English Language Learning

The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: How you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association....

Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Japanese While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Japanese words and phrases effortlessly. How does it work? Just press play, and listen to the gentle voice of a native teacher. Our teacher repeats each word and phrase multiple times, so you'll retain them better - whether you're awake or in bed. For best results, listen while awake first. Then, listen while falling asleep.

You will find 10 easy-to-listen-to, engaging, and fun stories that will help you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the Spanish language.

Whether you're working in a hotel, in hospitality, or in tourism - you will meet native English speakers. So, if you are worried that customers and guests may not understand you; if you're worried you won't understand their fast English pronunciation; and if you want to start speaking perfect English; then Perfect English for Hotel, Hospitality & Tourism Staff is for you.

In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe", in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and", "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language.

You're frustrated with not being understood. You're tired of shying away from conversations and presentations that keep you from making significant gains in your career and making connections in your social life. This guide is a culmination of all of the “mysterious secrets” that non-native English speakers search for on their journey to speaking with clear, fluent English pronunciation.

Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Norwegian While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Norwegian words and phrases effortlessly.

This course aimed at English-speakers wanting to learn Brazilian Portuguese focuses on words, phrases, and expressions used in teaching. This includes topics such as classroom management, presentations, subject names, grading, and many other topics that are directly relevant to teachers, educators, lecturers, and classroom assistants. The course is split into 28 sessions, enabling the acquisition of new material and review of previously covered material to commit it to long-term memory.

Start speaking Japanese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Beginner - Japanese, a completely new way to learn Japanese with ease! Beginner - Japanese will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Japanese friends.

Maybe you've tried other methods and you still feel you're unable to speak conversational Spanish. Or maybe you're an absolute beginner. In any case, you may be thinking you'll have to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on learning Spanish programs or private Spanish classes to master conversational Spanish. Fortunately, there's no need to spend a ton of money and move at a snail's pace to master conversational Spanish.

Embark on a transformative journey to Spanish fluency with "Learn Spanish In Your Car: 100 Days To Fluency With Comprehensive Lessons, Essential Vocabulary, and Practical Phrases For Adults Seeking Beginner To Intermediate Mastery." Designed for the modern learner who values flexibility and efficiency, this book is your roadmap to mastering Spanish in a way that fits into your busy schedule. Whether you're commuting, running errands, or taking a road trip, turn your car into a classroom and make every moment count towards achieving your language learning goals.

The vocabulary words you'll find in Learn Mexican Spanish - Word Power 101 were hand selected by our Mexican Spanish language teachers as the top 101 most frequently used words in the Mexican Spanish language. Hear the word to master the pronunciation. Then you'll see how the word is actually used in everyday speech with sample sentences and phrases. Learning Mexican Spanish vocabulary has never been easier!

If you want to learn French fast and in a variety of fun ways that actually work then keep reading...Most people don't have a huge amount of extra time to spend learning a new language. Could you be one of them? You see, most people make the same mistakes when learning French and this is causing their progress to stagnate. The problem is that they are only sticking to one way of learning French. But now, you can maximize your chances of learning French in less time compared to reading boring textbooks.

This language learning audiobook uses engaging narratives to help beginners to intermediate learners naturally build their Spanish skills. With more than 50 bilingual stories in Spanish and English, listeners expand vocabulary and comprehension naturally through context rather than memorization. The stories progress sequentially in difficulty, starting with present-tense situations and gradually adding past and future tenses. Repeated vocabulary and sentence patterns reinforce learning, while the English translations provide quick support when needed.

Learn Greek: A Complete Phrase Compilation for Traveling to Greece is designed for Absolute Beginner learners and travelers. You learn the must-know travel phrases, survival phrases, vocab and cultural insights to make your trip to Greece a breeze. All were hand-picked by our team of Greek teachers and experts.

Start speaking Afrikaans in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Introduction to Afrikaans. Our native Afrikaans hosts break down all the sentences, grammar and more in a simple, easily understandable way! This isn't stale textbook material - it's fun, effective, and practical! You learn basic beginner Afrikaans conversation that you can use immediately!

Learn Portuguese for Beginners Easily & in Your Car is perfect for people who have no other time to learn a new language! It contains over 2000 common Portuguese vocabulary phrases and words, that will help you in everyday life and travel! Each word is pronounced slowly and multiple times so that you can really learn the correct pronunciation! Each word's equivalent English translation is also provided!

This Audiobook will take you through the basics of Greek with Basic Bootcamp, All About, and Pronunciation lessons. The five Basic Bootcamp lessons each center on a practical, real-life conversation. In the 15 All About lessons, you’ll learn all about Greek and Greece. The five Pronunciation lessons take you step-by-step through the most basic skill in any language: how to pronounce words and sentences like a native speaker.

Este audiocurso apresenta uma abordagem bilíngue para o ensino de inglês voltada especificamente para falantes de português brasileiro. A obra contém uma coleção de histórias curtas simples que são narradas primeiro em inglês e depois em português brasileiro, permitindo aos ouvintes comparar diretamente as duas versões do mesmo texto. As narrativas são construídas com vocabulário básico e estruturas gramaticais simples, tornando-as acessíveis para iniciantes.