An American in Berlin You know those crazy people who speak more languages than we have fingers? Jeremy is one of them. I met him in Turkish language school in Istanbul six years ago, and this weekend I visited him in Berlin. He has been a constant source of inspiration for travelling
What Language Learning and Martial Arts Have in Common Last week I went to a Muay Thai kickboxing class for the first time in months. I was comfortable until the last part of the class when the teacher had us go up in pairs for light sparring rounds (practice fights). I do Muay Thai f
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
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
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
Identifique o seu nível de conhecimento da língua portuguesa O que é? Uma coleção de jogos que testam o nível de conhecimento da língua portuguesa. Eles utilizam recursos multimídia e foram desenvolvidos pela equipe da Editora Abril, uma das maiores empresas de comunicação do Brasil.
Os desafios de aprender outra língua Depois de muitos e muitos anos estudando inglês, entendi que aprender outra língua é um compromisso para toda vida. Por mais que eu tenha estudado inglês desde meus tenros anos escolares, por mais que eu venha usando esta língua durante toda a minh
Tip for students: Audio record your lessons I haven’t spoken Moroccan Arabic in three years, but I plan to relearn it in a few days. How, you ask? With the audio recordings I made from my lessons. While I was living in Morocco, I began studying Moroccan Arabic, also called Darij
Chinese TV shows have been great for my brain I like TV. I’ve been told that it’s bad for your brain, but if you’re like me and like to unwind with a good (or terrible) crime show, then I say harness the power of television for language learning as well. Listening comprehension has al
The original idea In 2012, I proposed to travel to 12 countries and learn 12 languages. I even began the journey–flying to New Zealand to learn a new variety of English, and then to Indonesia to learn Bahasa–but the timing was wrong. I returned to Vancouver. As I now trave
