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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


Literatura en la escuela: poder y reconocimiento

October 26, 2016
by Martin Urrutia
cultura, español, literature, reading
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Manuscrito iluminado, Paris c. 1490
¿Por qué estudiamos literatura? Hace muy poco me tocó cerrar el año en el curso que enseño de Literatura en el Bachillerato Internacional. Los estudiantes están muy cerca de dar sus exámenes internacionales y me quedaba una clase. Fuera de repasar temas o practicar pruebas pasadas qui
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Canadian High School Today

October 17, 2016
by Kathryn Stewart
Canada, documentary, high school, teacher
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High School Today I am a high school teacher, but sometimes I don’t really understand what is going on with high school students. This is High School is a Canadian documentary series following high school students, teachers, and administrators during the school year at a public
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Sediment approach to language learning

October 11, 2016
by Mary Leighton
additional language, self-directed learning, travel
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Why I don’t worry about “losing” additional languages A high school teacher once told me to stop studying (I had come to him terribly stressed about not fully understanding some calculus principles before a test) and instead to let the knowledge settle. The concept h
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Hebrew Fast Facts

October 03, 2016
by Nicki Benson
Hebrew, heritage languages, history
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The Hills of Jaffo
A Revitalization Success Story Shana Tova! Happy Jewish New Year! As I prepare to sing prayers and songs with my family in Hebrew tonight, I am reminded of the impressive revitalization story of the Hebrew language. Today Hebrew (called עברית or “Ivrit” in Hebrew) is spoke
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Emojis y evaluación: estrategias de retroalimentación positiva

September 26, 2016
by Martin Urrutia
español, evaluation, recursos
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Emojis
La dura corrección Ahora mismo, mientras escribo este post, tengo una pequeña pila de tareas mirándome, esperando a ser corregidas. En mi experiencia docente, corregir es de las labores más infames: una enorme inversión de tiempo, actividad bastante monótona y muchas veces poco valora
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Usage Based Language Learning

September 12, 2016
by Kathryn Stewart
first language, linguistics, universal grammar, usage based grammar
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How Do We Learn Our First Language? Are people natural language learners, with the ability to use grammar hardwired into our brains? Or do children learn language from their environment, using different types of thinking and categorizing, experimenting and using words to develop gramm
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A Turkish poem for September

September 06, 2016
by Mary Leighton
culture, reading, writing
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As we enter into the fall, I offer you this evocative poem from the Turkish poet Hilmi Yavuz, entitled “Eylül”, or “September”. I translated it a few years ago in a creative writing class at UBC, and I acknowledge the likelihood of mistakes. See what you make o
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5 Great Sources for Language News

August 31, 2016
by Nicki Benson
global citizenship, media, reading
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newspapers
Keeping Up-to-Date with the Linguistic Times At Esperanza Education, we often share news and articles about language from other sources on our social media pages. These include the latest studies and trends in language acquisition, language learning ideas, and interesting stories abou
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Ampliando a comunicação em português

August 15, 2016
by Yane Brogiollo
communication, português, vocabulary
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Diferenças no nível de comunicação O primeiro desafio de quem está estudando uma nova língua, é ter a capacidade de se comunicar de forma eficiente. Conseguir entender e ser entendido. É uma alegria quando, enfim, podemos aposentar as mímicas e o uso de cem frases diferentes para expl
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Essential Teaching Materials for Every Teacher

August 08, 2016
by Kathryn Stewart
classroom, essentials, materials
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Things I couldn’t teach without I’ve just accepted a new teaching job at a school across town. Yesterday was my last day of summer school at my former school, so it was time to pack up. It’s amazing how much stuff you can move over the course of two years, also keepi
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