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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


Make a Video Log, Learn a Language

November 12, 2013
by Mary Leighton
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“The Lernen to Talk Show” Have you seen this blog in which a guy learns German in a year and posts weekly videos of his progress? It’s great. The guy behind the project, Mickey Mangan, wanted “to prove to people that learning a language is something you can do
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Peruvian Spanish

November 11, 2013
by Nicki Benson
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Peruvian Flag
Everyday Spanish Words with a Peruvian Twist Spanish is spoken a little differently in each country, as I explain here. I have lived in Mexico and Spain, and travelled to various countries throughout Central and South America. Now I live in Peru and I have noticed that Peruvians use c
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Brasil, meu país adolescente

November 08, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
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Folhagem brasileira
Reflexões sobre o Brasil Eu sempre gostei de escrever. Gosto do desafio de ter que procurar a palavra exata, de tentar construir a frase que melhor reflete um sentimento ou uma ideia. No entanto, penso que é uma das atividades mais solitárias. Ficamos temporariamente imersos dentro de
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Learning by Fun: Audiobooks

November 07, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
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Audiobooks
Plugging in for listening comprehension My work is all done on the computer, which means I spend between 5 and 9 hours a day staring at a computer screen. I love my work, but at the end of the day I almost always have sore eyes and a pounding headache—which means that I can̵
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Las Cafeteras – Crossing Borders Through Song

November 06, 2013
by Heather Escobar
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Las Cafeteras
Las Cafeteras in Vancouver I had the fantastic opportunity to celebrate my birthday recently with Las Cafeteras and my closest family and friends. They played an all-ages show at Vivo Media Arts Centre in Vancouver My mom, her friend and even my 4 and a half year old daughter were abl
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Silly Turkish Sample Sentences

November 05, 2013
by Mary Leighton
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Sample Sentences Bu kız çok güzel ama yürüyüşu çok tuhaf. This girl is very beautiful, but the way she walks is very strange. Arabaya benzin lazım. This car needs petrol. Bu kutuyu açma. Do not open this box. Bunu bana söylemene rağmen, anlamadım. Although you told me this, I did not
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Quechua Fast Facts

November 04, 2013
by Nicki Benson
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Machu Picchu
An Introduction to Runasimi Quechua (known as Runasimi, “people’s language”, in Quechua) is an Indigenous language spoken by 8-12 million people throughout South America, mainly in the Andean regions of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, as well as some speakers in Colombia
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Vik Muniz, o lixo e a arte

November 01, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
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Latas de lixo
Acho muito importante reconhecer pessoas que são especialmente solidárias. Pessoas que se importam o suficiente para usar o seu trabalho e seu o sucesso em favor de outros menos favorecidos. Por esta razão hoje escolhi falar sobre o brasileiro Vicente José de Oliveira Muniz, o Vik Mun
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How Does Your Dictionary Define Identity?

October 31, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
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Ukrainian Chinese Dictionary
Thoughts on adding to my heritage language It’s been years since I’ve lived in my parents’ home, but—I’m slightly embarrassed to say—my childhood bedroom is still full of my old things. Recently, my parents sent me a box of stuff, mostly books, and
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Día de los Muertos

October 30, 2013
by Heather Escobar
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APPO Dia de Muertos
Celebrating Life and Death To honour my cousins’ grandmother (‘granny’ – my adopted grandma) who passed away this past weekend I’d like to share how my family has experienced the celebration of life and death known as Día de los Muertos both in Oaxaca and
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