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More Than Funny Business: A Stand-up Comedian’s Perspective on Multilingualism Posted by meaghan on Sep 4, 2013 in Archived Posts
I never thought a cross-dressing stand-up comedian would deliver some of my favorite arguments in support of language learning, but Eddie Izzard did just that in this article: Now picture those ideas coming from this guy (caution: F-bomb warning!): Not exactly the kind of guy you’d turn to for language learning advice, right? Well, it’s not…
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Language Learning Posted by meaghan on Apr 26, 2013 in Archived Posts
You’ve just decided to learn a language, and You. Are. Pumped. We’re excited for you, but we also feel the need to warn you, learning a language can be a bit of an emotional roller coaster… Stage 1: SO! EXCITED! You’re going to learn Spanish and impress your boss. You’re going to learn Arabic so…