Fifteen Simple Rules

Japanese Alphabet and Charts in Photos

 When I was at George Mason University I took a class called Japan at War. My professor was a fifty two year old Australian woman. She had a tramp stamp on her lower back. She was only our teacher for a few weeks because she developed spinal cancer. I do not know what happened to her, but she was a great teacher.

Anyway, what I remember about her was that she first worked as a nurse in Australia. I believe that down under, this was a five year degree. Then, she went back to school and became fluent in Japanese. I believe she earned two more degrees in Japanese. Other than being a professor at GMU, she also ran a consulting firm, helping others do business in Japan.

I learned a great deal from her about Japanese culture. It is amazing how they industrialized, and reverse engineered British, German and French technology. This was how Japan became a super power in Asia - reverse engineering. They would buy something, take it apart, learn how it worked, rebuild it, making it better.

Sverige - Swedish Radio and Television Live Stream

One of my friends from Live Mocha hooked me up with some great websites for listening to Swedish radio. She also gave me some links for watching Swedish television, news, and soap operas.

Thank you Kim!

French Language Materials

Everything you could possibly need to learn French fluently.

Are Bilinguals and Polyglots More Intelligent?

Intelligence and Bilingualism

This is a big topic. I know that the monolingual (Americans and Brits) are going to take offense to this. But there is significant evidence that people who are bilingual and polyglots are more intelligent than monolinguals. 


The research indicates that this difference is not genetic. ( Bilinguals and Polyglots are not born smarter.)  


Remember that IQ is both genetic and environmental. One can be born with great smart genes...yet little drive to improve oneself in this world. How much will they really amount to? Although I do not personally subscribe to the believe that all bilinguals are smarter than monolinguals, I do think that on average, they are smarter.


The choice to be bilingual is a life changing choice. It is a choice that will make you a smarter person. I have made it one of my life goals to encourage and support others who want to become polyglots. This blog entry, however, asks that age old question - are bilinguals and polyglots smarter than monolinguals? Anytime we talk about intelligence, feelings get hurt, so I will look at this question with as much grace as I can. 

Bir çok dil hakkında bilgi edinebileceğiniz eşsiz bir sitedir

Merhaba okuyucular

          Eğer buradaysanız bu iki  veya daha çok dilde akıcı konuşmaya ilgili olduğunuzu gösterir.Kişisel deneyimimden yola çıkarak söyleyebilirim ki, önünüzde zorlu ve uzun bir yol var.Dil öğrenmek zorlu bir süreçtir.Günlük çalışmayı ,elleriniz ağrıyıncaya kadar yazmayı ve bazen utandırıcı hatalar yapmayı göze almalısınız.Kısa bir sürede akıcı konuşacağınızı ummayın.Bir çok dil kursu size eğer onları tercih ederseniz çabucak öğreneceğinizi vaat ederler.Bu bir yalandır,çünkü bir dili öğrenmek yıllar alır.

Hindi (हिन्दी) Devanagari Alphabet Photos

Come view some interesting images concerning the Hindu (Devanagari) Alphabet and Language.  I included not only political maps, but also population density, and religious maps.