http://www.linglot.com Foreign Language Stuff Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:47:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may have heard of Skype, which is a computer program used for making phone calls to other Skype users over the Internet for free. I have also used their phone service in the past, and paid like $20 for a year of unlimited calling anywhere in the US. ... http://www.linglot.com/2008/06/use-skype-for-free-online-language-learning Lately I've been watching a historical fiction TV series called The Tudors, which is about the reign of Henry VIII. One thing I noticed in that show, is that a lot of Latin conversation takes place, such as during the Roman Catholic ceremonies and whatnot. Latin is kind ... http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/latin-learning-resources Linglot.com is now dofollow, meaning whenever someone posts a comment here with a link to their website, Google and other search engines will follow that link and calculate it into their scoring system. By default, Wordpress is nofollow, to reduce spam, and any links left by commenters are not ... http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/linglot-is-now-dofollow I think it's fun to read about people who have made significant achievements in the language-learning world. It's inspiring to know that learning two, three, four, or even more languages is definitely possible, and is something that people today are accomplishing. You may have heard of Cardinal Mezzofanti, ... http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/modern-polyglots My sister married a Hispanic man who was born and raised here in the US, and who grew up in a bilingual home. So far they have had two kids, and he has made no effort to teach them Spanish. Just about the only Spanish they've learned they ... http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/raising-bilingual-children