Learning A Foreign Language

The most recent entry at the Eides' neurolearning blog is on "The Different Ways We're Wired...to Learn a Foreign Language". Researchers at the University College in London have found something that many of us have known for a while -- it is harder for some people to learn foreign languages than others.

I have not seen anything new on better ways to help people learn foreign languages in particular -- using immersion and music are still top on my list. There is a lot of research on learning styles, and certainly the "best" or easiest way for one person to learn is not the same for everyone.

I also read an older entry of the Eides "Brain of the Blogger" and it might be the motivation that I need to make more frequent entries here.

China launches Web site to teach Chinese

There is a new website to help people learn Chinese. For more detail, you can visit the site at linese.com or read the Reuters new story. It looks nice. There are alot of audiovisual links so it may be a little slow for some - especially if you are still on dialup. I think it is worth checking out.

If youa re not studying Mandarin, you may still be interest in the News page on the site. It looks like news that would be reasonable to share with children. You can reach it from the menu/list on the sidebar - or using their pull-down channel selection menu and specifiying the "news channel".

One of my favorite places for "China news for Children" is still Steve Whan's weekly Focus on China. You can see them in his archives.