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? […]
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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 […]
How Many Registers Do You Speak?
When I first graduated from university, I had an interview in French and was hired as a bilingual employment counselor in Saint Boniface, Manitoba. The small office there served […]
Want to Learn A New Language? Here’s what to do first….
Most preschool children learn the language(s) of their family and their friends without very much conscious effort. Adult language learners are on a different journey. For us, learning another language […]
Should Your Five-Year Old Learn Coding?
It is always a challenge for schools to predict what children need to know in order to participate in society as contributing adults. I remember back in the 80’s when the […]
Women Helping Women to Succeed
One of the things I have loved about my first 9 months on Udemy is the welcoming community of instructors. There are some incredibly gifted women teaching on the site- and […]
Discovering Udemy
It was about 8 months ago that I discovered Udemy. This is an amazing site for those of us who enjoy learning! But I want to stress that […]
What new skill have you learned in the past year?
Think back to one year ago and picture your one-year-younger self. What has changed? What have you learned over the last while? A new skill? A new recipe? Tai Chi? […]
Seniors and Technology
Times are changing! Keeping families connected can be a powerful motivation for learning new skills. Let me tell you about my mother and my two aunts. Mom (92 yr.) uses […]