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Into how Many Languages has the Bible Been Translated?
One of the most common questions asked by both Christians and non-Christians is, “Why are there so many Bible translations?” Are they necessary? Isn’t it overkill to have so
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Why are There Different Bible Translations?
As Christians who go to church as much as we can, we must have been hit by the thought – why are there different Bible translations? I can’t help but wonder myself. Perhaps, it would
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How to Learn Vocabularies?
The activities in a language course can be classified into the four strands of meaning-focused input (learning through listening and reading), meaning-focused output (learning through
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How Important is the Timing in Learning a Language?
Relearning a forgotten language is easier for those under 40 A small study involving 7 native English speakers who had learned either Hindi or Zulu as children when living abroad, but now
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How to Study a Foreign Language
Language learning is a highly cumulative process. It is like making a tower out of blocks: you keep building on top of what you did the day before. If you don’t keep at the job steadily,
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The Importance of Building Skills in Language Learning
An important truth of language learning is that it requires mastery of a skill as much as acquisition of knowledge. In other words, it is not enough for students to know word meanings
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Different Ways of Learning a New Language
Sometimes we talk about “students” as if they are a more or less homogeneous group and that there should be a set of learning and teaching methods that would work well for all of them
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Benefits of Bilingualism in old age
Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms A study confirms the dramatic effect of being bilingual, with bilingual speakers being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more than 4 years
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Effect of Working Memory Capacity on new Language Learning
Vocabulary acquisition in children is significantly affected by the child’s ability to repeat back words. This limitation becomes less as the individual gains a large vocabulary, and thus develops a
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Translation of the Book “No Man-Made Path” by Stefan Jarnik has Been Completed
“No Man-Made Path” is a beautiful story written in a Christian context. Christian Lingua translated this book from German into English.