http://www.serpentinity.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:00:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mike Selvon asked: Adults learn languages slowly because for many, their brains have absorbed all the information that they can handle. Children, however, are quite the opposite. Their brains are thirsting for knowledge, and absorb languages, such as French, with an astonishing rapidity.Studies show that children learn language skills many ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/children-can-learn-foreign-languages-with-ease/ Ron Tichenor asked: Why learn languages? Why would anyone want to learn someone else's language? Obviously, there are a lot of reasons, and if the question is on your mind, then you probably have a desire or need to learn a language yourself. The answer is often different for people. ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/why-learn-languages/ Michael Lee asked: In conversations, especially in serious ones, you can't help but assess whether someone is telling the truth or not. You do not know what your bases are for your assessment, but you just know it instinctively.Is it possible to do something like that? Yes, through lying body ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/lying-body-language-how-to-read-the-body-language-of-liars/ Larry M. Lynch asked: Handicapped or Disabled English LearnersIn some institutions, disabled learners study English for both academia and communicative purposes. Basically, two forms of disability are encountered by English, as a second or foreign language, teachers; physical and mental. Adaptation of methodologies and didactics for teaching and learning success ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/teaching-english-and-foreign-languages-to-disabled-or-handicapped-learners/ Sunil Tanna asked: If you teach a foreign language class, whether it be French, German, Spanish, even English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL or TEFL), or for that matter any language at all, you've almost certainly observed that students learn best and fastest when they actively participate in the class, ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/bingo-for-teachers-of-foreign-languages/ Sarfaraz Ali asked: It is the most effective type of communication and is conveyed via set of image, aural or physical signs. It refers to their usage as a common occurrence. Although it is normally considered as a mode of communication amongst the human beings, animals are not exclusive to ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/languages-the-way-to-find-ways/ Hayi Mansoor asked: Pakistan has two official languages. Urdu became the official language of the region during the 11th Century. The rulers of the region urged the many different tribes to learn and use Urdu.Spoken Urdu had been used by residents in neighboring Afghanistan from the time of Alexander the ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/languages-of-pakistan/ Philip Nicosia asked: In today's competitive and evolving world, the importance of education has never been more important. People are now more aware of the continuing need to improve one's self through adult learning. Due to factors such as time constraint, e-learning has quickly emerged as an alternative means of ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/03/learning-foreign-languages-online/ Larry M. Lynch asked: In this article, I invited a native English speaker now living and working abroad; to share his best tips and experiences in picking up a foreign lingo once you’ve been relocated onto foreign soil. As mentioned before, when it comes to foreign language learning, be it ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/02/a-speaker-of-seven-foreign-languages-gives-some-useful-tips/ Jeff Krotzer asked: You may know them as a stud gun, a Hilti or a Ramset. Powder actuated tools are actually a form of a gun, using gun powder to drive nails into concrete and steel. Many think of these tools for fastening 2 x 4 material to concrete, perhaps ... http://www.serpentinity.com/2010/02/powder-actuated-tool-basics/