Monthly Archives: July 2011
Language Learning Tip: Sentence Transformation Drill
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsIn my last post, I introduced a simple drill called the sentence expansion drill. I received a lot of good feedback for this activity and so in today’s post I want to introduce the sentence transformation drill, an activity that is similar, but that offers a nice twist to the concept. Please Tell Your Friends…
Language Learning Tip: Sentence Expansion Drill
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsSentence expansion drills can be done by yourself or with a native speaker of the language and are one avenue to practicing the language in ways that build upon the knowledge you already have. The name does much to explain this drill, but the basic idea is to start with a core simple sentence and…
40 Simple Ways to Learn Another Language
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsJohn Assaraf said, “The interested person will do what is convenient. The committed person will do whatever it takes.” If you’re like me, at first glance this quote can be a bit discouraging. After all, few of us are really committed to language learning, at least not committed enough to do whatever it takes. But…
Language Learning Tips: Using Wordless Books
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics As a teacher of junior high international students at Ambassador Academy in St. Paul, MN, I often looked for new and engaging activities through which I could help my students practice using their growing level of English. One activity they loved was the use of wordless books. When I began to learn Turkish then,…
The Ten Week Journey
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsI want to use today’s post to introduce The Ten Week Journey. You may have heard it mentioned or seen the little ad square over on the right, and some of you (actually over 100 of you now) have been on The Ten Week Journey yourself. I also want to ask for a little help….
