The English language was heavily influenced by French in the past and there is a great deal of overlap between the two languages, both in terms of vocabulary and grammar. However there are a number of major issues that French native speakers have when they learn English and this article […]
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The language spoken predominantly in the Philippines. It is a “prestige” version of Tagalog and alongside English one of the national languages. The video shows a few basic phrases (greetings and suchlike) in Filipino.
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Dutch is one of the closest relatives to English and the two languages share many facets. But this article is about the main differences between the two languages so that if you ever happen to teach students with a Dutch mother tongue, you’ll understand why they make certain errors and […]
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One common question asked by people wanting to teach English abroad is, “Do I need to speak the local language?” “I’m going to teach English in Korea – do I need to speak Korean?” “I’m going to teach English in Greece – do I need to speak Greek?” “I’m going […]
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There is not one single Chinese language as such but several varieties which are more or less mutually understandable. In all, these are spoken by over 1 billion people (making it more popular than English). Of the different varieties of Chinese, Mandarin is the most widely spoken version with over […]
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