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5 Ways to Raise a Bilingual Child When You Don’t Speak the Language Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 9, 2013 in Archived Posts
I always imagined my children would speak fluent Arabic, Spanish, French and English. Before having kids and up until the time they could talk, I thought this was totally realistic. Arabic they would get from their dad, a native speaker, Spanish they would learn from me, a non-native speaker but fluent, and French they would…
5 Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism Posted by meaghan on Dec 2, 2013 in Archived Posts
Speaking more than one language certainly doesn’t hurt when job hunting or traveling, but the benefits of bilingualism go way beyond your resume or your passport. I’m talking about your brain. You’ve probably heard that bilingualism can stave off dementia or Alzheimer’s in as you age, but what is it doing for your brain right…
5 Reasons Why Language Learners Should Focus on Vocabulary Posted by meaghan on Nov 25, 2013 in Archived Posts
“While without grammar little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” – David Wilkins New language learners may assume that learning grammar is more important than learning vocabulary. Can you really learn a language if you’re unfamiliar with sentence structure, verb conjugation, noun-adjective agreement, and so on? If you want to reach advanced…
“Itchy Feet” Chronicles: Fear and Courgettes Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 13, 2013 in Archived Posts
Malachi Rempen is an American filmmaker, author, photographer, and cartoonist. Born in Switzerland, raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he fled Los Angeles after film school and expatted it in France, Morocco, Italy, and now Berlin, Germany, where he lives with his Italian fiancée. Itchy Feet is his weekly cartoon chronicle of travel, language learning, and life…
How To Enjoy Reading In A Foreign Language, Even When You Can’t Read That Language! Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 11, 2013 in Archived Posts
In my “Late Life Language Learning” series I was thinking mostly of older folks – like me – who might have been intimidated – as I was – at the thought of learning a language. But starting here I’m shifting gears. I’ll begin to cover ideas, thoughts, and experiences that are relevant to any language learner…
Spice It Up! Five Quick and Simple Language Learning Recipes Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 6, 2013 in Archived Posts
Guest Post by Sam from Lingholic. (If you missed his last guest post on language learning habits, you’re missing out!) Would you eat the exact same meal every day? I bet you wouldn’t. You’d get fed up pretty quickly and look for something else. Why would language learning be any different? Learning a language is all…
Just Ask Alex: October 2013 Edition Posted by Alex Rawlings on Oct 28, 2013 in Archived Posts
Avid language learner Alex Rawlings believes everyone can master a language, or many languages, like he has. That’s why he’s sharing his advice and answering your questions each month in the Just Ask Alex series. Missed a previous entry? See them all here. Have a question for Alex? Leave a comment or tweet @TLILanguages using #JustAskAlex. Learning a new alphabet…