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March 2009 |
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Spring break with Living Language |
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Are you planning a spring break vacation in a foreign country? Whether you want to explore a new culture or get some sun on a beach, Living Language offers a program to help you make the most of your travel experience.You can turn your iPod® device into a pocket | |||
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translator with the brand new iKnow series. These beginner-level programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish include over 1,500 essential words and phrases organized by theme, and they are perfect for travelers or anyone who wants to learn on the go. Simply upload the files from the enclosed CD to your video-compatible iPod® or iPhone™ device and you will see and hear foreign language expressions along with their English translations on audiovisual flash cards. If you want to prepare on the plane, our In-Flight series is a 60-minute audio program, available in 22 languages, that will teach you just enough to get by in essential travel situations. |
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I had just returned to Bahrain from a holiday in the UK. I was taking a taxi through the causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia when, at the Bahraini end of the causeway, I was stopped by a customs official. After examining my passport, he asked me to step out of the taxi. Once I had gotten out (jet-lagged and completely beat), the customs official started pointing towards the trunk of the car, indicating that he wanted it open. At the same time, he kept mumbling something in English.
Do you have a language story that you'd like to share? Submit your experiences to us at livinglanguage@randomhouse.com. We'll pick our favorites and post them in this newsletter. 
Wikipedia
Wikipedia offers you a great way to push the boundaries of your comprehension-in-context skills. There are millions of articles in English; hundreds of thousands in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish, and Dutch; and anywhere from a few hundred to over a hundred thousand articles in several other languages. Here's how to use Wikipedia as a language learning tool.
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Presidential language: how a few words can open doors The new President of the United States has had much said about him in the news over the past few months: about his fiscal plans, about his foreign policy, even about his bowling skills. But I was most fascinated to pick up on a few discussions of the language of Barack Obama.
Also on the blog: 
Those three magic words Yes, Valentine's Day has come and gone, but we all still like to hear how much others care, don't we? So let's go with a fun classic for this month's article: how to say I love you in eleven different (and exciting!) languages: French Swahili |
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