Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsToday’s guest post is a reader review of Livemocha written by Karen, the author behind the Empty Nest Expat blog. Karen’s recent post, Time Out for Turkish details her own language learning journey and is an encouraging read for anyone who has worked to learn another language. Be sure and visit her blog for a…
Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Language Learning Revolution
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsToday’s post is an excerpt from The Everyday Language Learner’s Guide to Getting Started The last ten years have seen a revolutionary change in the world of language learning. A paradigm shift has occurred. The Internet has ushered in the information age and now for the first time in the history of the world, language learners…
At Home or Abroad
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsThe difference between learning another language living in your home country and learning another language as an expat in the country where the language is spoken is a big one. The learner’s mindset is different. The opportunities for learning are different. The environment in which learning takes place is different and of course…
Language Learning Tip: Using Parallel Texts
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsA parallel text resource for learning another language is a book or text in which the target language and native language are presented side by side on the same page or screen. The side by side nature of the text makes for a robust learning resource for language learners and can be a good source…
Language Learning Lessons from Guitar Zero
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics Guitar Zero author, Gary Marcus. Last weekend as I was doing some Saturday morning chores around the house I found NPR on the ipod and it was like spending time with an old friend. Living in Turkey, I have forgone some of my favorite programs like A Prairie Home Companion and This American Life. …
I Saw You Today
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsI saw you today. Walking past my office window, dumpster to dumpster with drag foot strides, I saw you, – all of you. You two mothers pushing finds in converted baby buggies, babies slung over bent backs, one tugging at the slack edge of a scarlet head scarf. Your three and four year olds –…
10 Articles to Help Get You Started Learning a New Language
Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politicsAt The Everyday Language Learner my goal is to help normal people begin and then do well with learning a new language; Normal people who may not know exactly how to go about learning another language, people who might be a bit overwhelmed with the prospect of the language learning journey. I want to help…
