Blogs about: Language Acquisition
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Just do it!
Here I am back in the swing if things. Its crazy. Despite being gone, I am not lacking for ideas and thoughts. It helps to take a step back and write for yourself and not for what you think others wan… more →
I want 2 speak Thai
How to re-start learning a language
wrote 10 minutes ago: Get ready to get back on the horse! It’s easy to get off track in one’s language learnin … more →
My language learning experiences and how effective they were!
wrote 9 hours ago: Language learning experiences have been an integral part of my life till date. However, out of all t … more →
Growing up with English in England
wrote 14 hours ago: playing with a ball in the garden with her father and then looking at the insects and flowers in the … more →
Speech: from cooing to conversation.
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wrote 1 day ago: With exams looming, I have tried to combine my language acquisition revision with blogging. you can … more →
Researchers Examine Dual Language Early Ed Learners
wrote 4 days ago: Researchers from the Center for Early Care and Early Education Research – Dual Language Learne … more →
Three Tips for ESL Teachers
wrote 4 days ago: 1. Be Knowledgeable and Prepared As an English teacher, you should know more about English and Langu … more →
CEFR Language Levels - What do they mean?
wrote 4 days ago: I first came into contact with the CEFR language levels during a semester in Orléans, France, while … more →
An Interview with Danuta GabryÅ›-Barker
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wrote 5 days ago: This month we published Danuta GabryÅ›-Barker’s new book The Affective Dimension in Second Lang … more →
Vivian Learns Present Progressive
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wrote 6 days ago: Vivian Learns Present Progressive Finn says to me yesterday, on Mother’s Day, “Mom, when … more →
A Dutch Childhood
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wrote 6 days ago: Half Dutch, half British toes. Cute in any language or country. Gezellig (adj): enjoyable, pleasant, … more →
The 5 Pillars of Language Learning
wrote 1 week ago: The 5 Best Ways to Learn a Language There are important principles to learning a language. These pri … more →
Numeracy in a School for the Deaf
wrote 1 week ago: From the time I spent observing and teaching in a school for the Deaf, I found that maths lessons we … more →
Mandonese / Cantorin
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wrote 1 week ago: If you speak Cantonese, Mandarin or both, then you know that certain words sound very very similar. … more →
A small epiphany with a glass of wine
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wrote 1 week ago: Last Friday I attended a friend’s 35th birthday party. Her living room, with tall glass doors … more →
YouTube Knocks Out Television
wrote 1 week ago: YouTube K.O.s T.V. How do you decide who wins in a battle between television and YouTube? How many v … more →
Un gros dodo à Maurice
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wrote 1 week ago: A trip to Mauritius for the best part of a month in April and May of this year moved our son from hi … more →
Beatboxing
wrote 1 week ago: What can beatboxing tell us about language acquisition? Some guys put a beatboxer through an MRI mac … more →
How to raise a bilingual child
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wrote 1 week ago: I think the title of this post is somewhat ironic, because the majority of nations throughout the wo … more →
Dinglish
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wrote 2 weeks ago: As you have probably gathered by now, I am Dutch. As a child, I spent some time living in Australia, … more →
