Category Archives: Science and Technology

Mobile Phone Explosions: Science and Fiction

It is an undisputed fact that phone explosions do occur. There have also been reports of phones up in smoke or flames and even starting fires, but it might surprise you to know that the likelihood of such incidents is slim. There is this video of a phone explosion that has been circulating on different…

THE INHERENT LINGUISTIC CONSTRAINTS IN SPEAKING A SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE

A few days ago I dropped my child off at school. She just moved from my homeland to a bigger town. Her teacher expressed worry. She said my daughter understands the English language very well but that it’s challenging for her to speak it. She also enquired if we spoke the mother tongue to her…