Wordpress Themes

Archive for February, 2010

The extinction of languages

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Hi Mynglers, We want to share with you this alarming article (its in Dutch) about certain languages becoming extinct. I made a rough translation for all of you, who don’t speak Dutch. Did you know that almost 80 % of the world’s population altogether speaks only 83 languages? What is even more disturbing, is that […]

Myngle and the LANCELOT School partner to train teachers

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Hello Mynglers, Many of you are already familiar with the work of the LANCELOT School, as trainers, language educators, and thought leaders in the world of online language training.  Several of the teachers on Myngle have  been able to benefit from the experience of Heike Philp, Holly Longstroth, and other educators involved with LANCELOT.  They […]

Google’s plan to overcome language barriers

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Hi everyone! Some big news for everyone struggling with language barriers: Google is developing a software for the first phone that will be able to translate foreign languages instantly combining in voice recognition and automatic translation. If they succeed, this could completely transform communication between different languages and also influence language learning. If you want […]

Myngle in Keynote speech on e-learning 2.0; Consumers lead the way

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Hi all, This week, on February 2 & 3, the 11th national e-learning congress of The Netherlands was held in Philips High Tech Campus, Eindhoven. First keynote speaker was Vincent Everts. Vincent is one of the top 25 speakers in The Netherlands and an innovation guru,  trendwatcher, passionate speaker, consultant, debate leader and video blogger. A […]