English Language Functions

When watching an English language film or show..

Don't use Chinese subtitles! I recommend anyone who desires to improve their English to try watching an English language movie with only English subtitles. If you have the Chinese subtitles on the screen, then you will concentrate on reading the

Pictorial Language

In 2010 fMRI imaging of brain activity during word recognition and emotional response is old news. What these images portray accurately is what is happening in a brain when it is focused on a specific thought or feeling. Pictures such as drawings on cav

Language

According to Illinois state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American." Widow is the only female form in the English language that is shorter than its corresponding male term (widower). Victor

Tutoring English Second Language Students

I work with English second language students at my school, mostly Karen-Burmese students, in English grammar, speech and comprehension. Does anyone have any recommendations about working with ESL students, especially east-asian ones?

Cambridge Language Solutions to train Algerian English teac

This is the title of the new programme that the Algerian Ministry of Education intends to use in order to help the Algerian English teachers to promote their levels in English. How? When ? Where? You may find the answers in this article

'Subdermatoglyphic' (17 letters) is the longest isogram in English language!

An ISOGRAM (also known as a "nonpattern word") is a logological term for a word or phrase without a repeating letter. In the book 'Language on Vacation: An Olio of Orthographical Oddities' (1965), Dmitri Borgmann tried to find the longest

Body Language Around The World

Body Language Around The World Body language is away to communicate using gestures, not words. Everyone uses body language all the time. Why? It helps us to communicate. What do you think when someone puts her or his thumbs up? What does it mean when

Program to explain some String functions

import java.io.*; class strfun { public static void main(String args[])throws IOException { String s="ABCDEFAA"; System.out.println(s.replace('A','B'));

Little Explorers, a magazine for muslim children (in English) is out now!!!

Little explorers is a new magazine for muslim children. ALhamdullilah, it is out now. Price £3 in UK International delivery. check it out, the Ramadan issue is very good Mashallah. It has only 16 pages but subsequent issues will be 24 pages

LQToronto (Institute of the Language of the Quran)

Do you want to learn Arabic? At this site, you can learn arabic. (click it) Dr. Abdur Rahim teaches classes in videos which you can download or watch online. There are also books and worksheets, all from the three madinan arabic books.

UCAPAN SELAMAT HARI JADI WARGA E-MINDA!

Hari ini (22/5/2008) kita ada birthday boys! Selamat Hari Jadi kepada sdr effhedge dan sdr mie9429! Moga panjang umur dan dimurahkan rezeki!

Double Letter Game (A-W) NO XYZ!

Games goes in alphabetical order! a b c d ... Word must contain double letters! for example: apple battle call I begin with a: apply

On Personalities and Shadows: Kennett's and Shasta's

I decided to start a topic that focuses on Kennett's personality and by extension the "personality" or style of Shasta and the OBC. As I had said elsewhere on this site, the unrecognized shadow of the founder of religious organizations (cults