Greek is spoken by about 12 million people. The majority of these are in Greece and Cyprus whilst the Greek diaspora are generally bilingual. This article looks at the kinds of problems Greek as a mother tongue speakers have in learning English. Background In Greece English films are subtitled on […]
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German vs English
German (Deutsch) is a Germanic language, related to English and Dutch. It is the second-most spoken language in Europe after English. It is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers. It is spoken in Germany by more than 95% of the population, […]
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The English language was heavily influenced by French in the past and there is a great deal of overlap between the two languages, both in terms of vocabulary and grammar. However there are a number of major issues that French native speakers have when they learn English and this article […]
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The language spoken predominantly in the Philippines. It is a “prestige” version of Tagalog and alongside English one of the national languages. The video shows a few basic phrases (greetings and suchlike) in Filipino.
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Dutch is one of the closest relatives to English and the two languages share many facets. But this article is about the main differences between the two languages so that if you ever happen to teach students with a Dutch mother tongue, you’ll understand why they make certain errors and […]
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