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Comment on Defense Language Institute: “We learn foreign languages so you don’t have to” by Language Learning Tip: Use Music to Learn a Foreign Language | The Everyday Language Learner

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:03:20 +0000

[...] music, to the US State Department (the Foreign Ministry of the US), various universities and to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California and I got many dumbfounded looks from language teachers when I explained [...]

Comment on Science of language learning by Language Learning Tip: Use Music to Learn a Foreign Language | The Everyday Language Learner

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:35:11 +0000

[...] being able to copy the melody of these languages and remember pronunciation and vocabulary. The science of language learning shows that not only is the previously considered “critical period” of language acquisition [...]

Comment on Video: How music can save a language like Ladino by learn chinese in china

learn chinese in china — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:52:00 +0000

No lo sabia de la lengua Ladino antes…

Comment on When to start speaking a foreign language, conversation with Steve Kaufmann by learn chinese in china

learn chinese in china — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:48:00 +0000

There is a saying “Tastes differ” and so as for language learning everybody needs its own pace and for some people listening is more important, while for others – speaking it’s easier since the very beginning. n

Comment on Defense Language Institute: “We learn foreign languages so you don’t have to” by Brian

Brian — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:31:00 +0000

You missed the mark a bit on the ” We learn foreign languages so you don’t have to” slogan. The term gests that our military linguists learn foreign languages so that America does not someday become invaded and occupied by a foreign power (think China).u00a0u00a0In such au00a0 case, the Chinese would most certainly force Americans to learn Chinese. But the intel ouru00a0linguists gather andu00a0meaningfully compile ensures that weu00a0will never “have to”u00a0 – DLI Graduate in Serbo-Croatian ’99.nn-

Comment on Video: Why learn Portuguese? Brazil’s economy is flourishing and its culture and people are inviting by Cdm0014

Cdm0014 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:01:00 +0000

interesting! i’ve just started learning portuguese

Comment on Why female foreign language students or speakers may not practice or show their languages by Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:19:00 +0000

I’m teaching my children Spanish. I’ve found several good blogs and websites created by women on the topic of teaching children Spanish.u00a0 In most cases, the websites are created by women who are mothers who have raised their children in a bilingual or multilingual fashion.u00a0 They are often teachers who work with very young children, or they are writers inspiring parents to raise their children in a language-rich environment.u00a0 Teaching and raising young children tend to be low-pay (and no pay!)u00a0and low-prestige positions, but it isu00a0clearly a role that au00a0lot ofu00a0women are passionate about.u00a0It is my observation thatu00a0the polyglot online communities and the teach-you-child Spanish communities don’t overlapu00a0a whole lot.u00a0 However, a lot of the techniques are similar, like using music and books and media as learning tools.

Comment on Wearing Kyrgyz national dress and kalpak hat by stilettos

stilettos — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:07:00 +0000

The patterns of diffusion of these types of hats were differentnin France and the United States. In France, each social classnused hats differently. In mid-century, the upper and middle classesnwore top hats; in the last quarter of the century, they wore thentop hat for formal occasions and the bowler for business and lessnformal occasions. By the end of the century, they were still wearingnthe top hat and the bowler, along with felt hats and, in summer,nstraw hats, straw boaters, and panamas (Delpierre 1990).

Comment on (Linguistic) ignorance is bliss, sometimes by Video: How music can save a language like Ladino | Be global … | Languages

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:21:41 +0000

[...] (Linguistic) ignorance is bliss, sometimes [...]

Comment on Video: How the Ladino language saved a Jewish boy’s life during the Holocaust by Video: How music can save a language like Ladino | Be global … | Languages

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:21:26 +0000

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