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Research vs. response: 2 language learning modes & how to use them better
Don’t let the title put you off. This post is actually about something that happens every day for every language learner. And getting some answers to the questions listed here will improve the way
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Privileged? Language learning could be different
Photo Credit: Vinoth Chandar via Compfight There is no easy way to write this post without sounding pompous. Let me start with a story. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in more – why
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Moving On: Post-traumatic Language Learning
“We’re going to take your questions to people. Go out there and ask them, and note down the answers.” We got the pens, paper and umbrellas (Wales!). We walked slowly to the Tourist Information
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Where’s Your Soap-Box? Spoken Word Poetry in Foreign Languages
Today, it’s personal. I’m sharing my biggest passion with you, and I’ve got reasons. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in more – why not sign up for my newsletter? There are many reasons
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Self-Reliance in Language Learning: 5 Lessons from Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the middle of a snowy, dark winter, many years ago, Yours Truly spent many days and evenings in a cafe near a university – drinking gallons of latte, smoking his lungs out
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Learning Languages at International Conferences
I’m pretty sure that the last five days have been the busiest I’ve had so far in 2012. I spent the entire week in Glasgow, attending the IATEFL Conference – one of the most
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