en http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v527/ Tim Rowe's Observatory http://www.newciv.org/pic/ncnicon2-s.gif http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v527/ 88 31 webmaster@newciv.org OrgSpace NewsLog 1.67 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:33:26 UT Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:33:26 UT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 180 http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000004/#com78476 2007-02-01 04:33: comment by <a href="http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v527">timrowe</a> on "Why Learning A New Language May Make You Forget Your Old One":<br>I don't know what it's like in other European countries, but when I was at school we weren't taught English Grammar at all! We only had to learn grammar when studying a foreign language (French was compulsory, and was the only foreign language taught at my secondary school.)<br><br>It was only when I took an 2 week intensive course to become a teacher of English as a foreign language that I realised, to my horror, how little grammar I knew!<br><br>I love languages in general - but it's more the *sound* of the words. (Maybe because I'm very musical.). As far as syntax etc. is concerned, well ......... that's why I could never be a good programmer :) http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000004/#com78476 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:33:26 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000004/#com78404 2007-01-30 10:30: comment by <a href="http://ming.tv/">ming</a> on "Why Learning A New Language May Make You Forget Your Old One":<br>I do recognize that phenomenon. It seems easiest to learn a new language if one temporarily forgets the old one, and one immerges oneself completely in the new, looking for what things are called there, grasping for the concepts in a new way.<br><br>But then later, one can go back and remember the old language, and be bilingual, without much cause for conflict.<br><br>I do notice how learning French has made me forget some of my English. Oh, it obviously still is there, but I've lost some of the certainty as to what is correct and what isn't. But now that I've almost arrived at a stage where I can express myself in French without much trouble, I might have to go back and study some English grammar. I never really studied any in the first place, but now I notice how a few rules might come in handy sometimes. http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000004/#com78404 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:30:19 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000002/#com77524 2007-01-05 07:47: comment by <a href="http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v527">timrowe</a> on "Trends in Blogging":<br>Yes. I like the whole idea of 'social software' and the like (although I'm not a programmer). Although social software needn't be related to Web 2.0 I guess some of the features of Web 2.0 I've already benefited from are in evidence on sites like Netvibes where a lot of your data is server-based. I've been using several computers recently - even different OS's and it's been a real benefit to have been using delicious for bookmarks, Gmail for email etc. so that I have access to them any location. http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000002/#com77524 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:47:31 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000002/#com77519 2007-01-05 01:47: comment by <a href="http://ming.tv/">ming</a> on "Trends in Blogging":<br>Nobody's defined it super well, but I guess it is still the thing. People-centered stuff you can interact with. http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000002/#com77519 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:47:24 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77478 2007-01-03 14:53: comment by <a href="http://ming.tv/">ming</a> on "I'm Back (I Never Really Left!)":<br>Welcome back, Tim! http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77478 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 14:53:16 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77475 2007-01-03 09:32: comment by <a href="http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v527">timrowe</a> on "I'm Back (I Never Really Left!)":<br>Anthony Brownhorse :) http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77475 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:32:36 UT http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77465 2007-01-02 21:01: comment by <a href="http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/_v13">bushman</a> on "I'm Back (I Never Really Left!)":<br>have fun, and wellcome back,, :} http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php/__show_article/_a000527-000001/#com77465 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:01:58 UT