Polyglot dreaming: In which language do you dream?
I have heard on several occasions that the sign of fluency in a language is when one dreams in the language. That can't be true. Or else I'm fluent in Arabic without being aware...
Mixed accent and voices in my head
At the risk of sounding like I am crazy, I hear multilingual voices in my head. To learn native pronunciation, I first hear a native speaking in my head.
When we see things in our heads,...
Aprender inglês com música, “For the Longest Time”
Aprendi português ouvindo a radio portuguesa e cancoes brasileiras. Sei que e posivel aprender uma nova lingua sem viver no pais onde se fala a lingua. Eu nunca morei em um pais que fala...
MTV, here we come! 17 polyglots redo “Call me Maybe” in 30+ languages
That's right. Seventeen Internet polyglots came together, under the tireless direction of Benny Lewis of Fluent in Three Months, to create the first ever polyglot music video. There are over 30 languages in this...
Luca Spaghetti (from Eat, Pray, Love) learned English with American pop songs
The worldwide bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love, turned the already comical surname of Luca Spaghetti into an almost household name.
Luca Spaghetti
In the USA Today article, When (Luca) Spaghetti met (Elizabeth) Gilbert ..., reported that Mr....
Vote for a language education start-up to get a $100,000 grant
By Tyler Ulrich (guest blogger)
Language education is competing against other industries for $100,000
The Loogla language and literacy project may be awarded $100,000 in a grant competition. Watch the video and spread
the word!
voteliteracy.com
No logins, age...
Don’t speak like your neighbor’s cow, Why a good accent is important
The French, who are very proud of and particular about the pronunciation and proper use of their language, have a saying about people who speak French poorly and/or with a bad accent: “parler français...
How to communicate if you’re deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH)
I am curious about how deaf people in the US communicate. Anywhere from 37 to 140 out of every 1,000 people in the United States have some kind of hearing loss. Either you or someone you know needs or will need assistive hearing devices.
Upcoming presentations on language learning via music
Next week will be a bonanza week for me in terms of presentations on learning languages via music and preserving endangered languages with songs and technology.
Living in Italian (Vivere in italiano): A language that taught me to live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV2d2qcIyvA
My relationship to the Italian language was one of wonder and fun until I decided to use it professionally.
I took one semester of beginning Italian grammar in college. The class was so...
