The Fastest Growing Language On Twitter Today Is Arabic
November 25, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
A recently-released blog on thenextweb.com writes about the results of a study compiled by a Paris based agency, which says that the fastest growing language used on Twitter today is the Arabic language. According to the agency called Semiocast, just over a year ago, only 30,000 tweets were sent in Arabic. Last month, approximately 2.2 million tweets were posted in the Arabic language.
languageadvantage.com Winter 2011 Newsletter
November 25, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
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Winter 2011 Newsletter 
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French Film Wins 2011 LUX Film Prize
November 25, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
French director Robert Guédiguian has won the European Parliament’s 2011 LUX film Prize for his film, ‘ Les neiges du Kilimandjaro’ (France). The film’s story deals with the injustice of today’s societies and pleads for tolerance. The European Parliament’s President, Jerzy Buzek, presented the prize to the film’s producer in Strasbourg. The two other finalists in the competition were “Attenberg” (Greece) and “Play” (Sweden-France-Denmark).
Thanksgiving Day USA
November 24, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the USA. It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November and traditionally began as a celebration to give thanks for the harvest for the year. It is one of the major holidays in the United States along with Christmas and the New Year holidays.
iPod & MP3 Earworms Rapid French Volume 2 Review
November 18, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
An independent language course review by Andrea Lainé
The Earworms Rapid French Volume 2 downloadable version, is the follow-on audio language course after Earworms Rapid French Volume 1.
Having already tried out Volume 1, I found that Volume 2 was at a faster pace and learning much longer phrases. Again, we meet native French presenters as in Volume 1 and with the same method of learning the French language via rhythmic music for 70 minutes. We hear techno, reggae, chilled out music and even echo effects that are quite catchy! It’s this catchy and melodic music that helps you to pick up the language quickly and also helps you to remember particular words and phrases. This is what Earworms calls the ‘accelerated learning technique’.
iPod & MP3 Earworms Rapid French Volume 1 Review
November 18, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
An independent language course review by Andrea Lainé
Now this is a new learning experience for me: learning a language through the use of music. This is an interesting concept and something that Earworms calls an ‘accelerated learning technique’. The idea behind it is to listen to words and phrases in a rhythmic way set to melodic music . You feel at ease as you listen and somehow the phrases become catchy and easy to recall.
I tried Volume 1 of the Earworms Rapid French language course which is the downloadable version (it is also available on CD). It is audio only (although a phrase book is included – more on this later). It is just over an hour long (70 minutes) and covers subjects that you might encounter whilst you are abroad such as ordering things, asking for things, asking directions, telling the time, numbers, days of the week, greetings and other useful expressions. You also cover verbs such as to eat, to order, to buy, to rent as well as asking questions such as ‘do you like?’, ‘what’s this?’ and ‘how much is it?’.
NEW! Earworms Rapid Language Courses
November 18, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Earworms and bring you their fun and unique Earworms Rapid language courses. The Earworms Rapid language course range is available in Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The language courses help you learn to speak a language on your CD, MP3, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad in 70 minutes and on the go!
Spanish Director, Pedro Almodovar Honoured at MoMA
November 16, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has honoured the Spanish Director, Producer and Writer, Pedro Almodovar. The Director was honoured at their annual benefit event which raises funds for cinematic works to be kept at the Museum.
Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese
November 16, 2011 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
Do you want to win more business in China?
Do you want to serve your Mandarin Chinese-speaking customers better?
Do you want to work more effectively with your international business partners?
Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese is a three-hour, all-audio, straightforward course that will help you to acquire essential up-to-date business language to use in China. Read more
‘New-Look’ Michel Thomas Language Course Pages!
November 11, 2011 by la-andrea · Leave a Comment
We’ve just finished updating our Michel Thomas language course pages and couldn’t be more thrilled with the ‘new-look’! Now you can find exactly the right Michel Thomas course and language you want, in a flash!
