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Language, Learning, and Culture

Welcome to the Esperanza Education blog! Here you will find regular posts from our teachers that explore diverse aspects of language, learning, and culture. We share our experiences as language learners and teachers, tips and resources for learning specific languages, travel and cultural advice, and more. We are a diverse group, each with our own interests and background, so expect to find an eclectic selection of entries. Enjoy! Disfruta! Amusez-vous! Divirta-se! Tadını çıkar! !التمتع به


Pedagogía alternativa 2: la música o pensar mientras haces

February 29, 2016
by Martin Urrutia
alternative education, cultura, learning on your own, music
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Aprendiendo con el cuerpo Como mencioné en mi post anterior sobre pedagogía alternativa, mi práctica pedagógica se ha nutrido a través de los años a partir de otras disciplinas en donde he sido alumno y no profesor. Así como del yoga aprendí a escuchar los límites de mi propio cuerpo
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Indígenas brasileiros

February 22, 2016
by Yane Brogiollo
Brasil, Brazil, history, indigenous, português
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Indígena brasileiro
A origem dos indígenas Para os dicionários da língua portuguesa, índio ou indígena significa nativo, natural de um lugar. É também o nome dado aos primeiros habitantes (habitantes nativos) do continente americano. Mas essa denominação foi consequência de um equívoco por parte de Crist
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Happy Lunar New Year!

February 15, 2016
by Kathryn Stewart
celebrations, China, culture
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Welcome to the Year of the Fire Monkey! Before I started working in Richmond, I associated Chinese or Lunar New Year with fireworks, the colour red, and strange timing (New Years was  a month ago!). This year, I decided to interview my students and co-workers and ask what they thought
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3 things I learned when I started learning Arabic

February 09, 2016
by Mary Leighton
additional language, living abroad, self-directed learning
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For those who know I grew up in Saudi Arabia, it may come as a surprise that I only started learning Arabic when I lived in Morocco in 2009-2010. After that huge wasted opportunity (liasaf jadid!) in Saudi Arabia, I was very eager to learn the language spoken across so much of the Mid
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Introduction to Squamish Language Revitalization

February 01, 2016
by Nicki Benson
communication, heritage languages, indigenous languages
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Squamish Welcome Figure
Questions Everyone Asks about My Job Since October 2015, I have been working with Kwi Awt Stelmexw, a non-profit in Vancouver dedicated to strengthening Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) language and culture. The Skwxwú7mesh Peoples are Indigenous peoples whose territory includes modern-day Vanc
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Pedagogía alternativa 1: el yoga y el aprendizaje autoexigido

January 25, 2016
by Martin Urrutia
alternative education, cultura, learning on your own
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Posturas de yoga
Pedagogía alternativa: bebiendo de otras fuentes Cualquiera que se ha parado frente a un salón de clase, de cualquier edad o etapa educativa, sabe que no hay fórmulas para enseñar. Para ponerlo de otra forma, no hay ninguna técnica, ni actividad, ni estructura de clase que garantice e
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Jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos – Rio 2016

January 20, 2016
by Yane Brogiollo
Brasil, Brazil, esporte, português, sport
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Jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos - Rio2016
A cidade dos jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos Faltam menos de 200 dias para o início dos jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos. Em 2016 os jogos serão realizados no Rio de Janeiro, a cidade brasileira mais visitada pelos turistas internacionais. Também carinhosamente chamada de Cidade Maravilh
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5 Teaching Resolutions for 2016

January 11, 2016
by Kathryn Stewart
action plan, resolutions
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Welcome to 2016 ! After a 2 week holiday that felt like it went far too quickly, I’m back in the classroom. A new year and new courses, but with the same students and same hard-to-break teaching habits. Although the New Year is half way through the school year, it doesn’t
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Newcomers need Language Exchange

January 06, 2016
by Mary Leighton
Canada, EAL, language education
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Something new and uniquely beneficial With 25,000 Syrian refugees meant to arrive in Canada in the next months, there has been a surge of interest in supporting newcomers. In terms of language support, I believe we can develop something new and uniquely beneficial, for both newcomers
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Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2015
by Nicki Benson
collaboration, language education, writing
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Vancouver Sunset
2015 in Review As I reflect on the past year for Esperanza Education, I recognize that it has been a year of both stability and change. Esperanza Education is now in its 8th year of operation, and our Language, Learning, and Culture Blog has been running for 2.5 years. Our readership
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