Do you feel included by English?
Language matters. Our language not only gives us a way to express our thoughts, but also shapes the way we think. Language is evolving all the time as we come […]
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Bonne fin de semaine or Bon weekend?
When speaking English, we use French words all the time- gaffe, café, cuisine, chauffeur, chic… And in France, English words and expressions are common in French speech –le parking, le […]
Learning a Language from Home: Does It Always Work?
One of the realities of learning a language from home is the temptation to take it slow, take too many breaks from studying and then completely lose momentum. As a […]
Plan for Online Language-Learning Success
Signing up for an online language learning course can be a little bit daunting. Before committing to anything, you might want to give some consideration to these three things…
10 Tips for Developing a Personalized Plan For Language-Learning
Learning another language can be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding challenges that you set for yourself. If you have access to a computer and to the Internet, you […]
Skillshare- Sharing What You Know
Skillshare – Sharing What You Know Anyone can become an online instructor-it’s all about sharing what you know. You don’t need teaching experience or credentials, you just need […]
Language and Culture
“Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language.” Oscar Wilde My husband and I just watched a murder mystery. The story takes place on the Shetland Islands […]
Music and Language or “Je suis une pizza “
Why is it that we can sing along with songs that we haven’t heard for 20 years? Even when these songs first came out, did we work at memorizing them? […]
Food and Language: Bon Appétit!
LaRochelle Harbour, France Food and Language- Bon Appétit! Let me tell you about one of my most memorable French meals. I was in LaRochelle, France at a month-long, international symposium […]