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When have you learned enough of a language?

By kevin | Published: December 25, 2009
Hi all – yes, I’m still alive An interesting question came to my mind yesterday: “When am I actually done learning French?” I thought about it for a bit; was it when I could understand it fluently? When I could speak it without a problem…as good as Spanish or Norwegian, maybe? How could I [...]
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Language Discussion – How is your listening comprehension?

By kevin | Published: April 28, 2009
This week I wanted to have a discussion about listening comprehension. Personally, I find this one of the most difficult parts of learning a language (compared to reading, writing, and speaking). But, for some reason, it seems like it’s not the same for everyone. Some people have more trouble speaking than understanding (this seems fairly common, [...]
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Hike Today? High Cool To Stay? No, Hai-ku Tues-day!

By kevin | Published: April 28, 2009
She’s repeated it Six times, but it makes no sense Seventh time’s the charm? How do you fare in listening comprehension? Tell us here!
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Haiku Tuesday Returns with Failku

By kevin | Published: April 21, 2009
I went to Greece and worked too much. Thus I write this haiku apology. ——- Bonus haiku He who learns language without interest fails, a lot like this haiku. ——- Can you spot the failku?
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Double Feature – Choose Your Words Carefully and Another Language Experiment – Singing

By kevin | Published: March 19, 2009
Did you make it past the long title? Hi, then. Welcome to our first Double Feature. Let’s get started, shall we? Choose Your Words Carefully First, following on from Tuesday’s haiku, I’ve been thinking about how ideas translate among languages and how the best way to say something could, at first glance, seem totally different among different [...]
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Haiku Tuesday – Word Choice

By kevin | Published: March 17, 2009
I wish it did not Take an entire haiku To find the right words. Special Double Feature: Singing and Word Choice!
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Haiku Tuesday – Singing

By kevin | Published: March 10, 2009
Singing is too much fun. I must stop it from taking over my entire blog. By popular request, this week’s experiment will be on singing…read about it!
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Language Tip #3: Quit studying, and listen to some music!

By kevin | Published: February 25, 2009
Read this again: Quit studying, and listen to some music! Why do I say this? I say it mostly because learning a language involves being exposed to a variety of content AND media, just like you are every day in the language of the country you live in. Sometimes you read it (like right now), sometimes [...]
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Haiku Tuesday #4 (not #3): Music

By kevin | Published: February 25, 2009
Do re mi fa so La ti do is too English Ντο ρε μι φα σο Do you like to listen to music in foreign languages? Comment in the discussion thread [coming shortly]!
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Haiku Tuesday #2: All Those Years

By kevin | Published: February 10, 2009
Vocab lists, teachers and grammar for years; I can say Bonjour ! Ça va ? Read the related tip and discuss!
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