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Introducing Language Base Camp

August 16, 2022
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A 3-month course for independent language learners, guided by the belief that people succeed and have more fun when they approach language learning as a creative project or an adventure.
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Prioritizing (different) language learning

November 30, 2021
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Turkish? Arabic? French? ASL? Nuu-chah-nulth? An honest reflection about where I am putting my language learning energy and why.
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Azerbaijani vs. Turkish

May 16, 2019
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New country, new language I crossed in the border into the Autonomous Province of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan with curiosity. How much would my intermediate level of Turkish help me to read, understand, and communicate? Azerbaijani, also known as Azeri, and Turkish are from the same family
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Language Games to Help you Fall Asleep

July 02, 2018
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My Secret Cure for Insomnia I often have a hard time falling asleep, but a few years ago I came up with a simple language game that often does the trick. When other techniques such as trying to relax each part of the body or deep breathing aren’t working, or when my brain is buz
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5 ways to keep learning a language

November 14, 2017
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Staying on the Turkish road “What’s the best method for learning a language?” people have asked me. My answer: whatever keeps you learning – whatever keeps you on the road. I say this because no matter what methods you choose, the road will be long. In fact, there is no destination. A
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5 Signs You’re Addicted to School

September 07, 2017
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Can’t get enough of that sweet, sweet education? I’ve known for a long time that I’m a language nerd, but this week, as the northern hemisphere begins the new school year, I realize I might “suffer” from another condition – school addiction! Here ar
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Sediment approach to language learning

October 11, 2016
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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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Learning Arabic – Again

May 24, 2016
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Three things I have learned while learning Arabic – again I have studied Arabic in books, learned from a teacher, and learned from a tutor. Now I have the pleasure of learning Arabic during the language exchange sessions that I am coordinating between 10 English speaking women and 10
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3 things I learned when I started learning Arabic

February 09, 2016
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For those who know I grew up in Saudi Arabia, it may come as a surprise that I only started learning Arabic when I lived in Morocco in 2009-2010. After that huge wasted opportunity (liasaf jadid!) in Saudi Arabia, I was very eager to learn the language spoken across so much of the Mid
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Reflective Practice for the New (Jewish/School) Year

September 14, 2015
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What We Can All Learn from Rosh Hashana Shana Tova! Today is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Yes, for those who don’t know, the Jewish tradition follows a lunar calendar which begins in the fall, and is currently welcoming in year 5776! “Shana Tova” is one of the
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