WHY LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE?

Why are you learning a second language?
Check the presentation below. Are these reasons you own for learning English?

Why Learn A Second Language? on Prezi by Tina Villanueva

World Englishes: 30 countries with a million English speakers

Watch the video and listen to its song about 30 countries with about a million (or more) speakers of English. 
This video shows the vast spread of the British Empire and the legacy of the English language.

HAPPY WIKI BIRTHDAY! ;-)



Source:  The Economist


 Did you know that Wikipedia has just celebrated its 10th birthday?

Today, Wikipedia contains over 17 million articles across all languages.

Its 17 million articles (over 3.5 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site.

Are you in need of a translator? ;-)

How good are you at speaking foreign languages? What languages can you speak?
Watch Catherine Tate translating into "7 languages" in this hilarious sketch...

Do you know your slang?

British and American English do not differ only by the accent. Their slang is also very much a cultural thing, as you may notice on this video of Hugh Laurie and Ellen DeGeneres.

What slang do you know? If you want to speak "cool" and learn a few "hip" words, check the Urban Dictionary.

Doing Research for an English Project? Make it Simple!

Image from CORBIS.COM

Are you working on a project for your English class?
Do you need to have some research done on a particular topic? 
Does the amount of information used in encyclopedias overwhelm you? 
Then the Simple English Wikipedia is for you!

Simple English Wikipedia is a good resource for less intensive searches. Children and non-English speakers, especially people who are learning English, can give this simpler version of Wikipedia a read. 
The Simple English Wikipedia is for everyone! Simple English words and grammar are used, as well as shorter sentences. This lets people who know little English understand the content.

Another interesting online resource is Ten Word Wiki.

If you are searching for a Wikipedia that’s even simpler than the Simple English Wikipedia, go to Tenwordwiki.com. 

This site helps you to find facts and meanings in exactly ten words. You can think of it as the Twitter equivalent of Wikipedia. Tenwordwiki.com shows you that sometimes information can also be given with a bit of humour.

Can learning a foreign language save your life?

What do you think? Can learning a foreign language really save your life?

How important is learning languages for your future?

Learning Languages...

Do You Speak English? 

Have you paid attention to language learning at school?

How many languages do YOU speak?  

Leave your comment here!

ENGLISH, A GLOBAL LANGUAGE

As a student of English, have you ever wondered why English is such a global language? Do you think that learning English will be important in your future life?