Monthly Archives: July 2012

An extraordinary, inspirational man – Eric Liddell, the Scottish/Chinese Olympian

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Hands up all of you who have seen the 1981 movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ with the extraordinarily evocative music by Vangelis. It won four Oscars and a re-mastered version has just been released to coincide with the London Olympics 2012.  … Continue reading →

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Watching Electric Shadows on my Electric Brain

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

When learning a language you have to build up vocabulary, and remember it.  As infants we all learn to speak in a very natural way – every word is new, but we concentrate on the words that we need or … Continue reading →

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Shouting from the rooftops – would it help me learn Chinese?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Recently, when in a local restaurant, I had an exchange with a waiter and I found it rather unusual – he spoke English reasonably well, but he didn’t actually ‘speak’ it, he shouted it. Westerners in China get used to … Continue reading →

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