Comments for Blog http://englishbabyblog.com Learn English with English, baby! Tue, 13 May 2008 19:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Tech Lingo, the Other Universal Language by jasonsimms http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/06/tech-lingo-the-other-universal-language/#comment-256 jasonsimms Fri, 09 May 2008 20:50:51 +0000 http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/06/tech-lingo-the-other-universal-language/#comment-256 Wow, thanks for the great comment, Bill. I had no idea that Esperanto was so widespread and practical! Maybe I should take a few weeks this summer and learn it. Is it hard to stay fluent in it? It seems like opportunities to practice might be difficult to come by unless you're traveling. Wow, thanks for the great comment, Bill. I had no idea that Esperanto was so widespread and practical! Maybe I should take a few weeks this summer and learn it. Is it hard to stay fluent in it? It seems like opportunities to practice might be difficult to come by unless you’re traveling.

]]> Comment on ESL and Social Networking: Get the Most from ESL Students’ Free Time by Mike Thorn http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/09/esl-and-social-networking-get-the-most-from-esl-students-free-time/#comment-253 Mike Thorn Fri, 09 May 2008 18:04:24 +0000 http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/09/esl-and-social-networking-get-the-most-from-esl-students-free-time/#comment-253 A great site for ESL students is AIDtoCHILDREN.com. AIDtoCHILDREN.com is a dual-purpose site for building an English vocabulary and raising money for under privileged children in the most impoverished places around the world. Check it out at http://www.aidtochildren.com A great site for ESL students is AIDtoCHILDREN.com.

AIDtoCHILDREN.com is a dual-purpose site for building an English vocabulary and raising money for under privileged children in the most
impoverished places around the world.

Check it out at http://www.aidtochildren.com

]]> Comment on Tech Lingo, the Other Universal Language by Bill Chapman http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/06/tech-lingo-the-other-universal-language/#comment-249 Bill Chapman Fri, 09 May 2008 09:33:17 +0000 http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/05/06/tech-lingo-the-other-universal-language/#comment-249 What an interesting contribution! I am not sure that English is as widespread or useful as people claim. I would like to argue how useful Esperanto is as the international language. It is a planned language which belongs to no one country or group of states. Take a look at www.esperanto.net Esperanto works! I've used it in speech and writing in a dozen countries over recent years. Indeed, the language has some remarkable practical benefits. Personally, I've made friends around the world through Esperanto that I would never have been able to communicate with otherwise. And then there's the Pasporta Servo , which provides free lodging and local information to Esperanto-speaking travellers in over 90 countries. In the past tear I have had guided tours of Berlin and Milan in the planned language. I have discussed philosophy with a Slovene poet, humour on television with a Bulgarian TV producer. I've discussed what life was like in East Berlin before the wall came down, how to cook perfect spaghetti, the advantages and disadvantages of monarchy, and so on. I recommend it, not just as an ideal but as a very practical way to overcome language barriers. What an interesting contribution! I am not sure that English is as widespread or useful as people claim. I would like to argue how useful Esperanto is as the international language. It is a planned language which belongs to no one country or group of states. Take a look at http://www.esperanto.net

Esperanto works! I’ve used it in speech and writing in a dozen countries over recent years.
Indeed, the language has some remarkable practical benefits. Personally, I’ve made friends around the world through Esperanto that I would never have been able to communicate with otherwise. And then there’s the Pasporta Servo , which provides free lodging and local information to Esperanto-speaking travellers in over 90 countries. In the past tear I have had guided tours of Berlin and Milan in the planned language. I have discussed philosophy with a Slovene poet, humour on television with a Bulgarian TV producer. I’ve discussed what life was like in East Berlin before the wall came down, how to cook perfect spaghetti, the advantages and disadvantages of monarchy, and so on. I recommend it, not just as an ideal but as a very practical way to overcome language barriers.

]]> Comment on Devan Doesn’t Actually Have a Problem by English Baby | Blog » Blog Archive » Taking English Lessons to the Streets http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/04/25/devan-doesnt-actually-have-a-problem/#comment-237 English Baby | Blog » Blog Archive » Taking English Lessons to the Streets Thu, 08 May 2008 06:10:02 +0000 http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/04/25/devan-doesnt-actually-have-a-problem/#comment-237 [...] next lesson goes up on Monday but you can get watch the video below. It’s an interview with Devan and my former roommate Matt, who works at a guitar store called Old Town [...] […] next lesson goes up on Monday but you can get watch the video below. It’s an interview with Devan and my former roommate Matt, who works at a guitar store called Old Town […]

]]> Comment on Using YouTube in the Classroom: YouTube, They Learn by dhazhan http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/04/30/using-youtube-in-the-classroom-youtube-they-learn/#comment-229 dhazhan Wed, 07 May 2008 18:15:06 +0000 http://englishbabyblog.com/2008/04/30/using-youtube-in-the-classroom-youtube-they-learn/#comment-229 hi hi

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