Applied Linguistics is concerned with practical issues involving language in the life of the community. The most important of these is the learning of second or foreign languages. Others include language policy, multilingualism, language education, the preservation and revival of endangered languages, and the assessment and treatment of language difficulties. Applied Linguistics is concerned with the systematic study of language structure, the acquisition of first and subsequent languages, the role of language in communication, and the status of language as the product of particular cultures...

Learning a new language might not be all that easy, but there are many benefits indeed. Many people learn languages for many different reasons, but here I have discovered five fundamental reasons to get learning on another language. The first reason is because you will have a lot more culture. If you know another language, you will be more cultured simply because this would permit you to travel more and you will know the world better. The second is because people will like you. People like people with knowledge, whom they can learn from, as long as you're not a show-off. The third is because...

Unity is not a marginal or optional concern for the Church. It constitutes the central mystery of all being and of all existences. It is the mystery of all being, because it is the mystery of God's own being as Three in One (1 John 5: 7). And Christ's great high priestly prayer is that all may be one on the pattern of the Father's unity with the Son (John 17:21). The word 'ecumenical movement' is virtually treated as one word but it may not be out of place if there is a separate explanation of the words 'ecumenical' and 'movement'. We will begin with the explanation of the word 'movement.'...

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE is software like any other. However it is distinguished by its license, or terms of use, which guarantees certain freedoms, in contrast to closed proprietary software which restricts these rights. Open source software guarantees the right to access and modify the source code, and to use reuses and redistribute the software, all with no royalty or other costs. In some cases, there can be an obligation to share improvements with the wider community, thus guaranteeing global benefit. These, apparently simple guarantees, have powerful implications: Encourage reuse, Enable...