http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Frank+Middleton Advice Frank Middleton Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=83135&ca=Advice Ten reasons to start learning Chinese 1. Chinese, is one of the Sino-Tibetan languages, or more accurately it is a group of different dialects of which Mandarin (Putonghua) is one. Taken together there are more native speakers of Chinese than any other language. To put this in perspective there are... Advice Frank Middleton Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=83423&ca=Advice It is easier to start to learn a new language than to become good at it, and almost certainly is more fun. I’ve started to learn many new languages. French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Afrikaans to name but a few. I can’t speak them yet but I’ve started and I’ve picked up a few words and phrases... Education Frank Middleton Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=54011&ca=Education Historically, languages are not well taught. We can see this is true because most adults who have had to study a language or languages when younger have no real competence in them as an adult. Maybe as a result of these early experiences, many people never learn another word in a foreign language no... Travel Frank Middleton Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42763&ca=Travel It is often said that English speakers don’t learn other languages, and it is difficult to deny that there is a fair degree of truth in this. However, let’s be fair, often it is not necessary because ‘everyone speaks English’ or wants to practice it. Equally, if you speak English and you want to lea... Business Frank Middleton Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=41486&ca=Business If you understand a language then you will understand to a large extent the culture that goes with it, and if you understand the culture you will pick up on subtleties that you might otherwise miss. In any negotiation or business relationship the more you understand about the needs and wants of the...