Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Why learn languages?

We all know that globalization and communications had transformed our planet in a great village where you must understand and be able to interact with your neighbours.


And the neighbourhood is the entire world.


In order to help you choosing the best, or the “right for you”, system or course available to day let me show you a short introduction.


The following is an extract from Wikipedia’s articles about languages:


“A language is a dynamic set of visual, auditory, or tactile symbols of communication and the elements used to manipulate them. Strictly speaking, language is considered to be an exclusively human mode of communication.

Human languages are usually referred to as natural languages. A common progression for natural languages is that they are considered to be first spoken, then written, and then an understanding and explanation of their grammar is attempted.

Languages live, die, move from place to place, and change with time. Any language that ceases to change or develop is categorized as a dead language. Conversely, any language that is in a continuous state of change is known as a living language or modern language.

A second language is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue.


Learners in the first or second language have knowledge that goes beyond the input they received, in other words, the whole is greater than the parts. Learners of a language are able to construct correct utterances (e.g. phrases, sentences, and questions) that they have never seen or heard before.”


As you can see, is very important that the course you will purchase takes you by hands and provides you of a natural progression with symbols, real audio tracks with common uses phrases, grammar and, of course, support and fast response to your requirements.