Libraries Go Digital

Libraries Go Digital Digital education is a rapidly-growing trend for public and private schools across the nation, as these mediums are quickly transforming how students learn. Now, school libraries are beginning to catch on to the trend, getting rid of thousands of physical books and replacing them with digital copies, according to an article in the District Administration. The District Administration cited Cushing Academy, a private secondary school in Massachusetts that recently gave away most of its 20,000 physical textbooks. The school upgraded by purchasing nearly 200 iRivers and Kindle e-readers. Cushing Academy also sold all of its 445 students a laptop, and began to upload electronic copies of textbooks straight to students laptops. However, many teachers at Cushing Academy still use and assign printed textbooks in their classes. Federal and state funding for digital improvements in the classrooms and libraries is slowly increasing. Most schools libraries, even if they are low-budget programs, have some computers or laptops for students to use and are beginning to purchase electronic readers. Critics claim that this trend is not necessary, and it separates the wealthy schools from the low-income schools. They believe that Cushing and other private schools have significantly more funding than public schools. Therefore, they can upgrade their libraries with expensive digital textbooks; where as public schools facing harsh budget cuts could never be able to fund these textbooks. However, others believe that this could save schools money in the long run because they only buy the rights to use books and never pay for printing materials and fees. But, the digital readers are still expensive. Yet the appeal of digital textbooks is obvious. Students can easily and quickly access information through digital readers, instead of having to go to the library and find the book. This saves students time, time that most will spend reading. Also, digital textbooks are more relevant to students interests. Lets face it, said Doug Johnson, author of The Indispensable Librarian: Surviving (and Thriving) in School Media Centers. The Net Generation wants its information and entertainment in digital formats. Ours may well be the last generation to use cellulose-based information-storage technology. If students are reading and learning more with digital textbooks, then implementing these digital readers is worth every penny invested in them, no matter how expensive they may be at first. Most experts believe that to be true and are pushing for more digital and electronic upgrades for students. But funding is still down at most public schools, and the transformation to digital will be slow at least until funding increases.

Chemistry Homework Help-An Effective Tool To Ace The Subject

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The Most Amazing Places for Wildlife Photography

The Most Amazing Places for Wildlife Photography Practise Wildlife Photography in these Amazing Locales ChaptersReelfoot Lake, TennesseePhotographing Wildlife at the PolesThe Galapagos IslandsPhotograph the Wild Animals of BorneoPhotograph the ‘Big Five’ in AfricaGiant Pandas in the Chengdu ReservePhotographing the Canadian Brown BearHave you ever flipped through National Geographic or some other nature magazine and wondered how the photographer got close enough to take such a clear shot of the animal s/he photographed?Or were you taken away by the breathless expanse of Antarctica's penguin colony, of which a single puffin, nestled between its parents, commanded the photographer’s lens?In the mountains and by the streams; on plateaus, highlands and in seemingly barren deserts; even in our oceans, our world is full of beauty and creatures begging to be seen.That subtle, wistful longing whispers through photography clubs and major publishing enterprises alike but only those with an ear tuned to the craving heed the call to venture forth and photograph.Are you among those numbers?Do you, too, wish to see for yourself whether a seal’s pelt truly looks luxurious, a tiger’s stripes are indeed symmetrical and whether elephants in fact do revisit their ancestors’s graves?Your desire to understand, see and capture the animal world could take you to places of terrible beauty; it is our pleasure to highlight just a few of them for you. AllanPhotography Teacher 5.00 (2) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors NatashaPhotography Teacher 5.00 (7) £55/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors TimothyPhotography Teacher 5.00 (5) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors Anosh nadeemPhotography Teacher 5.00 (2) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ZangmoPhotography Teacher 5.00 (6) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors RosiePhotography Teacher £12/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MattPhotography Teacher £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AndyPhotography Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsReelfoot La ke, Tennessee Reelfoot Lake is a place of haunting beauty and eagle pairs. Source: Wikipedia Credit: Jeremy AHugging the northwest corner of this US state, Reelfoot Lake is a treasure for anyone pursuing landscape photography as well as those who photograph wildlife.Reelfoot Lake is known both for its bald cypress trees and for being the winter home of bald eagles.As legend tells it, a Native American warrior wanted to marry a woman from another tribe but was forbidden to. He nevertheless captured his bride and ran away with her.Upon hearing of this treachery, the Devil grew so angry he stomped his foot on the soil where the warrior lived. The nearby river rose up to flood the land and, when that water receded, a shallow footprint lake remained.In fact, this part-marsh, part-bayou natural lake is one of the bald eagles’ favourite winter nesting homes.  They start migrating from the north sometime in late November and, unlike other raptor birds, will mate as early as February.Time to plan for: so metime between November and May.Wildlife to photograph: beavers, eagles and deer.If you don’t mind going a bit further, to the neighbouring town of Kenton, you could also photograph white squirrels.Photographing Wildlife at the PolesRecently, scientists were appalled to discover plastic embedded in what they thought was the world’s last pristine wilderness.For all that they are remote and have exposure to some of the most extreme conditions on the planet â€" and are now afflicted with plastic waste, the North and South Poles support an amazing abundance of life.Among other species, we find penguin colonies and   curiously-engineered fish in Antarctica and bears, arctic foxes and hares on the globe’s northern cap.Those creatures make either of the poles dream destinations for new as well as seasoned wildlife photographers.Note: if you do plan to head to one of the poles to take pictures of wildlife there, be sure to plan your trip carefully; it takes a bit more preparation to t ake photographs of animals in such extreme conditions!The Galapagos IslandsAs one of the most biologically diverse regions of the planet, this archipelago is home to species found nowhere else on earth.Best of all, because they have been protected for over a century, the wildlife does not see humans as predators; they are completely unafraid of us!What can you photograph in the Galapagos that you cannot take a picture of anywhere else?You may catch a hawk in flight in any nature reserve but Galapagos hawks are unique. Endemic to just a few of the islands, capturing the image of such a raptor would be a rare treat!The same could be said for the short-eared owl and the Galapagos mockingbird.If you are more into ground-level creatures, you can capture a giant tortoise or any of the colourful species of iguanas.Although wildlife there is abundant and not shy at all, you may still want to bring your bean bag camera rest or, if you really want to do Galapagos properly, bring your tripod w ith its gimbal so you can move your camera as needed.Find out what other equipment you should bring with you on a photoshoot... Challenge your photography skills with the Borneo orangutan Source: Wikipedia Credit: Frank Woutersthird-largest island, located just at the edge of the Pacific ocean, is home to a wide variety of unique animals to photograph.There, you may concentrate on photographing only orangutans or you could widen your focus to include gibbons and proboscis monkeys.If bird photography is more to your liking, only on Borneo could you find a red-breasted partridge or a mountain serpent-eagle. Imagine entering those shots in a photography contest!What about macro photography?If you wanted to try your talent at capturing the smallest creatures, the Borneo Rainforest is an amazing ecosystem where you could find (and shoot) a huge assortment of insects, many of them in the same general area.Also, if you wanted to cross disciplines and try your hand at nature photography, you could not do much better than in Borneo.Photograph the ‘Big Five’ in AfricaThis could hardly be called a list of amazing pl aces to photograph wildlife if we left off Africa.The Big Five we refer to are elephants, buffalo, black rhino, lion and leopard, all of which make their home in the Kalahari national reserve.If you had your heart set on capturing big cats like the cheetah or leopard, you can find them there, too.However, if you wanted to photograph a herd of elephants, wilderbeest or zebra, you would have to plan a trip to the Serengeti.The world’s second-largest continent has such a diversity of life, you may find yourself returning to capture it on film (or memory card) again and again.Giant Pandas in the Chengdu ReserveDid you know that the giant panda is considered a living fossil? They have been around for thousands of years. With an average lifespan of only 20 years, that is a remarkable statistic.Even more remarkable is the fact that there are fewer than 2,000 of them left.These solitary, reclusive animals are far from the fun, cuddly creatures they are portrayed to be but every bit as pho togenic.The Chengdu research base is one of the world’s foremost conservation projects. They have worked extensively to study and preserve this amazing animal... and now they’ve opened their park to permit viewing and photographing them.It’s best to arrive early in the morning or late afternoon as that is when the pandas are most active.You should bring your telephoto lens and tripods because, as you walk through the park, you will come upon pandas lounging in trees or in the underbrush.As well as the renown black and white giant pandas, you will see red pandas â€" a relative of the raccoon, and a generous population of birds and insects, all available for you to photograph.Here too, you may consider taking pictures of the panda’s natural habitats; the bamboo forest is magnificent!And, if you have a bit of extra time, you may want to dash over to nearby Le Shan to take pictures of the world’s largest Buddha statue.True, it’s not wildlife but it is outdoor photography and the statue, carved out of the mountainside, is quite remarkable to behold. Can you see the resemblance between raccoons and red pandas? Image by Pexels from PixabayPhotographing the Canadian Brown BearLike the panda, Canada’s bear population has somehow gotten a reputation for being adorable and cuddly. We don’t recommend you putting those ideas to the test.On the other hand, packing your photography gear and heading to Canada is advised.Canada is home not just to the brown bear but also grizzly bears, black bears and the unique kermode bear, also known as the Spirit Bear because of its white fur.Like the white squirrels mentioned earlier, these bears are neither albino nor are they related to polar bears, which you can also find in Canada.Apart from grizzlies, which will attack rather than retreat when confronted, bears are generally fairly shy creatures, preferring to avoid conflict... unless they are hungry, it is mating season or they are protecting their cubs.For safety’s sake, it would be best to stay out of the bears’ habitat.Photographing th em from a distance with a super-long lens and setting your camera’s shutter speed accordingly could still yield an image worthy of entry into a photo contest.Ours is a magnificent world full of amazing creatures; in fact, we’ve not even touched on underwater photography in this article even though there too are breathtaking life forms.For all of you combing the earth to bring us images of seldom-seen creatures: thank you for photographing them and sharing your work. We wish we could go with you.If we failed to mention your favourite place in the whole world to photograph animals, we would love to hear from you.For all of you only just beginning as a wildlife photographer: we hope this short list of amazing destinations gives you a place to start.Now pick up on these tips and tricks to becoming the best wildlife photographer.

What Can I Expect At My First Voice Lesson

What Can I Expect At My First Voice Lesson Suzy S. For some people, its a big step to sign up for voice lessons. We know the thought can seem a little scary particularly if youre not used to singing in front of others, let alone a trained, professional vocalist!   But dont worry: your teacher isnt there to judge or intimidate you. Perhaps youre wondering what you can really expect at your first voice lesson.   How should you prepare?   Heres a look into a typical lesson experience from Kathryn M., one of our newest teachers in Fairborn, OH: Have you been thinking about taking voice lessons, but you just aren’t sure? A lot of people like to sing in a choir, with the radio, or even in the shower.  But is taking voice lessons right for you?  Here is some information about what to expect at a voice lesson, frequently asked questions about taking voice lessons, and how you can benefit from taking them. The first thing you need to ask yourself is: what are my goals? Establishing your goals with singing is what will help you and your voice teacher set a path for your lessons. If your goals include sight reading better for your community choir, great.  If they include one day singing on the Broadway stage, great. Knowing your goals with singing will help you to stay motivated and moving forward. So, now that you’ve decided to take voice lessons, what’s next?  At your first lesson, there is often uncertainty as to what to expect from the experience.  It’s important to know that although your voice teacher is there to help you improve, he or she will never make you feel like you aren’t good enough to sing. Your voice teacher will work with you where you are at and help you get to the next level.  Just sing out and don’t be afraid to show what you’ve got. What will you learn? Singing lessons are about more than just the product. Singing lessons engage the entire body and you will be instructed on correct posture, breathing and vowel shaping. This may seem tedious at times, but keeping your instrument aligned and working properly is as important as the sound that is produced. What will you sing? This has a lot to do with your goals. Your voice teacher will have repertoire suggestions and books he or she may ask you to purchase. This is to help provide you with quality music to learn from and grow with. Vocal repertoire books range from folk songs, opera, oratorios, Broadway, and everything in between. You might have goals to sing in another language and that vastly expands your possibilities. Kathryn M. teaches singing and trumpet lessons in Fairborn, OH.   She holds a Masters Degree in Vocal Music Education from the University of Dayton, and has been a TakeLessons instructor since May 2012. Sign up for lessons with Kathryn, or visit TakeLessons to search for teachers near you! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of prescreened teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for safe, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by Joseph A Ferris III

Find French Lessons in Edinburgh

Find French Lessons in Edinburgh Opportunities to Learn French in Scotland’s Capital ChaptersLearning Languages in EdinburghWhy Learn French?Starting a French CourseLearn French at The French Institute of ScotlandTake Beginner Classes in French at Edinburgh CollegeJoin a French Language School at inLingua EdinburghTry Superprof for Private French TuitionSpeak French at Edinburgh’s Yakety Yak Language CaféDo a Degree in French at the University of EdinburghLots of us have wished to learn a second language. Indeed, many of us are actually embarrassed by the UK’s reputation for poor language skills, and the Brits’ inability â€" or refusal (?) â€" to try to learn, let alone be fluent in, a foreign language. Yet, we still, the majority of us at least, forget any new language that we learn at school.And so, it is very common for people to join a conversational class â€" or to join a proper, grammatical language course â€" to brush up on, or rebuild from scratch, the language knowledge they once had.But there are many other reasons people seek language classes. These can be that many different languages simply aren’t taught in mainstream school. It could be that you need to learn a language for business. It could even be that you are pursuing language studies because you have fallen for someone who speaks a different language (and, as the Italian expression goes, you only really learn a language ‘in the cradle or in the bed’). AnnieFrench Teacher 4.89 (9) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors CarolineFrench Teacher 5.00 (13) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors LowriFrench Teacher 5.00 (9) £90/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MarianneFrench Teacher 5.00 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ThibautFrench Teacher 5.00 (3) £19/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AnnickFrench Teacher 5.00 (6) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DéborahFrench Teacher 5.00 (10) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SamyFrench Teacher 5.00 (2) £60/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsLea rning Languages in EdinburghBut whatever your reason for taking a language class, you should know that, in Edinburgh, the opportunities abound. It is a capital city after all, and an incredibly international one at that.Scotland, supposedly, is a country in which one hundred and seventy different languages are spoken. Let the hugeness of that number sink in for a moment. And, for most of the languages there are, there is probably someone available to teach you it.In Edinburgh, you can hardly walk around the town centre without seeing adverts for language programs, from Italian classes to those in Mandarin Chinese, from English courses to those in the German language.Whichever one you were to pick, you would almost certainly be taught by a native speaker, who could cover everything from the basics of the language and culture to the phonology, the tenses, and all the communicative skills you would need to have a conversation with a degree of fluency.Honestly, we told you Edinburgh is a great place to learn languages, and we’ll show you why.With French language lessons, you can get to know French culture too.Why Learn French?Here, though, we are talking specifically about French classes. And Auld Reekie will not disappoint in this language either.If you are living in a different UK city and are hoping to learn French, check out our article on learning French across the UK.The Perks of Speaking FrenchFrench is one of the world’s most important languages â€" up there with English, Mandarin, and Spanish. It will be taught all over the world, and countries on every continent pretty much speak it.But whilst these three other languages are spoken by more people, French is increasingly a language of international politics â€" as it is used as one of the three ‘procedural languages’ of the EU.It has been a hugely important language in the history of Europe, and it has had a massive impact on the language of the UK â€" with French culture having done the same. Fre nch will continue to play a huge role in the way that different countries speak to each other.Starting a French CourseWhen thinking about learning a language, people often ask like what are the prerequisites? Do I need to have any basic knowledge of French to actually succeed?The answer, as ever, is no â€" but of course it helps. And the chances are that you know some French already: ‘bonjour!’, ‘merci’, merely ‘baguette’ and ‘fromage’, or ‘voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?’. Nine times out of ten, beginner students know more at the start than they think they do.So, go in there with some confidence, be prepared to keep reading and writing â€" and, in the classes, make sure that you speak (!) â€" and you will have cracked basic French in no time.So, let’s see what is on offer in Edinburgh â€" as we’re sure that you’ll find something that suits you. You can find information on learning French in London and French classes in Glasgow in our other articles!D o a French course abroad in Paris.Learn French at The French Institute of ScotlandThe French Institute of Scotland, or the Institut Francais Écosse, is the heart of French culture in Edinburgh â€" and in Scotland too. With a little French bistro, hundreds of cultural events, a strong inclusive community, and of course some French lessons, it is the probably the place to go if you are serious about learning the French language.It’s right in the centre of town on the Royal Mile, and it’s a lovely space too. They do classes for kids and adults alike, running across evenings or intensively across a number of weeks. AnnieFrench Teacher 4.89 (9) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors CarolineFrench Teacher 5.00 (13) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors LowriFrench Teacher 5.00 (9) £90/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MarianneFrench Teacher 5.00 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ThibautFrench Teacher 5.00 (3) £19/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AnnickFrench Teacher 5.00 (6) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DéborahFrench Teacher 5.00 (10) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SamyFrench Teacher 5.00 (2) £60/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsTake Beginner Classes in French at Edinburgh CollegeThe Edinburgh College is a great option for those looking for a formal qualification in French â€" or for those who might struggle logistically to get into the centre of town. There are campuses all over the shop across Edinburgh and more widely in Midlothian.For the person looking for a formal French qualification, you can pick from National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers, and a SWAP in Language and Business Access. All of these are, of course, recognised by the government and hold you in good stead looking forward to a career. These are a great testament to your skills in French too.Join a French Language School at inLingua EdinburghinLingua are a massively popular chain of language sc hools in thirty-five countries across the world. In the UK, there is an inLingua school in every major city pretty much, offering classes in Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, and every other language you can think of.Class sizes are small, and the teaching is quite excellent, so you’ll be sure to learn a lot quickly, if you put your mind to it.The inLingua centre in Edinburgh is on Shandwick Place â€" in a very convenient location for people coming from any part of the city.Check out our articles on French courses in Leeds and on French teachers in Birmingham too!Try Superprof for Private French TuitionWhilst there are many different language schools across the city, this may not be the right situation for you. Learning a language is difficult â€" and speaking confidently is a skill that people really need in order to make the most out of such classes.Unfortunately, not everyone has this confidence â€" preferring instead to find one-to-one tutorials. These can be absolutely ex cellent for the learner, offering you more time to speak, providing bespoke training that is suited to your particular desires, strengths, and weaknesses, and building a space in which you are as confident as you can be.We, at Superprof, are a platform that connects eager learners to committed, passionate, and talented tutors. We have over seven million tutors right now, teaching over a thousand languages across the world.In Edinburgh, we have nearly eighty tutors of French offering classes from as little as £17 an hour. We’re sure that, among this lovely lot, you’ll have no trouble finding someone with whom you’ll click.Unlock French culture by taking French classes.Speak French at Edinburgh’s Yakety Yak Language CaféWhilst there are so many options for language classes, there is nothing better than putting down the pencil for a moment, stopping staring at the verb tenses and vocabulary lists, and just having a chat.This is what Yakety Yak does in its language cafes acros s Edinburgh. Rather than being ‘taught’, you learn for yourself through speaking, in a totally non-judgmental, relaxed, and completely and utterly French environment (no English allowed!).So, with a coffee or a glass of wine, you can talk about your work, life, aspirations, and hobbies â€" like you would in your own language! It’s simply having a chat â€" but your French skills will improve by miles and miles.Do a Degree in French at the University of EdinburghFor the more ambitious language students among you, there is the opportunity to pursue a French language course at university. The city’s best higher education institution is the famous University of Edinburgh, whose School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures will take you right through the complexities of advanced French.A degree-level language program is one of the best ways to learn to speak like native speakers, as it ensures the most intensive and committed of styles of language training. You won’t just be da llying around in conversational French, but you’ll be exploring the breadth of French linguistics and studying literary texts written in this Romance language.If you fancy being a diplomat, a translator, or an academic in international relations, doing a degree in French is crucial. Oh, and you have the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in a French speaking country. Such French immersion will be really fantastic for your knowledge of the subject.For info on French lessons in other cities, try our articles on  French language courses in Belfast or French language lessons in Cardiff.

Put Back - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Put Back - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Put BackInfinitive form: Put BackPresent Tense: Put Back/ Puts Backing form: Putting BackPast tense: Put BackPast Participle: Put BackPut Back is a separable English phrasal verb. It can be used in the following ways:When you place an object back to where it belongs or to where it was previously1. Alan doesnt like the way his room was rearranged, so he requested their housemaid to put things back to exactly how it was before.2. I can let you borrow my favorite sweater, as long as you put it back to my closet afterwards.When something is causing a project to slow down1. Theres a hurricane coming, so were gonna have to work on putting back the training program to a later date for our employees safety.2. Janice , the manager, puts todays project back because she has more urgent matters going on.When you postpone doing something and do it at a later date1. We might have to put back our road trip until everyone is ready.2. The Joker had put back his pran k for Gotham City that night, because Batman was there to stop him.When you take a lot of alcoholic drinks into your system (Informal)1. If only you had avoided putting back one bottle of vodka every night, you wouldnt have had liver cirrhosis now.2. Did you see the man whos putting back drinks one bottle after another? He always wins the drinking contest.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/hrc4PjzxoYw?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.Fill in the gaps from the video above: Hell be ___ __ in his tiny cage  with ten other dogs who will bully  him, and rape him, until hell  eventually be euthanized.What was the conversation about?Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Put Back.1. The kid was running around without a shirt on, so his mother was running after him to get him to ____ his shirt ___ on.2. Antonette ___ her party dress ____ to her cabinet, and decided to sleep the ni ght away. She can get really moody sometimes, alright.3. The classes were ____ ___ until tomorrow due to stormy weather.4. An alcoholic can ____ __ half a bottle of Jack Daniels in one hour.5. I think theyre gonna have to ____ the business meeting ____ until the boss arrives.Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

What is the Difference between Job and Work - English Lesson via Skype

What is the Difference between Job and Work - English Lesson via Skype Here you will learn about the difference between Job and Work and how you can use these confusing English words in a sentence.Watch this short video lesson or scroll down and read the transcript. Difference between Job and Work Hi there,  Im Harry and welcome to English in a Minute brought to you by englishlessonviaskype.com  Today we want to talk to you about the words job and work. And how they are the same but also how they are different. And how we use them so we look at them in terms of their synonymous features.  They can be both used as nouns.  Job as a noun and work as a noun.  I love my job. I love my work.  Exactly the same.   I am looking for work.Im looking for a job.  Exactly the same.  The work is done.The job is done.  Exactly the same.  The work is finished.The job is finished.  Exactly the same.  So we can see here as a noun they are exactly the same.  However, when we want to use work as a verb, which it is to work.  We cant use job as a verb.  We cant say to job  Ok. So we can only say:  I have to work today.I have to work tomorrow.I have to work next week.  But we cant say:  I have to job today. I have to job tomorrow. I have to job next week.  Job is only a noun.  So they are similar wh en we use them as nouns.  But when were using as a verb, we can only use to work.Ok.  So remember, asalways subscribe to our   Channel and join us on www.englishlessonviaskype.com  Oh and I have a really important message for you that I have just launched a very good Grammar Course and Ive got a special offer foryou at $9.99 and you can get the link here below and thanks again for watching. Difference between Job and Work Don't keep this to yourself, tell the world:

These Mutually Intelligible Languages Will Make You Do a Double Take

These Mutually Intelligible Languages Will Make You Do a Double Take These Mutually Intelligible Languages Will Make You Do a Double Take Sometimes a foreign language makes you do a double take.Theres something familiar about it you just cant place.You havent studied it, but youre able to understand a little.Whats going on?Well, so-called foreign languages arent always as foreign as youd expect.In fact, some are even somewhat comprehensible even if you havent studied them.This might come as a shock, but dont let your jaw hit the floor too quicklyâ€"theres a good reason for understanding a language youve never studied: mutual intelligibility.Briefly put, mutual intelligibility is when speakers of one language can understand a related language to some degree.Yes, some languages are mutually intelligible. So if youve studied one, you may very well understand some of another. While you probably wont pick up everything, you might pick up more than you think.But how does this help you? Why Should You Be Aware of Mutually Intelligible Languages?First of all, once you make yourself aware of mutually intelligible languages, y ou might realize that you understand more languages than you thought. Nothing feels better than abruptly realizing that learning one language has prepared you to understand many.Furthermore, understanding this connection can make it easier to learn an additional language. If you choose to study a language thats mutually intelligible with one you already know, chances are youll have to put a lot less work in than if you were learning a language from scratch.If youre  learning multiple languages at once, pairing similar languages is a great way to maximize your studying. After all,  memorizing words  is a lot easier if theyre the same or similar across languages.Finally, understanding mutual intelligibility gives you helpful insight into the history of a language. Sets of similar languages  usually are a result of shared origin, so knowing a little more about mutual intelligibility can help you understand this origin.With a little more understanding of language origins, you can also s tart to see root words across languages. Over time, you might be able to guess words you havent learned just based on roots you are familiar with.And while were on the subject of studying multiples languages, using a program like FluentU will make it much easier.  FluentU is an online immersion platform that takes real-world videosâ€"like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talksâ€"and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.So once youve decided which languages youll be focusing on, FluentU will get you fluent faster!What You Should Know About Mutually Intelligible LanguagesLinguistic DistanceLinguistic distance is the relative degree of difference between languages or dialects. How this is measured varies, but mutual intelligibility and vocabulary overlap often play a role in these calculations.Lexical SimilarityThis term is similar to linguistic distance in that it can reflect how similar or different languages are. However, lexical similarity focuses on exclusively overlapping vocabulary to determine similarity between languages.Mutual IntelligibilityMutual intelligibility  refers to whether speakers of one language can understand speakers of another language. This understanding can be in spoken or written communication. Mutual intelligibility also occurs in a wide variety of degrees, ranging from none, to partial, to full mutual intelligibility.Between some languages, there can also be imbalanced mutual intelligibility, known as asymmetric intelligibility. This occurs when speakers of one language can understand a related language to a greater degree than speakers of the related language can understand the other.Frequency of exposure is one of the main causes of this. If speakers of one language have more exposure to its related language, theyre likely to pick up more of that language.DialectTraditionally, dialects differ from languages in that dialects are regional variations of one main language. Usually, theyre at least part ially mutually intelligible with the main language they stem from.That being said, the line between a language and a dialect is fuzzy at best. For instance, Portuguese and Spanish have a relatively high degree of mutual intelligibility, but theyre technically separate languages.The Chinese language, on the other hand, is comprised of a number of dialects that arent always mutually intelligible.These Mutually Intelligible Languages Will Make You Do a Double TakeIts important to note that mutual intelligibility is highly subjective. Between sources, you might find some claiming that two languages are mutually intelligible, while other sources claim those same languages arent.Because mutual intelligibility comes in varying degrees, its hard to determine how much overlap there needs to be for something to be mutually intelligible. Therefore, this list will focus on common languages widely thought to be at least partially mutually intelligible.If youre interested in assessing the similar ities between languages,  elinguistics.net  offers a fun tool to play around with. Here, you can enter any two languages to calculate the similarity between their basic vocabulary.The lower the number, the more similar the languages and the greater likelihood of mutual intelligibility. Its important to note, however, that these are entirely computer-generated and the degrees of similarity dont always match calculations from other sources.ArabicThere are distinct regional variations of Arabic. However, many of these dialects are at least partially mutually intelligible. Rural variations are usually less mutually intelligible.While common speech from urban areas isnt always mutually intelligible across regions, speakers from these regions can often use a more formal form of Arabic to speak with each other. Additionally, some Arabic speakers may be familiar with Egyptian Arabic through the media, so they may rely on this to bridge any language gaps.Tunisian Arabic is also considered mu tually intelligible with Maltese, particularly with regards to idiomatic expressions.EnglishScots (one of three native languages spoken in parts of Scotland) and English are considered mutually intelligible. However, speakers of Scots usually have an easier time understanding English than vice versa because they have a greater exposure to the language through the media.English speakers usually havent heard much (if any) Scots, so theyll understand less of it. In writing, however, Scots looks a lot like English (albeit with some spelling variations). In fact, the two languages are so similar that some have proposed Scots is a dialect of English rather than a distinct language.For more on the relation between Scots and English, ielanguages.com  has a helpful article.FrenchFrench has a reasonable degree of lexical similarity with Italian,  Sardinian, Romansh, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish, making it partially mutually intelligible with these languages.According to language reference site Ethnologue, French has 89% lexical similarity with Italian, 80% similarity with Sardinian (spoken on the Italian island of Sardinia), 78% similarity with Romansh (spoken in parts of Switzerland) and 75% similarity with Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish. Thats a lot of Romance language bang for your learning buck!GermanGerman is partially mutually intelligible with Yiddish and Dutch.Because they use different alphabets, German and Yiddish are only mutually intelligible when spoken. (You can hear the similarities  here). Yiddish speakers usually have an easier time understanding German than vice versa, largely because Yiddish has added words from other languages, including Hebrew and Slavic languages, which makes it more difficult for German speakers to understand.In writing, German is also somewhat mutually intelligible with Dutch. However, Dutch speakers usually understand more German than the reverse because they study German in school.ItalianItalian is partially mutually inte lligible with French, Catalan, Sardinian, Spanish, Ladin and RomanianEthnologue  estimates 89% lexical similarity with French, 87% similarity with Catalan (spoken in Southern Spain), 85% with Sardinian, 82% with Spanish, 78% with Ladin (spoken in Northern Italy) and 77% with Romanian.PortuguesePortuguese has varying degrees of mutual intelligibility with Spanish, Galician, French and Italian.It has a very high degree of mutual intelligibility with Galician (spoken in Northwestern Spain), which is a language thats sort of a cross between Portuguese and Spanish. Portuguese also has a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Spanish.While not usually considered mutually intelligible, theres also enough similarity between French and Italian that speakers of Portuguese may understand a little of these languages.RussianRussian is partially mutually intelligible with Russyn, Ukrainian and Belarusian.Jeff Lindsay  estimates that Russian has 85% intelligibility with Rusyn (which has a smal l number of speakers in Central and Eastern Europe). Russian is also 85% mutually intelligible with Belarusian and Ukrainian in writing. However, Russian is only 74% mutually intelligible with spoken Belarusian and 50% mutually intelligible with spoken Ukrainian.Russian speakers are also likely to understand some Bulgarian, along with other Slavic languages to a lesser extent.SpanishSpanish has varying degrees of mutual intelligibility with Galician, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Sardinian and French.Spanish is most mutually intelligible with Galician. Its also highly intelligible with Portuguese in writing, though less so when spoken. The overall lexical similarity between Spanish and Portuguese is estimated by  Ethnologue  to be 89%.Spanish and Catalan have a lexical similarity of 85%.  Spanish is also partially mutually intelligible with Italian, Sardinian and French, with respective lexical similarities of 82%, 76% and 75%.So give these mutually intelligible languages a second l ook. They have more in common than you might think! And One More ThingWith FluentU, you learn real languagesâ€"the way that real people speak them.FluentU has a wide variety of videos, like movie trailers, funny commercials and web series, as you can see here:FluentU App Browse ScreenFluentU has interactive captions that let you tap on any word to see an image, definition, audio and useful examples. Now native language content is within reach with interactive transcripts.Didnt catch something? Go back and listen again. Missed a word? Hover over or tap on the subtitles to instantly view definitions.FluentU Interactive TranscriptsYou can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentUs quiz mode. Swipe left or right to see  more examples for the word you’re learning.FluentU Has Quizzes for Every VideoAnd FluentU always keeps track of vocabulary that you’re learning. It uses that vocab to give you a 100% personalized experience by recommending videos and examples.