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Languages and Cognitions
What is language? The answer to this question is often obvious. Language is the way we communicate within a specific community and is both…
Shirui Cai
Mar 13, 2019
Language and Strength
Language and Strength
Language, one of the most common things in people’s daily life, is the tool we use to communicate our feelings and interact with the outer…
Fan Yang
Mar 12, 2019
Does Alcohol Promotes the Ability of Speaking a Foregin Language?
In today’s society, alcohol is usually perceived only in a negative way as being unhealthy and stimulant to people. However, in my opinion…
Xinyuan Wang
Mar 12, 2019
How the Conversation in English Relates to the Non-native English Speaker’s Mentality
How the Conversation in English Relates to the Non-native English Speaker’s Mentality
After attending university, there is a phenomenon that some international students from China can’t speak English confidently. Plenty of…
Jingxuan Zhang
Mar 12, 2019
Why My Story Is Not Interesting in English?
Why My Story Is Not Interesting in English?
I am the kind of person who loves telling stories to my friends. When people are trying to tell a story, they prefer to tell it first in…
Yuji Yao
Mar 12, 2019
Environment Is the Best Teacher for Learning a Language
“To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world”, as the Chinese proverb tells us, Language is of great…
Haitian Cai
Mar 12, 2019
Anecdotes About Languages
Aside from English and my homeland language Chinese, I can also speak German. I have experienced an enormous cultural shock during my…
Yanbo Liu
Mar 12, 2019
How Does German and English Link?
How Does German and English Link?
If someone is ranking the strangest countries among the world, he should definitely count India because India has 22 major languages and…
Kevin Hou
Mar 12, 2019
Yes? No? The Importance of Tones in The Language
Yes? No? The Importance of Tones in The Language
“To be or not to be, that is the question” (Shakespeare).
Xiangning Li
Mar 12, 2019
What Makes Differences Between Chinese and Americans?
What Makes Differences Between Chinese and Americans?
As an international student from China, I used to experience huge difficulties in translating my opinions from Chinese to English…
Xiaotong Guo
Mar 12, 2019
The Beauty of Language
Learning a new language is always an exciting experience. Learning a new language gives us a chance to see many things that are around us…
YIN Fang
Mar 12, 2019
English Class in America, and Chinese Class in China
“Hopefully our future language classes can become more helpful to kids as a human being, instead of treating students as exam machines.”
Chloe Wang
Mar 12, 2019
Wu: A Dying Chinese Dialect
Wu: A Dying Chinese Dialect
When I was doing a research paper on the social stratification of the United Kingdom last quarter, I noticed that people from different…
Yuchen Hou
Mar 12, 2019
Why Knowing One Language Can Be Harmful
Why Knowing One Language Can Be Harmful
The advancement in science and technology has been exceptional in the past few centuries, featuring influential thinkers in both STEM…
Hak Zhang
Mar 12, 2019
Is Mandarin More Efficient than English?
Is Mandarin More Efficient than English?
From my personal experience and understanding, Mandarin has a higher efficiency in delivering meanings than English. As a college student…
Ian Wu
Mar 12, 2019
Language and its influence on thoughts
Language and its influence on thoughts
Language is a form of a communication system between people and can be spoken or written. The diverse world population has 5651 kinds of…
ruohan xu
Mar 12, 2019
why language is so important
When my mother saw me in the LAX, she gave me a hug and talked to me that she was scared in the airport. I asked her why and answer did…
Zhiqiu Wang
Mar 12, 2019
Language in Life
Language in Life
Southern Min or Min Nan is a native language in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Zhejiang Provinces in Southern China, as well in numerous…
Di Wu
Mar 12, 2019
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