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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


Life in Translation

December 10, 2013
by Mary Leighton
additional language, learning on your own, vocabulary
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Turkish vocabulary notes = a pretty good journal When I arrived in Turkey almost three weeks ago, I already spoke enough Turkish to get around and have familiar conversations. But there were, and still are, huge gaps in my vocabulary, especially since I am in Turkey in a new season fo
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Travel Favourites: Spain

December 09, 2013
by Nicki Benson
culture, food, history, living abroad, music, spain
0 Comment
Cuenca, Spain
A Year Was Not Enough to See it All in Spain In 2006, I got a job teaching English in the small town of Cuenca in Spain. I had never heard of Cuenca before and it was a long and nerve-racking journey to get there but it was definitely worth it. Although at times it was difficult livin
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Mônica Parade – Uma feliz intervenção urbana

December 06, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
Brasil, Brazil, cultura, culture, português
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Monikhalo
Um presente para São Paulo Acabo de voltar de uma visita rápida à minha cidade, São Paulo. E tive o imenso prazer de poder ver, bem de pertinho, algumas das cinquenta estátuas da Mônica que estão espalhadas pela cidade. Como uma homenagem aos 50 anos da menina “dentuça e baixinha” cri
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Friends Abroad

December 05, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
friendship, living abroad, travel
0 Comment
Alone in the Fog
The unique nature of international friendships I have super friends. All my closest friends in Vancouver I made in grad school, which means that we bonded over language. We’ve all lived abroad, learned other languages, and continue to travel. The friends I made in Chinese class in my
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Thoughts About French Immersion

December 04, 2013
by Heather Escobar
bilingual children, Canada, language education
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Is French Immersion a good choice for our family? The other day we went to register our daughter for Kindergarten. This is a big deal, she’s growing up so fast! We also attended an Information session about French Immersion with the Vancouver School Board where parents expressed
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Write It However Makes Sense To You

December 03, 2013
by Mary Leighton
additional language, pronunciation, self-directed learning, writing
0 Comment
Thoughts on Made-Up Transliteration How would you spell German numbers? 1 – Ayn 2 – Swayn 3 – Dry 4 – Fier 5 – Fünf 6 – Sex 7 – Zibın 8 – Ahkt 9 – Noyn 10 – Tin Emrah, a Turkish guy who also speaks English, wrote this list wi
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Walking Two Hours to School

December 02, 2013
by Nicki Benson
bilingual children, motivation, Peru, rural education
1 Comment
Paruro Valley
Dedication in Rural Education Over the last two months, I have been travelling to small communities in the Cusco region of Peru for our (UNICEF) research project on intercultural bilingual schools. It has been a beautiful, educational, and humbling experience for me. The goal of Inter
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Descobrindo o Brasil – Expressões brasileiras

November 29, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
Brasil, Brazil, cultura, culture, português
0 Comment
Pirenópolis
Expressões brasileiras Para terminar a série de posts dedicados aos turistas que planejam uma primeira viagem ao Brasil, hoje apresento algumas expressões brasileiras de uso corriqueiro, isto é, expressões que são utilizadas frequentemente pelos brasileiros. Saudações Bom dia / Good M
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Babies and Linguistic Landscapes

November 28, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
action plan, bilingual children, heritage languages, parenting
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Canadian Landscape
Thoughts on planning my (yet-to-exist) children’s linguistic futures My life has entered baby season. My Facebook news feed is filled with pictures of toddlers dressed up for Halloween and sitting on Santa’s lap.  I’ve been spending time with a close friend’s newborn, and&
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English Language Learning – Make It Count

November 27, 2013
by Heather Escobar
english language learner, language education, social justice
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Make It Count
Learning English is important The Fresh Voices Youth Advisory Team, which formed in 2011, is a diverse group of young people who are working to improve the policies and practices that affect immigrant and refugee youth in British Columbia and in Canada. This inspiring group of young p
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