How To Use Your Spanish To Learn Portuguese
This is a short and informative blog post on how to learn Portuguese if you already know Spanish. Written by Jared Romey:
How To Use...
Listen first, learn later! Research proves my thoughts
Article: New study may revolutionize language learning
The teaching of languages could be revolutionised following ground-breaking research by Victoria University, New Zealand, PhD graduate Paul...
Learning a Foreign Language Can Help You Live Longer
In his book, Healthy Aging, Dr. Andrew Weil recommends learning a foreign language as a way to prevent Alzheimers.
From the ABC News story, "Learning...
Free Materials for Language Teachers, Mis Cositas
Lori Langer de Ramirez has many free materials for language teachers in various languages (English, ESL, French, Spanish and Chinese) at http://www.miscositas.com/.
Thanks for the free...
Free foreign language lessons
Learn languages for free on Open Culture.com. The site features 37 foreign languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download lessons...
Listening to (and Saving) the World’s Languages (New York Times)
Mostly through simple bilingual songs that he accompanies with gusto on his guitar, he is teaching his two younger daughters, Jamie, 11, and Jazelle, 7, and their friends.
Video on relationship between Language and Music, “Music, Language and the Brain”
Great video of a lecture by Aniruddh Patel on the relationship between language and music at the Library of Congress. The discussion of...
Good videos about accents and language learning
1. Are you having difficulty learning English? Check out this videos about how to make difficult English sounds with the help of food:
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Dr. Oliver Sacks on language and music
My admiration for Dr. Oliver Sacks is no secret. He was just on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night talking about the effects...
The art of the staycation
I’d never heard the word staycation until this year. Journalists send out queries to travel writers asking about how to write tips on staycations.
While...
