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Parrot Time issue 17 September-October 2015

 

Published every two months, it has had such diverse feature articles as:

- Are You Wasting Your Money on Language Classes?
- Chatting in Languages Online
- Why English Is Different Than Any Other Language
- Why Do People Learn Languages?
- The Ultimate Fate of Language Learning
- Coming Home to Faroese - The Why and How of Learning a Small Language
- Religion in Culture
- Constructed Languages - Making It All Up
- Rohonc Codex, Linear A & B, the Rosetta Stone, the Voynich Manuscript
- Speaking with Aliens
- When Languages Meet and Conflict

As well as standard columns dealing with:

- Language artefacts
- Linguist and author biographies
- Film and book reviews
- Languages in peril
- Celebrations from around the world
- Etymologies of foods
- "Where are you?" monthly contest

FEATURED:

1. The Cost of Free Language Resources

When learning a language, it is great to find so many resources available which do not cost anything to use. However, nothing is ever truly free, and someone gave up something to make that for you.

2. Review of Polyglot Workshops: Brazil

Guest writer Patrick Lencastre gives us his thoughts and experience, as well as sharing some tips he learned, at the Polyglot Workshop in Brazil.

3. Easier Way to Learn Languages Fast

There are a few tricks you can use to learn a language easier, as guest author Teddy Lee shows us. It is all in the family.

4. Dream, decide, do - tips from a polyglot

Polyglot and CEO of Europeonline gives us her list of tips on how to learn languages and become inspired for life!

COLUMNS:

1. Letter From The Editor

Free Things. Who doesn't like free things? Just remember, even free things cost something to someone.

2. Languages in Peril

Talysh. The Northwestern Iranian language of Talysh and its people have been persecuted and are now in danger of becoming extinct. Even with current efforts to revive it, Talysh ...

3. App Rev

Tandem. A review of the language learning app for iOS "Tandem"

4. At A Glance

Quick look at various language websites and resources

5. At the Cinema

Cambio de Ruta. Nicté is a wonderful tour guide in Mexico whose life abruptly changes when her company is sold and she falls in love with the son of the new owner.

6. Where Are You?

Guess the city and country from the article and picture.

7. Book Look

Language Master Key. A review of Ron Gullekson's book "Language Master Key".



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