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  The Peak of Human Intellect  By Alejandro Cobo Geraldine Molina. Language is the wheel that moves the world every day, it is present in every society and today, there are more than 6,000 all around the world. Throughout the history of the human race, many elements and concepts have been continuously created by the mere intellect; however, the most significant one is undoubtedly the development of language. Right after humans started to live in society, they noticed that it was necessary to have an appropriate channel that would let them communicate ideas, fears, thoughts, etc. Thus, the language was born, and it has been instinctively present in our lives ever since that moment. Up to this day, many specialists on the field try to give explanations about what language really is, and even if there is not a general consensus, most of them agree on a single principle: language are words, rules, and interfaces. The firsts elements that are needed to create and understand lan...

  Is it important to change the way in which a language is taught? In recent years, technology has become a great tool in education, many students make use of it for their duties in schools and learning a second language through it, it is not the exception. With the popularity of the internet, new alternatives to learn have emerged. It is important to know that a complex goal as learning a language, has a lot of requirements that the internet does not provide efficiency to the students. Although the learning process can be very beneficial through technology, there are different aspects of why it should not be considered as a complete process. Therefore, why face-to-face classes are not only the most effective way to learn currently but also the most viable way for other important aspects of students?. First of all, one of the biggest problems of learning online is the little motivation that students usually have in this way. This is one of the points written by Sethughes, author of...

Reading comprehension is an aspect of great relevance for any type of reader, whether they are amateur readers or readers for academic purposes. Through reading comprehension, we can have a broader and clearer understanding of what we are being taught or shown. A fact about this skill is that it is not presented in the same way for all readers, since for several reasons some people may find it easier to read and understand something than others. However, it does not mean that only a few people can make use of this ability. There are a series of plans or strategies that we can use to improve our reading comprehension and thus, be more efficient when it comes to reading and understanding. Making connections. Making connections is a recurring strategy in reading comprehension since this strategy helps readers to have a better notion from an association that can be provided. When readers make connections in the texts, they will have a better understanding of its content. It also helps ...

Nowadays, the way of learning languages has changed according to the demands of modern society with more resources. Traditional methods are becoming increasingly obsolete and inefficient, therefore, many professionals and passionate about languages share their proposals or discoveries. The Comprehensible Input is a method that has been interesting for those who are looking for an alternative to learn a new language. How does it work? how could we apply it to our learning?  What is the Comprehensible Input? The Comprehensible input tells us about forgetting the idea that to learn a language, you have to resort to the tedious and traditional way of learning, studying. Instead, it invites us to listen to the language, read the language, or interact with the language. How can we start using it? Our brain has the ability to acquire knowledge unconsciously, but it does not mean that we should not make some efforts. We must stimulate input, we can achieve this by feeding our environment w...