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Learning That There’s Always More to Learn Posted by Malachi Rempen on Dec 8, 2014 in Archived Posts
Starting a new language is fun and easy. Early on, you feel like you’re making so much progress, because from nothing, everything is 100% improvement. You’re still awkward and trembling, like a kitten stumbling around, trying to keep its balance. But it’s fun. Here you are, communicating with what to you are still essentially meaningless…
10 Holiday Gifts for the Foreign Language Lover in Your Life Posted by meaghan on Dec 3, 2014 in Archived Posts
Tis the season for gift-giving, but what do you get for the language lover in your life? Whether you’re the type who spends weeks meticulously planning the perfect gift, or the type who fights for a parking spot at the mall on Christmas Eve at the last minute, it’s all about finding the right gift…
12 Things Language Learners Like Posted by meaghan on Dec 1, 2014 in Archived Posts
We’ve talked about 10 problems that all language learners face (and 10 more, for good measure), but what about the joys of learning a language? There’s a reason—or 12—that we all love it so much. Here’s our list, now tell us what’s on yours. 1. Having multilingual conversations… with yourself. We all do it. 2…
Pinguistics: Using Pinterest to Learn a Language Posted by meaghan on Nov 26, 2014 in Archived Posts
Many of you are probably already pinning away on Pinterest, a social media network in the form of an online pinboard. From recipes, hairstyle ideas, DIY crafts, and workout tutorials to frivolous puppy pictures, Pinterest has something for everyone. That includes you, language learners. If you haven’t considered it before, curating a Pinerest board centered…
“Hey Kids!”: Learning a Language with Your Children Posted by mtaulier on Nov 24, 2014 in Archived Posts
From carting them around to school, practice, recitals and beyond, to feeding them three square meals each day, making sure they’re doing their homework, and trying to fit our own personal needs in there somewhere, our children often become our excuse not to take on new hobbies or projects, like learning a foreign language. For…
How to Keep Multiple Languages Straight Posted by Malachi Rempen on Nov 19, 2014 in Archived Posts
Learning a new language is an immense challenge, what with all the grammar, vocabulary, expressions and idioms, and pronunciation to deal with. If you then toss another language or two (or five or ten) on top of that, the challenges compound themselves into a heap. For me, vocabulary is the hardest—for every new language I…
Give Thanks in 30 Languages Posted by meaghan on Nov 12, 2014 in Archived Posts
‘Tis the season for being thankful. But you know what sounds a whole lot cooler than “thank you”? Merci, gracias, or takk. Spread a little multicultural gratitude this holiday season by learning 20 different ways to say “thank you.” English Thank you Arabic شكرا Croatian Hvala Danish Tak Dutch Dank u wel French Merci German…