http://peopleandlanguages.com/ Connect with People from around the world en Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:36:40 +0000 http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/languages-and-your-baby#post-15 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:29:09 +0000 Mark 15@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I created one more and more detailed page about how to help your baby or child learn a language.<br /> <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/how-to-help-your-baby-learn-a-language.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/how-to-help-your-baby-learn-a-language.html</a> </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/languages-and-your-baby#post-14 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:08:37 +0000 Mark 14@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I have written another post about baby's and language, it is more about the development during the first three months. <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/babys-language-development-0-3-months/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/babys-language-development-0-3-months/</a> It also includes ideas for stimulating your baby's language development. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/why-the-us-economy-is-not-over-in-one-word-poland#post-13 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:00:38 +0000 Mark 13@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I wrote a short article on why the US economy is not over. It is to give people perspective when they hear so many experts talk and news all over the world and foreign governments wishing the US will fall. <a href="http://autoinsurance5.com/us-economy-poland/" rel="nofollow">http://autoinsurance5.com/us-economy-poland/</a> this will give you perspective. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/languages-and-your-baby#post-12 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:00:36 +0000 Mark 12@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I wrote a new post here about babies and language learning <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/baby-singing-languages/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/baby-singing-languages/</a> but also check out my blog which has a list of posts on <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/category/children-babies-language/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/category/children-babies-language/</a> on babies and languages. Please write your thoughts. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/books#post-11 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:28:18 +0000 Mark 11@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Next book I will try to read is Imię Twoje. It is by a Polish author Maria Nurowska. I am not a native Polish speaker so we will see. It is about an American guy who goes to Lviv, Ukraine (a beautiful city by the way)to teach , and disappears. His wife comes looking. This is part of a trilogy. I do not think it is translated into English, but maybe. I think reading books by the way in a foreign language is an excellent way to learn a language. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/books#post-10 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:31:13 +0000 Mark 10@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I am read a "A Day of Pleasure" - Stories of a boy growing up in Warsaw, by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Singer is a story teller first and foremost. I have never been a reader of fiction but he has the ability to captivate you with these stories based on his childhood growing up in Poland. He grew up in the interwar period and wrote in Yiddish and eventually won the Nobel prize. I am an American living in Poland and can read Polish ok, but and reading the book in English. If you want to find out more about life in Poland and how it was as well as a great story, read "A day of Pleasure". </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/films#post-9 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:24:25 +0000 Mark 9@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I just saw the film Transsiberian. If you like anything to do with Russia or Russian culture I would recommend it. Even if you just like a good thriller I would recommend it. <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/transsiberian-movie/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/transsiberian-movie/</a> I wrote a little more here. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/where-are-you-from#post-8 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:55:08 +0000 Kate 8@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I was born in the Polish countryside and live in Kraków </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/which-country-has-the-most-beautiful-women#post-7 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:07:54 +0000 Mark 7@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>However, going by the Ukrainian leader so might say Ukrainian are the most attractive.<br /> <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/beautiful-ukrainian-prime-minister/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/beautiful-ukrainian-prime-minister/</a> </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/which-country-has-the-most-beautiful-women#post-6 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:00:13 +0000 Mark 6@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Since I am an American married in Poland I would say that Polish women are the most beautiful in the world. However, I would also place Polish women equal to Ukrainian, Ukrainian women are from another world in terms of beauty. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/where-are-you-from#post-5 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:25:20 +0000 Mark 5@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I was born in Philadelphia, moved to CT then Boston then Krakow, Poland </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/how-did-you-learn-a-language#post-4 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:28:41 +0000 Mark 4@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>One thing that did not work for me was Rosetta Stone I have written two things about it here <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/rosetta-stone/" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/rosetta-stone/</a> and here <a href="http://www.claritaslux.com/rosettastone.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.claritaslux.com/rosettastone.html</a> - I would be curious about other people's experiences with this. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/how-did-you-learn-a-language#post-3 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:51:23 +0000 Mark 3@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I learned Polish. My method to learn Polish was to focus on words. About 3000 words I think will get you to a level of communication on the street and reading newspapers and watching TV. What I did is listened to a lot of audio mp3 and made flashcards from the words on the audio. I would even take naps and listen to the words almost every day on mp3s. I had friends that speak Polish make the mp3 and I would listen to them mostly when I was napping. But during the day I will use flashcards for words and phrases. I had a shoe box full. I still have the shoe box in fact. Once you learn this many words, any grammar book or course you take or movie you watch is just extra. That is how I learned Polish. </p>