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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


Public vs Private Education

February 18, 2015
by Kathryn Stewart
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Which is better for kids? Public vs Private Education Through a series of lucky circumstances, I’m teaching at a brand new independent school. Our school is tiny. Our largest classes have 10 students at a time. We play badminton together on Fridays. One of the teachers is person
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Oaxacan Food from A to Z: Part 5 Chile de Agua

February 16, 2015
by Heather Escobar
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The final spicy instalment of the letter C/Ch I debated whether or not to do a third blog on the letter C, but I realized that I cannot talk about Oaxacan cuisine without at least mentioning one chile. Chile de Agua – A Oaxacan Chilli Pepper In the streets of Oaxaca city you wil
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10 Years in Language Education: A Reflection

February 10, 2015
by Mary Leighton
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Reviewing writing with my student Norma. Photo by Nataly Smakhtina. This blog post was prompted by a coffee date I had last weekend, with someone who wanted to know about my journey as a language teacher. It made me reflect: Wow, I have been doing this for ten years! What’s more
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11 Maps for Language Lovers

February 05, 2015
by Nicki Benson
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Is it just me or are all language lovers also map lovers? Whether or not your linguaphilia is accompanied by an obsession with history, world cultures, or geography, I’m willing to make a bet that a good language map is up there on your list of nerdy pleasures. In addition to th
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Why Social Justice in Education?

February 02, 2015
by Martin Urrutia
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Shy Andean Girl
What is social justice? At Esperanza Education, we speak often about the importance of social justice education and the necessity to include social justice in our curricula and teaching practices. While reviewing some literature for the final project of my M.Ed., I  have come across s
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Frutas brasileiras

January 26, 2015
by Yane Brogiollo
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Paixão Quando cheguei ao Canadá, imediatamente apaixonei-me pelas berries. Um amor que dura até hoje. Nativa de um país tropical, eu jamais havia provado tão lindas e deliciosas frutas. Claro que já havia experimentado mirtilo e framboesa. Você até pode encontrá-las em alguns supermer
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Teaching Current Events in the Language Classroom

January 21, 2015
by Kathryn Stewart
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Language Learning through Current Event Analysis: A lot has happened in the world over the past few weeks that affects all of us, regardless of where we live or the language we speak. Often, when a learner is in a new language environment they are focusing on textbooks, grammar and me
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Oaxacan Food from A to Z: Part 4 Chocolate and Chilacayota

January 19, 2015
by Heather Escobar
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Traditional Oaxacan Drinks: Chocolate and Agua de Chilacayota As I mentioned in my last post about Oaxacan food, there are many traditional Oaxacan foods that begin with the letters c and ch (che), so here is part four of Oaxacan Food from A to Z where we will explore two Oaxacan drin
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Why it’s easier to go to Spanish from English than vice versa

January 12, 2015
by Mary Leighton
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“Descend” in the water The first time I really noticed this fact – that it’s easy to recognize and guess Spanish words if you speak English, but not so much the other way around – I was teaching a Colombian woman how to swim. She spoke only a little English. When I said “Go down in th
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5 Reasons Adults Can, in fact, Learn Languages

January 07, 2015
by Nicki Benson
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Adult
Debunking one of the Greatest Myths in Language Learning Happy New Year! The time has come to set new language-learning goals. What’s that? You think you’re too old to learn a language? Think again! Here are 5 reasons why adults can, in fact, learn new languages: 1. The sc
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