Archive for March, 2011

Learning the French Language – 5 facts about French culture that can help you

March 12th, 2011

Each language will help them far more sounds than words and sentences. In fact, if you have languages ??you discovered that I studied with any language, the whole culture of the group of people they speak. This applies to the French. So what you need to know about the culture of France, so you better understand French language?

1) French people are quick and to the point, they are not too many curves to express themselves and so the language they speak. The French language is relatively quick and sharp language words and phrases that express a certain point with no room for misunderstanding.

2) French people have a great sense of humor, but in speaking with someone directly. Well, the language has a lot of both humorous and to the point expressions commonly used in the same sentence. This makes a humorous painted direct language, so you can laugh out loud more often than not.

3) French, and usually do not care what they eat and wear at all times. Could be the reason why the French language a variety of words to describe each piece of clothing in their every cut and style. The same can of food, which is a specialty of French to be said. Each piece of bread, cheese and other food has a name by type or form.

4) The French culture is old, very old. There was a time when people were born, lived and died in the same city, even the same village. Therefore, almost every town and village in France to have used their own dialect. Today, of course dialects of the last people to talk to them, but still, every region has a very different accent made, sometimes different words are still used and understood only in the region in which they spoke.
For example, the slang word for a male child “gamin” in Paris and the “disappeared” in Lyon.

5) French culture is pretty hard to common snake. On the one hand, French people are in style on the other hand, they use a common language when snake among family and friends. to reflect also the movies that much jargon.

In the past people used to talk to their social rank, so to speak, now, everyone seems relaxed and cool for a language that everyone agrees, understands and can relate to have decided.

Delve into the history and culture in Paris Latin Quarter

March 12th, 2011

For a unique taste of French history and culture, why not book flights to Paris and a visit to the city of the Latin Quarter?

The area is so named because it is home to the University of Paris – Sorbonne as the known. Latin was the language spoken here and the plant was in the 13th Century built.

His booming student population has long been the Latin Quarter, one of the liveliest parts of Paris and a great place for a day to see historic sites, shopping and eating out is to go.

One of the attractions here is the Pantheon, originally a church by Louis XV in the 18th Century, but was a mausoleum for some of the most prominent personalities of the country after the French Revolution.

buried in the crypt of the building are Marie Curie, Voltaire, Jean Moulin, Emile Zola and Victor Hugo. The structure is also home to a fascinating model of the Foucault pendulum, a device that was originally made to show how the Earth rotates on its axis.

Elsewhere, the Sorbonne worth a visit if only the centuries of history that resonance to enjoy in their walls. The interior courtyard and gardens are particularly ideal for a relaxing walk in the sun

attracting visitors to see on the search for the grave of Cardinal Richelieu – - Meanwhile, the near Eglise de la Sorbonne, has a beautiful church in the 17th Century built.

If you are in Paris to enjoy delicious French cuisine, the Latin Quarter has numerous restaurants to satisfy your appetite.

For the traditional French cuisine, try websites such as L’Avant Gout or bistro Mon Vieil Ami. If you want to try something a little different feel, Le Pre Verre offer, Le Buisson Ardent some fascinating fusion dishes.

The Quartier Latin is also some great little shops ideal for receiving gifts and souvenirs to take home. Students heritage of the area means there are several large book stores to browse – in particular the picturesque bookstore Shakespeare and Company – while other devices culinary delicacies, antiques and other tempting products to offer.

With so much to see and do, would the Latin Quarter is the ideal destination for a relaxing day in the break to Paris.

Organizational intelligence, language and stress

March 12th, 2011

I recently read to an OU Intelligence website and an interesting category I think. In good blocks to talk about organizational dynamics, said. “removing organizational stupidity” The site qualified stupidity that “stupidity is not to make mistakes, stupidity, they must be repeated.” The quality of wisdom is strong. The quality of the formulation may need to be taken into account.

For a group of men who think in terms of intelligence, competence and “stupidity avoid ‘, I assume that this language is good and right. The problem I have seen with this language and that’s not to say that we are no better, although it might pay to go see-is that this language in a way that is not to maximize our team is moralized The ego either little reaction as Joseph Campbell used to say. “What a good boy I am “, or a comment like” If I make a mistake, one stupid mistake, and I do not need intelligent. “

That may be splitting hairs appear for the thin skin, but I come from a culture where work instead produce the best possible solutions to a given problem, we generate and improve to proclaim resistance “Intelligence is not hip. I see this as an ego defense mechanism is not only shameful by others, but also the internalization of the shameful practices. If we do not feel that we are intelligent, competent, or successful, then we are much more likely to either respond with guilt, or to respond defensively to a heated not only a reaction to the idea of ??building skills, we can not or do, but a self-identity that the adoption of these practices, looking awkward in fear, clumsy or stupid to others, and to avoid themselves.

The dynamics of self-image and how others see you, often in critical organizational roles are a place of great security, development or skills well developed. Self-perception and perception of you by Reuven Bar-On et al. “Teaching Emotional Intelligence programs are critical emotional intelligence competencies. But loaded competence / incompetence, intelligence / stupidity, and the like conditions.

How many of us want to be as stupid, too? Most of us better if we are to think as stupid as we are not up to par with us or others, the anticipation?

The use of the word stupid, such as intelligence, in my view, a moral word. Dumb as shameful. Intelligence same pay. Granted, there are other ways to view these conditions, and a thick skin sensitivity is better, except when it comes to emotional attunement and empathy, both powers of emotional intelligence. One of the strong belief I share with Bar-On, Daniel Goleman, Howard Gardner and others who fought to have to find a language for our best opportunities, and the blocks in the way that we can all learn from this degree of competence. We can naturally more adept at EI or OI skills than others, by genes or early, supportive, nurturing environment or early fluent and frequent practice, but I have to show tremendous trust, confidence and a wealth of history that we can all much more to prove as we learn.

Learnability can be stopped by a factor of the strong right / wrong thinking and perfectionism. If we have a framework and language-sensitive, ‘says this is wise, and that’s stupid, “we have breakfast in a shameful process or heirs of strong good / bad influences in life that we can go back to build. Instead of thinking of things that a beginner, and low expectations, we may wind up blustering about an idea, only to the first failure.

What is stress? I was opgebouwd on using the organizationalUnit Intelligence Website of the word “stupid” and how frustrating it is to some people, the defense mechanisms, thinks that learning a significant threat. And I can tell you, I have organizational environments to protect themselves from which the question of whether or not they can learn, succeed or fail?-Very difficult to change. This resistance in the face of a better idea is very frustrating. Examined expression of frustration, and to do the simplest thing is for a term to justify the time to reach such a fool. “This is very stupid.” “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” Ah, now I feel better! I’m venting stress.

Stress problems are all these questions. Where self-esteem, stress problems. Crank up the pressure in a stressful environment or situation, and the ego is very defensive and self-esteem issues of critical importance. Where cognitive dissonance is how I see myself (self) versus me, as other, less stress and stress is head room is also available. If someone calls me stupid, I do not care how comfortable I ignore this person, how well I’m managing my feelings, as well as I am monitoring the expression of my feelings, my emotional skills is stress-tolerance temporarily reduced, and it would be for a way to recognize and pay compensation for the cognitive and relaxation, physiological-by.