New year, new books on language learning
January not only brought in a new year, it brought in three new books!
First, I updated Language is Music with about 30 new tips on language learning using music, TV, radio, movies and other...
The Portuguese language has many homelands
Over two years ago, I wrote about the idea of a language as a homeland as I was starting my journey into the endangered language of Ladino/Judeo-Spanish.
The Portuguese writer, Fernando Pessoa, is quoted as...
Language gaps: Lived vs. learned languages
There's a big difference between a learned and a lived language. It took a carrot to make that difference abundantly clear to me.
In California, I sometimes speak Portuguese in the weekly pagode group I...
Free ebooks in July!
As part of the Smashwords.com ebook retailer's Summer Sale, my ebooks are free during the month of July!
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:
2) Here are some tips on learning Spanish by listening to...
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 how language background can effect classical music from England and...
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.
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 stuff!
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 a Foreign Language Can Help You Live Longer":
"Weil believes that...
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 Sulzberger. Dr Sulzberger has found that the best way to...
