Sunday, 24 February 2013

What's the best language to learn for a doctor?

Clinical Medicine


If you are a doctor, or want to become a doctor, what is the best foreign language to learn?

A useful chart from Sciencewatch can help:

Below is a listing of the top 20 countries which, as of the latest bimonthly update of Essential Science Indicators, attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals of Clinical Medicine over the 10-year + 4-month period (1998-April 30, 2008). 


Ranked by Citations
Rank
      Field
Papers
Citations
Citations
Per Paper
1
USA
679,178
10,598,007
15.6
2
ENGLAND
161,257
2,223,465
13.79
3
GERMANY
166,413
1,869,962
11.24
4
JAPAN
159,194
1,493,009
9.38
5
CANADA
82,590
1,266,659
15.34
6
FRANCE
106,792
1,230,025
11.52
7
ITALY
93,577
1,184,239
12.66
8
NETHERLANDS
62,400
987,238
15.82
9
AUSTRALIA
56,527
710,752
12.57
10
SWEDEN
44,507
670,057
15.06
SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from the August 1, 2008 update covering a 10-year + 4-month period, 1998-April 30, 2008.



So German, Japanese, French, Italian, Dutch, and then Swedish look like it, then.

Would you have guessed it?

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Saturday, 23 February 2013

21 Different (mostly) English accents! Which one is really hers?

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While all languages have their different accents and dialects, English might have the most of them all, because it is such a widespread language.

Here is a woman, Amy Walker, who is putting on 21 different accents. Most of them are English, and they sound so different from one another.


 

I wonder, which one is her real accent? It is difficult to tell.

Someone said she is from Wisonson in the US.

But I think she is British, probably from London. But who knows?

What do you think?

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Perils of learning a foreign language

If you want to learn a foreign language but don't know which language to choose, then you should check out our page: http://ebestlanguagelearningsoftware.com/best-foreign-language-to-learn for advice and help.

Once you have set your mind on the new language you want to learn, make sure you get the best language learning software to help you out. If you get the wrong one, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble, like this hilarious example shows below (a classic from Monty Python):





All the best in your language learning goals, and have fun!

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Best Foreign Language To Learn


How do you choose what is the Best Foreign Language To Learn? First, you’ve got to figure out what exactly  you mean by “best”? Do you mean the easiest language to learn?
Or do you have more of a practical point of view? Like figuring out what’s the best foreign language to learn if you want to make more money in your job?
Or maybe you are a parent and want advice on the best foreign language for your child to learn?
Well, we’ll give you some answers to all of these questions, and then you can decide. And once you DO decide, then you can choose the best foreign language programs for you and your budget.

Easiest Language To Learn


OK, first let’s see what the easiest language to learn is. Maybe you are a student who wants to choose an easy course to get high marks. Or maybe you just want to learn a new language as a hobby or for the fun of it.
While everyone is different, with their own backgrounds, etc. for a native English speaker, the US Foreign Service Institute has come up with a classification system that they use for their officers.
Here is a summary below: