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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Jetset Spanish" href="http://www.LearningASecondLanguage.net/go/JetsetSpanish" target="_blank"><strong>Jetset Spanish</strong></a> breaks a new ground taking out learn Spanish videos for those who would learn to speak Spanish as efficiently with its proper native accent as an immersion program like learn Spanish in Spain provides to its 24 hour students visiting Spain or some Latin American country for the purpose.</p>
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<p>The right way to pronounce a word or the most proper way to structure a sentence with the genuine Spanish cultural flavor in it comes only from getting immersed in the depth of its linguistic culture for an indefinite length of time.</p>
<p>You cannot do it sitting in the cozy environs of your home country through any kind of academic language learning. You do need to physically be an inseparable part of the linguistic culture of the language through an inevitable transportation of your very physical self into its distant geographical terrain. You do need to stay there speaking to native Spanish speakers for a good duration of time extending from a few months to one full year.</p>
<p>But <strong>suppose</strong> you could simulate it all on the screen of your computer monitor and learn to speak Spanish the immersion way!</p>
<p><strong>Suppose</strong> you could make friends with real native Spanish speakers ANYTIME you wished to do so!</p>
<p><strong>Suppose</strong> you could invite them to a Spanish restaurant to have a cup of coffee together, chatting with them face to face for ANY duration of time!</p>
<p><strong>Suppose</strong> you could meet <strong>THEIR</strong> friends as well as <strong>THEIR</strong> family along with <strong>THEM</strong>, chatting with them all along; and learn to speak Spanish the most natural way!</p>
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<p><strong>What a great idea is that!</strong> Learn Spanish online with Jetset Spanish learn Spanish videos and learn to speak Spanish as an immersion program like learn Spanish in Spain!!</p>
<p>It is not only an idea; it has already been achieved in a very concrete way through Jetset Spanish program. What you only need doing is downloading the complete Jetset Spanish program comprising learn Spanish videos and getting a back-up disc shipped to your door for <strong>FREE</strong>! You will learn to speak Spanish real fast.</p>
<p>Jetset Spanish program is from the same Rocket Languages team that has already taught French, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean and American Sign Language along with Spanish to over 800,000 language learners during the past 7 years with an excellent track record of feedbacks from their highly satisfied students from all over the world.</p>
<p>In fact it was this feedback alone which gave them the idea of coming up with Jetset Spanish interactive learn Spanish videos as their present students told them they would love to get more real-life practice speaking Spanish and would learn to speak Spanish as authentically as a native Spanish does. They also wanted to stay more motivated with something that gave them some kind of real miraculous results.</p>
<p>This was what gave birth to this new innovation, i.e., Jetset Spanish learn Spanish videos as visual learning is the most effective ways to learn to speak Spanish along with its audio content that goes into your ears as your eyes see the action that is getting done as a result of it, increasing your interest and your motivation all along.</p>
<p><strong>Cool! Isn&#8217;t it?</strong></p>
<p>Learning a second language, especially learning Spanish was never so easy before! In fact Jetset Spanish learn Spanish videos are the best way not only to learn Spanish fast but also learn to speak Spanish like a native Spanish does.</p>
<p>Interactive video learning is as effective as a real-time immersion program immersing you in everyday, real-life situations with native Spanish speakers!</p>
<p>Jetset Spanish learn Spanish videos comprise 15 interactive Spanish video lessons, taking you on a linguistic journey to Latin America that starts with your initial flight to Mexico as you learn to speak Spanish the most natural way&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 1:</strong> Cinthya, a native Spanish speaker from Peru, sitting right beside your seat on the airplane will tell you how to interact inside it with your fellow passengers as well as with the air steward.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 2:</strong> You will learn the Spanish numbers the very next which will take care of your very next need to change your currency with the currency of your country of visit.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 3:</strong> As your plane lands, you will immediately need to enter the city, for which you do need interacting with people who will take you there. You will learn how to do all that through learning the most essential Spanish phrases needed for the transition.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 4:</strong> You need to check in for your stay and hence need to ask as well as answer certain few questions at the reception. You must know how to speak them fluently.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 5:</strong> Wow! Cinthya has invited you to meet some of her friends. You must talk your best to them with the Spanish phrases that you learn in this very lesson!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 6:</strong> By now you have made a few more Spanish-speaking friends and out of a blue you happen to bump into one. You will certainly need to have a casual talk with him or her, and that is what you are going to practice in this very lesson.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 7:</strong> Sitting with Cinthya in a café! You must ask her what she would like to have and decide what you would too! Order the stuff, enjoy your bite with Cinthya and ask for the bill to pay in real-life Spanish!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 8:</strong> Would you like to meet Cinthya&#8217;s brother who she wants you to? And she will teach you all the protocols in Spanish!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 9:</strong> It is not very difficult to get lost in a new city that you are visiting for the first time in your life. But everything is not lost as you have people all around you whom you can ask about directions leading to your place of stay. An interesting conversation to take part in!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 10:</strong> The Mexican cuisine mentioned in their menu cards should not be something written in Greek or Latin for you by now. You should know what tastes like what and how to instruct the waiter to add some flavors of your choice. Again an interesting conversation to learn!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 11:</strong> Cinthya wanted a favor from you as she planned treating you with a home party after a busy day schedule of hers. You could shop grocery for her and some bakery too while she is busy with her day job. What a great opportunity have you got to talk with the vendors in their local slangs while you shop!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 12:</strong> A trip out of the city to the countryside! Great opportunity to interact in the subway system, at the railway station and in the countryside with all different kind of people on your trip!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 13:</strong> You need to make your inquiries at the tourist office to know about all the tourist attractions in the area along with their timings to open and the best modes of approach to those places. A real nice conversation to hold!</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 14:</strong> God forbid, but you may need to visit a local doctor or/and a druggist in a medical emergency. You will need to explain your trouble and its symptoms in Spanish which you must need to know in an effective manner. You will do just that in this lesson.</p>
<p><strong>Lesson 15:</strong> Time to take leave of your new Spanish friends now! As you bid them bye, you must speak your heart out while you are going to part with them. By now you must have gone fluent enough to do so almost as good as your Spanish friends are able to do in their native language too, courtesy their cordial company with you through all these days of your visit to their land!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever given a thought to learn German language as fluent as a German does? It is one of the most widely spoken languages worldwide. It is also the official language of several countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium. After the English language, it is the most commonly known language in the European Union, of which it is one of the official languages too.</p>
<p>The German language is the third most taught foreign language in the United States, behind Spanish and French, and there are many Americans that can trace their ethnic heritage back to German roots. </p>
<p>There are many reasons to learn German, such as potential career prospects, current career enrichment, and for enhanced traveling experiences. </p>
<p>If you want to learn German for professional reasons, you have several options from which to choose. You can attend a college or University and earn your degree in German. </p>
<p>Earning a degree in German will provide you with a solid foundation of the German language, both written and conversational. With a degree in German, you will have a surprising number of career opportunities. </p>
<p>If you are bilingual, you can be certified as a foreign language translator for example. This is a stimulating career opportunity that offers you many options. You can work full-time for a foreign language translation firm, translating important business documents or web pages for global corporations. </p>
<p>Or you can be a freelance foreign language translator, setting your own work schedule and workload. </p>
<p>Another career opportunity is to teach English to students in one of the German speaking countries. By knowing both English and German, you will able to enjoy a lifestyle in a German speaking country where you can have a fulfilling career, and experience the life and culture of another nation. </p>
<p>You might be established in a career, and be required to learn German language in order to either communicate with overseas business associates, or to relocate. You can enroll in an accelerated German language program online, which is a fast, convenient, and easy way to learn German. </p>
<p>The online course will give you the skills to read, write, and communicate with others. There are several online programs available for enrollment that provide accelerated programs in German, as well as many other languages. You will find that if you need to relocate to a German-speaking country for your job, having a grasp of the language ahead of time will help to make your relocation and transition less stressful. </p>
<p>If you want to learn a little German in order to travel, you might consider combining your learning experience and vacation by participating in an immersion program. Learning the language in this way, you will not only learn how to communicate in German, but you will also experience the vibrant German culture. </p>
<p>By traveling to Germany, where the language has its origins, you will become a part of the life and culture, and you will learn the language quickly and with surprising ease. You will learn the conversational and idiomatic styles of the language. </p>
<p>You will be interacting daily with native German people who won’t necessarily be willing or able to communicate with you in English. Therefore, you will need to try to communicate with them in the German language. You will become engrossed into the everyday life of Germany. You will learn to appreciate the German culture: the history, the architecture, the food (and beer!), and the people. </p>
<p>As part of the immersion program, you will also attend courses in which you will learn how to read and write in German as well. There is no better way to learn the German language and experience Germany. </p>
<p>Whether you are interested in learning German for academic reasons or professional reasons, or you are interested in learning how to speak German for a vacation, knowing another language is an intellectually and personally stimulating achievement that will open your eyes to a new culture.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chinese characters seem the most difficult part for foreign friends to learn Chinese language. In my opinion, the main reason for that may be that these characters look very different from their counterparts in the Roman languages: each character represents not only the pronunciation, but a certain meaning.</p>
<p>Many a complaint comes that these characters are so unlike each other that you have to learn them one by one, and there are so many to memorize, and that when encountering a new character, the previous knowledge of other ones helps little, you can neither pronounce it directly nor guess what it means. </p>
<p>Actually, there really are some connections between Chinese characters, all composed in a defined way. You are unable to discover that probably because the numbers of the characters you know are too limited, or you didn&#8217;t learn them in the Chinese perspective.</p>
<p>Chinese characters are the writing system to record the Chinese language. With a history as long as 8,000 years at least, it&#8217;s perhaps the oldest surviving writing system in the world. An old Chinese legend said that Chinese characters were invented by Cangjie, a historian official under the legendary emperor, Huangdi in 2600 BC. </p>
<p>Obviously, the fable cannot possibly be true, for the creation of a great writing system made of so many characters are such a huge project, too huge to be one single person&#8217;s accomplishment. But perhaps Cangjie really made some contributions to the existing Chinese writing system: instead of the inventor, he might be a collector and collator of scattered Chinese characters in ancient China. </p>
<p>Thanks to many a contributor like Cangjie and the common people using and spreading characters, a complete well-developed writing system had finally come to birth. The indisputably evidence is Chinese character inscriptions found on turtle shells dating back to the Shang dynasty (1766-1123 BC), formally called Oracle bone script. </p>
<p>Of the 4,600 known Oracle bone logographs, about 1,000 can be identified with later Chinese characters, and the other unidentifiable ones are mostly the names of people, places or clans.</p>
<p>In view of formation, written Chinese is a script of ideograms. Xu Shen, in the Eastern Han Dynasty (121 AD), was a distinguished scholar who had attained unparalleled fame for his etymological dictionary entitled Shuo Wen Jie Zi, whose literal meaning is &#8220;explaining written language and parsing words&#8221;. </p>
<p>In Shuo wen, Chinese characters are classified into six categories, namely pictogram, ideograph, logical aggregates, pictophonetic compounds, borrowing and associate transformation. However, the last twos are often omitted, for the characters of these categories have been created before but somehow borrowed to represent another meaning, or detached into separate words. </p>
<p>Generally, Chinese characters fall into four categories in view of their origin:</p>
<p><strong>Pictograms (Xiang4 xing2 zi4):</strong> Pictograms are the earliest characters to create, and they usually reflect the shape of physical objects. Examples include the sun, the moon, a woman, fire. From this picture-drawing method, the other character forming principles were subsequently developed. Over a long history, pictograms have evolved from irregular drawing into a definite form, most simplified by losing certain strokes to make ease of writing. Therefore, to see the actual picture of what it represents, you must have a lot of imagination as well as knowledge of the origin of the character and its evolution. However, only a very small portion of Chinese characters falls into this category, not more than 5 percent.</p>
<p><strong>Ideograph (Zhi3 shi4 zi4):</strong> Also called a simple indicative, Ideograph usually describes an abstract concept. It&#8217;s a combination of indicators, or adds an indicator to a pictograph. For example, a short horizontal bar on top of a circular arc represents an idea of up or on top of. Another example: placing an indicative horizontal bar at the lower part of a pictogram for wood, makes an ideograph for &#8220;root&#8221;. Like pictograms, the number of this category is also small, less than 2 percent.</p>
<p><strong>Logical aggregates (Hui4 yi4 zi1):</strong> It is a combination of pictograms to represent a meaning, rather like telling a little story. A pictograph for person on the left with a pictogram for wood on the right makes an aggregate for &#8220;rest&#8221;. This story-telling formation is relatively easier to learn, yet most of aggregates have been reformed into phonetic compounds, or just replaced by them.</p>
<p><strong>Pictophonetic compounds (Xing2 sheng1 zi4):</strong> Also called semantic-phonetic compounds, just as the name implies, it combines a semantic element with a phonetic element, taking the meaning from one and the phonetics from the other. For instance, the character for ocean with a pronunciation of yang2 is a combination of a semantic classifier which means “water” with the phonetic component yang2, referring to goat or sheep on its own. This last group of characters is the largest in modern Chinese, making up around 90% of all Chinese characters.</p>
<p>The superiority of phonetic-compounds over the first three categories lies in its unique phonetic components, for many an object and concept are hard to express through photographs or ideograms, and its association with the character pronunciation helps Chinese vocabulary extends much faster than logical aggregates. Therefore, most newly created characters take this more scientific formation approach.</p>
<p>However, over the centuries evolution, the Chinese language has undertaken such a great change, that most pictophonetic compounds don&#8217;t pronounce as its phonetic elements any longer, and the semantic components appear even not relevant to its current meaning. Only when knowing the origin and evolution of the character, you can understand its formation. For example, the phonetic-compound for cargo or goods takes the character for shell as the semantic element, and that&#8217;s because shells used to be a medium of exchange in ancient China, like the currency.</p>
<p>I do hope the above information can be of some help in your study of Chinese characters.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Dave Turner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is it so important to learn Chinese language?</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s day and age, many people are learning a second, third or even forth language. There are probably many reasons to learn languages other than your own. </p>
<p>Some people just love learning about foreign cultures, and therefore they choose to study a foreign language to help them understand a culture even further. </p>
<p>Others learn a language such as Spanish or Chinese to help prepare them for a career that they hope to have or for preparation to travel to a foreign land.</p>
<p>If you are thinking of starting to learn another language, regardless of your age or of other languages you have learned, you should consider learning Chinese. </p>
<p>There are many great reasons to learn Chinese. One of the biggest reasons that I, as an artist, loved learning Chinese was because of how artistic and beautiful to the eye the written Chinese language is. </p>
<p>When I entered my first Chinese class I could not get over how intriguing and wonderful it looked on the chalk board. In fact, as the weeks of the class went on and I was getting frustrated by my lack of ability, it was the physical beauty of written Chinese that kept me going.</p>
<p>Another great reason to start learning Chinese is that the nation and people of China are undoubtedly rising up to be some of the world&#8217;s most powerful people. </p>
<p>Business, travel and trade are all increasing with China, so it will not hurt you to start learning Chinese. </p>
<p>In fact, Chinese could very well become the next world language and be used with the frequency of English. If you are ever considering international business or trade, or if you just like to travel, then consider seriously how learning Chinese could be of benefit to you.</p>
<p>There are many ways to actually start learning Chinese. You can purchase books at a local bookstore that will give you the basics to start learning, or you can even buy video or dvd sets that will help you learn. </p>
<p>An even better way to learn Chinese, however, is to enroll in a Chinese class at a local college or university. Getting in the classroom and being surrounded by other students might be the best way to really learn the Chinese language. </p>
<p>So take some time to research the opportunities for Chinese that exist in your area. </p>
<p>Or perhaps you have a Chinese friend that will agree to give you personal lessons. Even better!</p>
<p>Realize that learning another language such as Chinese can be fun and is definitely valuable for anyone. Start the process today and you won&#8217;t be sorry.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Hui Wang</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many foreign friends of mine learning a second language complain that it is so hard to learn Chinese: the ridiculously difficult writing system, the confusing four tones, the extensive system of measure words, so a lot of things to memorize while learning Chinese language.</p>
<p>It seems that I should thank God just for being born Chinese. Is it really that hard to learn Chinese as a second language? </p>
<p>Actually, I don’t think so. Chinese grammar is much simpler if compared to that of the European languages. English speakers sometimes complain that languages like Spanish have a complicated grammar (masculine and feminine genders, verb conjugations, etc), whereas the Chinese language has little or no bound morphology and there are no grammatical paradigms to memorize. Each word has a fixed and single form: verbs do not take prefixes or suffixes showing the tense or the person, number, or gender of the subject. Nouns do not take prefixes or suffixes showing their number or their case. </p>
<p>I am not trying to tell you that Chinese has no grammar; what I mean is that due to the lack of inflectional morphology, Chinese grammar is mainly concerned with how words are arranged to form meaningful sentences. Plus each Chinese character pronounced in one syllable that is why when watching Chinese movies, you find that a few words can be translated into a syllable mapping in the English subtitle.</p>
<p>Probably, you would say that the above is far from enough to convince you to learn Chinese as a second language; okay, I have got another encouraging and authoritative evidence for you. A couple of days ago I fortunately came across one piece of inspiring news when reading Beijing Times: Less than 1,000 Chinese characters allow you to read 90% of the current Chinese publication, according to a survey conducted by the Education Ministry and Language Commission of China. </p>
<p>The findings of this survey are claimed to be based on 900 million characters used in more than 8.9 million files chosen from newspapers, magazines, the Internet and television. Nowadays, the Chinese media is using fewer characters, and to understand 90 percent of the content in publications, you need only to know about 900 of around 50,000 individual characters that are made up of Written Chinese. </p>
<p>On the other hand, how many words are there in English? Almost 100,000 and it’s still on the rise. One important reason for this is that Chinese characters, unlike English words, are mainly to represent meaning, not pronunciation, and what’s more, many characters are archaic and some found only once in the whole history of the written language, such as the names of people or places. An average Chinese university graduate may know only about 6,000.</p>
<p>Now, would those all above relieve you a little bit in your Chinese language study to learn Chinese as a second language? Hope so, but do not misinterpret this: I am not in any intention to convince you that Chinese is very easy to learn or other languages like English are much harder; what I mean is that Chinese is really not that difficult as you imagined or heard about, it’s just very different from your mother tongue, but difference does not necessarily mean difficulty, right? And that hard Chinese idea won’t be of any help in your study. Trust yourself, and once that fear factor is overcome, the language is actually not that hard to learn. Good luck with your Chinese language study.</p>
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		<dc:creator>G B SINGH</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn Chinese language now if you want to open doors to a new global economy for yourself.</p>
<p>China is emerging as a strong global economy since the last two decades and has become the world’s biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves, touching 1.2 trillion US dollars, as in March, 2007. Many countries around the world are interested in doing business with China and are actively involved in learning Chinese to understand and enhance the business opportunities. </p>
<p>Napoleon Bonaparte had once said, “China is the sleeping giant. Let her lie and sleep for when she awakens she will shock the world.” Nearly two centuries after the visionary statement of the legend, China’s dormant economy emerged so drastically as a global economy that the economic power that this country holds now directly affects and facilitates the pace of global market.</p>
<p>People around the world and countries are now deliberately moving forward to exchange business relations with the world’s fastest growing nation, a nation which is experiencing huge transition from a central-planned economy to a globally oriented market and has become a dominant player in the global economy and financial system. Hence for better business understanding, business opportunity and cultural exchange, it is better to learn Chinese language, which has become an all time high with approximately thirty million people studying Chinese in universities, colleges or private courses.</p>
<p>Chinese is considered to be one of the world’s most popular languages and is a simple structured and tonal language where a single word can have different meanings depending on the way it is pronounced. There are number of dialects in Chinese that are spoken all through the nation in its different provinces but Mandarin language is getting the most popular and has also been recognized as the official language of China.</p>
<p>To follow the suit, the United States is investing huge sums in establishing Chinese learning schools and passing bills to encourage students to learn Chinese language in schools across the U.S. and have cultural exchanges to improve the ties between the two countries. </p>
<p>Despite learning Chinese in home countries, people often prefer to travel to China and spend time there to get acclimatized with their tradition, culture and to gather experiences of being like a Chinese. With huge demands of Chinese, major cities in China are overcrowded with Mandarin learning schools and many of which provides superb accommodation facilities, native Chinese speaking teachers and well qualified individuals to teach Chinese as foreign language.</p>
<p>Furthermore, students can choose to learn Chinese language with a hope of getting easy employment in areas like banking, trade, financial, diplomatic work, academics, news media, content management, tours and travel and many more. Each of these fields is very challenging and gives one an enough exposure to Chinese society, culture and tradition. </p>
<p>Hence, if you are feeling the urgency of learning Chinese and align yourself in the fast track of business by learning Chinese, this is the right time to start. If you cannot afford to go to China to learn typical Chinese, there are plenty of online resources such as free online Chinese learning course, audio guidelines and other scripts which can make you perfect in Chinese and help you actively participate in various business processes.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following tips to learn German fast are personal recommendations that a German language teacher will probably not suggest you ever. But it is worth giving them a try.</p>
<p><strong>Picture Dictionaries:</strong> Picture Dictionaries are books that differ significantly from what you would expect from a regular dictionary. They are made up of different themes &#8211; such as &#8220;At the airport&#8221; or &#8220;in the supermarket&#8221;. They will show many pictures &#8211; mostly things and situations that fit this specific theme and mention the words below the picture in English and German &#8211; and maybe many other languages. </p>
<p>You might think this is just for kids. But any adult can get such a great deal of information out of a picture dictionary. It makes learning fun, visual and context sensitive. </p>
<p>Most people learn better in a visual way. So these mostly 2-sided themes will help you tremendously because they summarize the most relevant vocabulary for a theme clustered together with pictures that are fun to look at and to browse through. </p>
<p>I use them myself regularly and it just doesn&#8217;t feel like you are learning &#8211; it&#8217;s as relaxing as going through a magazine. But the amount of content you pick up this way is amazing in order to learn German fast or even any other than the German language, in fact! </p>
<p>Think of it: It resembles much more reality than learning pairs of printed words. A word is just an abstraction of something real. So when you are learning pairs of words you are dealing with two abstractions tied together. </p>
<p>However, we tend to think in pictures. Your mind has to do two things: Translate the picture in your mind to an English word, translate the English word into the German word by looking up that word pair you memorized. So when you look in picture dictionaries you get the words associated directly with pictures in your mind.</p>
<p>Sometimes a picture dictionary is the only way to explain a certain thing to a non-native speaker, because in many situations we cannot explain what we mean even in our own language &#8211; particularly certain types of food or special technical terminology.</p>
<p><strong>Advertisements:</strong> Another unusual way to learn German fast &#8211; as well as any other than the German language is through advertisements. </p>
<p>Why ads? Because ads are made by professional marketing experts for just one thing: Transport a message clearly and quickly and get in your memory and make you remember it. That&#8217;s exactly what you want when you learn German fast or any other than the German language for that matter. A teacher or a textbook author does not come close to the effectiveness of the communication professionals in the agencies. </p>
<p>So while you may not like to be bothered by ads in your own language you should take a look at them in the language you want to learn. Certain phrases will store themselves in your brain instantly and remain in your memory for a long time. Most of them are short, funny and easy to remember. Eh, it&#8217;s advertisement isn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p><strong>Picture Associations:</strong> When you hear a word in German language that does not resemble anything you know in English try to think if this word reminds you of anything funny or strange that your know. The more unusual the association the better. Consider the German word &#8216;Kissen&#8217; which means &#8216;pillow&#8217;. Just think of yourself kissing your girlfriend or boyfriend on a pillow. This association makes sense and is easy to memorize. The best thing is it involves emotions. </p>
<p>Emotions are a great accelerator for memorizing and remembering things. It doesn&#8217;t even have to be positive emotions. Negative feelings work as well. Anything that is not boring will make you remember the words you wanted to remember. </p>
<p><strong>What You Should NOT Do:</strong> Although it might seem tempting, but DO NOT use music and song lyrics to learn German fast or any other than the German language as well. Most songs contain either a form of dialect, inappropriate slang or rude language. Many songs play with language by falsifying it and twisting it around. Some use very old-fashioned and poetry-style language. So don&#8217;t use it.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t read German newspapers. Most of them are very political and use a terminology which is extremely hard to understand. The sentences are extremely long, so usually when you get to the end you cannot remember how it started. Newspapers are clearly for the advanced language learner. So please stay away from them in the beginning.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G B SINGH</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of ways to learn Italian language, or for that matter, learn any language; but nothing can beat actually visiting and studying in the country where the language is spoken. Daily immersion in the language and culture is the key to gaining proficiency in a language. So where better to learn Italian language than in Italy! Italy is a beautiful and diverse country with friendly people, fantastic food and an astonishingly rich cultural heritage. </p>
<p>For anyone who hasn&#8217;t realized, Italy is a country rich in history, beauty, romance and style. It&#8217;s also a country where good taste in fashion and food abound. Italians take an immense, and justifiable, pride in their national assets, and often refer to their country as the &#8216;bel paese&#8217; or &#8216;beautiful country&#8217;. Italy is among the oldest and most fascinating European countries, with art and architecture are second to none. Whether you choose to explore Italy by foot, by gondola, or by Vespa, the journey is breathtaking! To appreciate &#8216;la dolce vita&#8217; fully, knowledge of the Italian language is essential, and there is no better place to learn than right in the midst of Italian life.</p>
<p>Italian language schools are located throughout Italy, from world-famous Venice and Milan in northern Italy to historic Taormina and Otranto in the south. Choice of location is one of the most important factors in deciding which language school to attend. Without a doubt, time spent outside the language classroom is at least as important as time spent in class. In larger cities, language programs typically emphasize amenities and activities but, depending on the size of the program, can neglect individual student attention. While there may be no shortage of cultural activities and museum visits, intimate cultural experiences are more likely to occur in smaller towns and villages. It is also much easier to fall back on speaking English in large cities, which of course defeats your original purpose entirely! </p>
<p>Throughout Italy, English is less spoken in smaller towns and villages than in cities. In such locations, it is almost impossible not to speak the language you’re there to study. Generally, people in the more rural areas of Italy will be quite honored that you’ve chosen to learn Italian in their home town and will be more welcoming, making it easier to establish lasting friendships and feel right at home.</p>
<p>The type of program you choose to learn Italian will of course be determined partly by your specific needs. There are many different types of program offered by language schools in Italy, including general Italian, Italian for business, Italian for academic studies, and Italian for art courses, music, design and culinary arts.</p>
<p>Whichever program you choose, there are several features to look for which are shared by all good programs: flexible, communicative instruction methodologies, a friendly atmosphere, personal attention, enthusiastic and qualified teachers, small groups. Depending on your requirements, the program should also provide a language qualification recognized by national and international colleges and universities.</p>
<p>In summary, to get the most out of an Italian language program in Italy, look for schools with small groups, qualified native-speaking teachers and programs providing plenty of individual attention. Cultural programs including excursions and activities are important, but they should not substitute for real language learning which occurs best in smaller groups and more intimate contexts. Whatever happens during your time in Italy, the most important thing is that you thoroughly enjoy the language learning experience! You will learn much better if you are happy with your program and enjoying yourself!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thinking of learning a second language? Learn French language then! After English, French language is the most popular language used all over the world. Not only is it popular, but French is also often used in high societies and romantic circles.</p>
<p>Learning a second language is always a new challenge. Helping you learn are many resources that you can use. This includes the Internet, books and coaching classes in your local area. Today many schools and colleges also have a French course which you can pickup.</p>
<p>If you are working for or if you are in an institution that does not offer the course, then learning it online is the best option. The Internet offers many great courses to learn French language with audio samples, exercises and discussion forums. If you want to go at your own pace without stretching, then learning it from an online source is the best possible choice. Keying in the term &#8220;French for beginners&#8221; will yield many results that will help you master the language. </p>
<p>However, if you are on the move and cannot spend the time downloading various different kinds of course materials and visit the Internet regularly for exercises, then it is preferable that you go for a complete and engaging package that will guide and assist you while giving you the freedom of doing it yourself. </p>
<p>While looking around, I have discovered that among all other courses for learning a second language, <a href="http://www.LearningASecondLanguage.net/go/LearnFrench" target="_blank"><b>Rocket French Premium</b></a> offers a complete learning package including 33 Interactive Audio Lessons, 31 Grammar and Culture Lessons, a fun MegaVocab Software Game, a MegaAudio Software Game, a MegaVerbs Software Game, a Learn French Forum and a lifetime membership to the Rocket French Learning Lounge. Designed for people on the go, the flexible approach puts you firmly in control of how, when and where you learn.</p>
<p>In this unique approach toward learning a second language, you will have complete freedom to choose a path and style of learning that fits your personal preferences and interests. You will encounter the language that you really need for travel and holidays and, from the very beginning, you will start to speak French and begin to understand when people reply. With clear feedback, you will be able to make progress quickly and enjoyably.</p>
<p>Usually considered the language of poets and romance, earlier youths from England were sent on a French trip after their education. It was mandatory for all Englishmen working in the court to know French.</p>
<p>Now, in countries like India, French has become a very necessary language with English. This gives the students a global perspective and helps them understand international people and businesses. Truly, French has become the next international language after English.</p>
<p>French is an amazing language. Helping you interact more effectively, this language gives you an incite of a people who have enjoyed a rich culture and heritage. Learn their language, visit their country and you shall see the beauty of France, its people and the influence they had over Europe for 200 years.</p>
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<p>With the popularity of the Internet has come the opportunity to partake in a plethora of new services. Who would have imagined that you could, for example, learn the fundamentals of the Spanish language from an online course? All you need is an Internet connection and the desire to learn.</p>
<p>Providers of online Spanish language courses offer a number of programs from which to choose. Online language-course services not only offer fast-paced Spanish language lessons but many also try to make the learning experience a pleasurable endeavor.</p>
<p>Various exercises are offered to assist online students in becoming more familiar with the Spanish language. Some providers use the &#8220;natural language acquisition&#8221; method which closely resembles the way children in every culture learn their own language. With this approach, online students build the foundation, attitudes, habits, skills and learning strategies that will help them to learn quickly the Spanish language.</p>
<p>Online resources are available, like English/Spanish dictionaries, online translators and other learning tools, that may be downloaded from various sites free of charge.</p>
<p>For those who want a more traditional education, there are online Spanish courses administered by expert language tutors and self-paced independent study programs. Some Spanish courses conduct weekly online &#8220;meetings&#8221; using live voice chat to provide students with a real-time exchange of information and to help them learn proper pronunciation. Spanish courses found online include introductory and advanced level Spanish, business Spanish, health care Spanish, Spanish and Law, Spanish for Emergency Situations, and Spanish for teachers. They all very well know how to learn Spanish online.</p>
<p>All the courses online are administered by expert language tutors so you can be sure that you are learning correct Spanish. There are various Spanish learning resources offered to students in order to enhance further their knowledge of the language, including interactive drills on grammar, verbs, and vocabulary.</p>
<p>There are many benefits to learning Spanish online. You can study any time, from any location and most importantly at your own pace and you earn a certificate of completion that&#8217;s acknowledged by educational institutions.</p>
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