Lilian Offeh

Translation

“Her tone betrays the fear that linguists may invade and ravage precious literary territory.” From R. Fowler (1971) Y a-t-il une traduction parfaite et unique pour un texte? NON! Une traduction n’est jamais la seule possible, mais d’autres versions du même texte traduit sont valables, si elles respectent certains paramètres. Deux types principaux de traduction:Continue reading “Translation”

Spanish Language

The definite article Singular Plural masculine el hombre los hombres feminine la mujer las mujeres Neutre lo (the article lo is neuter and cannot accompany a noun. Example Lo difícil es encontrar trabajo).

English Language

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Italian Language

Lo sapevate? Il linguaggio umano è un sistema complesso che ha sì una sua logica interna, ma che è anche continuamente riorganizzato e ristrutturato dagli eventi storici e sociali, che sono spesso difficilmente prevedibili e formalizzabili. How Do You Translate the Italian Word “tutti”(everybody, everyone pron all of [sth]) into French? You translate with “toutContinue reading “Italian Language”

French Language

Did you know? French is the official language of 29 countries. The international organisation representing French-speaking countries and regions is called la Francophonie, which consists of 88 member states and governments. This means that there are different forms of the French language and a variety of accents across the board. All these French-speaking countries haveContinue reading “French Language”

Why Should You Learn a Second Language?

According to Pachler, Barnes and Field (2009) ‘one important reason for the study of MFL is the recognition that it has an important role in terms of contributing to the personal, social, cultural and general linguistic development of pupils in preparation for their adult lives, both for work and leisure.’ Pachler, N., Barnes, A. andContinue reading “Why Should You Learn a Second Language?”

What Can Help You Learn a Second Language?

‘Language is a learned behaviour and is acquired through imitation’ (Cooke 2014, p 77). Cooke, A. (2014) A qualitative inquiry into the construction of modern foreign language teachers’ beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge. Norwich: University of East Anglia. In my language tuitions, I always use the target language giving students the opportunity to practice speakingContinue reading “What Can Help You Learn a Second Language?”

What Makes Language Learning Difficult?

According to Ellis (1997, p.23) language “acquisition follows a U-shaped course of development; that is, initially learners may display a high level of accuracy only to apparently regress later before finally once again performing in accordance with target-language norms”. This definition is similar to that found in Krashen’s (1982) concept of affective filter, which claimsContinue reading “What Makes Language Learning Difficult?”