Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel
Musings on learning a foreign language and cross-cultural encounters by Kenneth Leong and Peter Chapple, Euroasia
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Obama says learn Spanish - 34 days ago
Obama gave this talk in Georgia recently, on the campaign trail, encouraging locals to learn Spanish.Obama: “I agree that immigrants should learn English…but understand this…instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn... Topics: foreign languages, french language, Language learning, obama, spanish, spanish courses, spanish language, USA, why learn spanish

FREE 2.5GB online backup solution - no strings attached - 35 days ago
OK. This has nothing to do with language or culture… but it’s a topic of importance in the age we live in.Are you backing up your data? I’ve been using MOZY, which is a free online backup solution, for about 2 years. One of my favourite. Topics: backup, free, free backup, General observations, mozy, online backup

Recession: The best time to learn a language - 36 days ago
Recently I wrote that Britons are missing out on jobs at home and abroad because of their inability to speak languages other than English. Leonard Orban, the EU commissioner for multilingualism, says that small- to medium-sized companies in the UK are... Topics: best time to learn language, foreign languages, Language learning, language of business, language school, language to learn, languages, recession, Travel, what language should I learn, why learn language

Asians go home! - 62 days ago
Yes, it must be election time again. And once again it’s time to pick on the Asians.Why is it that it’s always Asians and Arabs that get picked on? How come no one’s calling for Pacific Islanders to be sent home? Is it because they are.. Topics: asian, assimiliation, culture shock, discrimination, elections, european, General observations, immigration, integration, labour party, maori, national party, new zealand, new zealand herald, peter brown, racism, survey

Why learn Spanish? - 62 days ago
Spanish is the most popular language offered by Euroasia. We are often asked why is this language so popular. Here are some reasons.Spanish is unquestionably one of the world’s most important languages, spoken not only in Spain but also in most of the.. Topics: Language learning, language to learn, languages, spanish, spanish courses, why learn language, why learn spanish



