Tag: ESL

English Everywhere

by Eric Lucas | 01.12.09 | 8:55 AM ET

English Everywhere REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

It's the universal, global, one-size-fits-all language. Eric Lucas says it's not enough.

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Tags: ESL, Global Village, Languages, Asia, China, Europe, Finland, Germany, North America, Mexico, United States

Can I Have Meaningful Experiences Abroad if I Don’t Speak the Language?

by Rolf Potts | 11.06.07 | 7:31 AM ET

Rolf Potts

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

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Tags: ESL, Languages

We’ll Always Have ‘Charlie’

by Jerry V. Haines | 06.20.07 | 9:13 PM ET

Alphabet Letters Photo by Gaetan Lee, via Flickr (Creative Commons).

In the spirit of global misunderstanding, Jerry V. Haines reveals the worst phonetic alphabet ever

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Tags: ESL, Humor, Languages, Lost in Translation, Tres Loco

Home Alone

by Aaron Paulson | 04.18.02 | 1:40 AM ET

footsteps in snow Photo by Aaron Paulson

While his wife taught at the local middle school, Aaron Paulson worked at home. To his Japanese neighbors, that made him one of the girls.

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Tags: ESL, Family Travel, Gaijin, Romantic Travel, Asia, Japan

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