by Zabaan | Jun 26, 2015 | Hindi, Learning and Teaching, Urdu
In the age of the internet and global electronic communication mania it is very easy to find material on pretty much anything in a matter of two or three clicks or swipes. But everyone will probably agree that the quantity of the material and the ease...
by Zabaan | Jun 12, 2015 | Ancient Greek, Classical languages, Etymology, Learning and Teaching, Sanskrit
We all know that the plural of foot is not *foots but feet. This is, by the large majority of English teachers and speakers alike, dismissed as an irregular feature shared by a bunch of other equally irregular nouns, but the formation of the plural of foot actually...
by Zabaan | Dec 5, 2014 | Learning and Teaching
Every second language learner starts learning a language with an aim. Some learn out of interest, some do out of compulsion, but no matter what one does, what their purpose is, the one thing they definitely do is change their brain in a certain manner. For years,...
by Zabaan | Oct 21, 2014 | Learning and Teaching
I have recently returned to teaching English after a long break and for part of this time away I have also been a student myself, learning Hindi. Since I have been teaching again I have been reflecting on how my Hindi studies are helping me with my English teaching,...
by Zabaan | Oct 2, 2013 | Learning and Teaching
All of us, when we are learning a language, have different goals, different reasons for wanting to learn, different aspirations. Some of us may be planning to conduct research or work with an NGO. We want to be able to connect with a certain type of person and become...
by Zabaan | Oct 1, 2013 | Learning and Teaching, Script
Here at Zabaan we encourage our students to study the Devanagari script for Hindi and the Nastaliq script for Urdu, here’s why: In order to really be able to pronounce new words correctly and become fully conversational nothing can replace the script. Roman/latin...
