It's obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier -- like traveling or watching movies without subtitles, or working in the modern world, as a matter of fact. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Educator Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language keeps your brain healthy, complex and actively engaged. Watch this fascinating video to discover all

The secret to winning an argument isn't grand rhetoric or elegant style, says US Supreme Court litigator Neal Katyal -- it takes more than that. With stories of some of the most impactful cases he's argued before the Court, Katyal shows why the key to crafting a persuasive and successful argument lies in human connection, empathy and faith in the power of your ideas. "The question is not how to win every argument," he says. "It's how to get back up when you do lose." Watch th

Many of life's transformative conversations are also the most difficult ones -- those we tend to avoid, but which everyone must face in a lifetime. Personally speaking, my choice of preference whenever possible is to address issues immediately, peacefully, respectfully, and with an open mind. I also like to count to 10 or even to sleep over it before replying, if it's the case, as I know we're all human and thus triggerable. Nonetheless, as far as I am concerned I choose to

There's no single formula for a great talk , but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it work for you. Do you have what it takes to share an idea worth spreading? Watch this interesting video to improve your own Public Speaking ! Happy Listening! Stay sharp, train with purpose, and let your performance speak for itself. Your Strategic English Coach, Tania If you chose

Is a universal translator possible in real life? We already have many programs that claim to be able to take a word, sentence, or entire book in one language and translate it into almost any other. The reality, however, is a bit more complicated. Ioannis Papachimonas shows how these machine translators work, and explains why they often get a bit mixed up . As an experienced translator who knows the complexities of the job, I always giggle a bit thinking about the strange tra

Neuroscientist Uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. "We can communicate because we have a common code that presents meaning," Hasson says. Watch this fascinating video ! Happy Listening! Stay sha

Joking aside, punctuation is a serious matter. It is the tool that allows us to organize our thoughts and make it easier to review and share our ideas. There are several punctuation marks in English grammar, and a lot of rules to remember, for instance that at least one of them has to appear in every sentence. But how do we choose the right one, and how do we know if you're using it correctly? The standard English punctuation is as follows: period, comma, apostrophe, quota

Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, and we're able to do so from an early age— almost as soon as we start to communicate in sentences. How is this possible? In the early 1950s, Noam Chomsky proposed a theory that the key to this versatility was grammar. Cameron Morin details Chomsky's theory of universal grammar. Watch this fascinating Ted Talk now! Happy Listening! Stay sharp, train with purpose

What we call language is something more specific than communication. Language is about sharing what's in our minds: stories, opinions, questions, the past or future, imagined times or places, ideas. It is fundamentally open-ended, and can be used to say an unlimited number of things. So what does language mean for humanity, and how did we come to have it? Michael Corballis investigates this incredibly fascinating topic in this video . Happy Listening! Stay sharp, train with p

A Coronation is a momentous Ceremonial Event which takes place early in a monarch’s reign. It is conducted in accordance with a number of Traditions and is centred around a Religious Ceremony. Westminster Abbey lists three Key Purposes Of Coronations: · Religious significance: the monarch makes promises to God during the coronation ceremony. · Public significance: the monarch makes promises to the people they serve during the ceremony (and p eople watching the

Some believe Language Learning is a Talent, others think it's a matter of practice and tecniques. In my humble opinion, it's a combination of both, and I would dare argue that children changing language system, having to make a virtue of necessity, actually develop that talent. Whether you believe it is inborn or not, investigating this subject matter will enable you to discover tools and strategies to improve your communication and make learning English easier! Do you wan

Questo argomento è ostico per i principianti, quindi lo illustrerò in italiano. Un idioma è una parola o una frase comune con un significato figurativo e non letterale che è compreso culturalmente e differisce da ciò che suggerirebbero le denotazioni delle sue parole composite; cioè le parole insieme hanno un significato diverso dalle definizioni del dizionario delle singole parole. La conoscenza dei più diffusi modi di dire e delle principali espressioni inglesi ci permette