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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


Moroccan Arabic Blog Post Round-Up

October 29, 2013
by Mary Leighton
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Well, it’s my last day in Morocco, so I wanted to devote a final post to the languages spoken here, in particular Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija (which means ‘dialect’ in Arabic). I looked back at my on-and-off blog, Mary of Arabia, at the posts I wrote while
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Comics in the Classroom

October 28, 2013
by Nicki Benson
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Mafalda
Using Comics for Language Learning Reading comic strips can be a really fun way to practice a new language. As with illustrated books and graphic novels, the visual stimulus of the pictures can help learners to understand the story even if they do not recognize all of the vocabulary.
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O rádio nosso de todos os dias e todas as horas

October 25, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
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Ouvintes por redes de rádio
Porque escrever sobre o rádio Há muitos anos sou estudante de uma segunda língua. Estudo inglês. E estou sempre procurando estratégias para agilizar e tornar meu aprendizado mais interessante. Escutar estações de rádio em inglês é uma destas estratégias. Principalmente porque através
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“I Can Survive” – Talking About Language Learning

October 24, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
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Thoughts on negative self talk and language learning confidence Being able to speak a language is how we often frame the ultimate goal of language learning. But we don’t often–at least not in my experience–explicitly address how we speak about our language skills. Ma
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Multilingual Kids

October 23, 2013
by Heather Escobar
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Heather Escobar and Family
More Than Bilingual After a few months of surrounding myself with information about bilingual kids, it’s time to talk about multilingualism. There have been many news stories recently about the benefits of bilingualism (for both adults and children), but what about those of us w
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Interview with a Multilingual Person: Maria

October 22, 2013
by Mary Leighton
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This is the first in a series of interviews with multilingual people. Here Maria jumps into the advantages of speaking more than one language, her preference for Spanish when it comes to swearing, and the significance of who you talk to at the end of the day. Maria, tell us about your
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Global Voices

October 21, 2013
by Nicki Benson
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Translating Citizen Media for the World What is it? “Global Voices is a community of more than 700 authors and 600 translators around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard i
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O cinema brasileiro

October 18, 2013
by Yane Brogiollo
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Filmes Brasileiros
Eu adoro cinema. De todos os tipos. De todas as nacionalidades. Me divirto. Aprendo. Viajo. E assim, sempre que posso, uso o cinema para melhorar o meu inglês. Gírias, expressões do dia a dia e sotaques diferentes fazem desta minha diversão também um desafio. Claro, tenho que segurar
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Travel to China: Six-Month Countdown

October 17, 2013
by Roma Ilnyckyj
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Suzhou Canal
Thoughts on travel and identity In six months I’ll be leaving for China to visit a close friend. When I leave, it will have been almost three years from the time I was last in China. As I think about my journey, I’m reflecting on how this trip will be different from others. It’l
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8 Songs for Learning Spanish

October 16, 2013
by Heather Escobar
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Turntable
Learning Spanish with Music When I was 14, I picked up Christina Aguilera’s Spanish-language CD “Mi Reflejo” (My Reflection) and I became interested in learning Spanish. Equipped with a Spanish-English dictionary I started learning some vocabulary and I was able to sing al
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