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Support your Language Learning with Television. Yes, Television
3/26/2013Watching television can draw back the curtains of language barriers. Unless they are traveling in a foreign land or conversing with native speakers on a regular basis, there are few ways for language learners to be exposed to natural dialogue and real-life conversations in their target language. One way to to spark the language-learning fire is with television…. read more
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Saturday Morning Music – Songs of Springtime
3/23/2013The idea for this post started when I saw Jacques Brel’s Printemps in my personal Facebook feed. Since March 20th marked the beginning of Spring (well… at least in the Northern Hemisphere) I thought that I should post songs celebrating Springtime. Not knowing too many songs on the topic that are in other languages, I reached out… read more
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Live Language Training with Expert Teachers
3/21/2013Get the Most of Your Livemocha Experience with Live, Instructor-Led Classes Reading, writing, and comprehension of a language are all well and good… until you have to speak to someone. Let’s face it: taking the first step to speak in a new language is hard, for some it’s really hard. Language learning is a performing art… read more
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The Secret Life of Pronouns
3/20/2013Well, here’s a book I can’t wait to read: The Secret Life of Pronouns. In this book, social psychologist and author James Pennebaker “examines how and why pronouns and other forgettable words reveal so much about us.” Here’s an excerpt from the book’s website to tell you more about it. Partly a research journey, the book traces… read more
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Saturday Morning Music – Grab a Pint and a Penny Whistle – It’s Celtic Music Time!
3/15/2013There are certain kinds of music that call to people, that pull them from their cores when they hear the melodies that make them sway to the beats and tap their feet. For me, and millions of others, that music is Celtic. Whether it’s the foot stomping, spontaneous fun of beer-fed musicians in a… read more
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