language – Simeon Brown

“You know what they say about assuming…”

When it comes to learning a foreign language, you’ve almost certainly heard some of these opinions: “Get them started learning young! Kids learn languages so much more easily than adults.” “You’re lucky that you grew up bilingual, it makes it easier for you to learn other languages now.” “The best way to learn a foreignContinue reading ““You know what they say about assuming…””

Native English vs. English as a Lingua Franca

History has seen many lingua francas come and go – Koine Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Old Church Slavonic or the Mediterranean Lingua Franca from where the term gets its name. Today different regions of the world still use lingua francas to facilitate communication between cultures. Mandarin, Urdu and Malay allow millions of people from different partsContinue reading “Native English vs. English as a Lingua Franca”