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Bus Station in Tetouan, Morocco

Yes, I do speak Arabic

August 27, 2013
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The challenge of claiming additional languages “So, what languages do you speak, anyway?” I am always reluctant to answer this question. I have spent time learning French, Spanish, Turkish, and two kinds of Arabic, and even dabbling in German and Mandarin, but I shrug and
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Arabic School Tetouan, Morocco

Self-Directed Language Learning and “Progress”

August 20, 2013
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Letting go of grades and levels A tutoring client recently asked me how to structure his learning of Turkish. He reads language books, writes grammar exercises, and watches YouTube videos, but he worries that this is too scattered and messy. “I can’t tell if I am making pr
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Books for Bilingual Children

August 14, 2013
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Reading in Second Language to Achieve Bilingual Goals Books, like music, in your child’s second language are great resources to support your bilingual action plan . And  my 4 year old, like most children, loves all books. My wife attended a program with the Canucks Family Educat
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Vancouver Public Library Central Branch

Solace in the Stacks

August 08, 2013
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A love letter to public libraries One of my favourite shows, Fringe, is filmed in Vancouver, and one of the fun things about watching it is pointing out all the places I recognize. One of the most distinctive is the central library, which in the show acts as an alternate-universe Frin
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Staying Motivated is Like Riding a Bike

Language Learning Motivation

July 18, 2013
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Staying Excited About Language Learning I look at formal classroom learning as the training wheel stage. There comes a point at which those wheels are taken off and you make your wobbly way down the street by yourself. It’s been five years since I sat in a Chinese classroom, and two y
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Chinese Dictionary Page

Mobile Vocab: Tips for Smart Dictionary App Use

July 11, 2013
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I adore old school paper dictionaries. They’re especially great for learners of Chinese because they force us to connect with radicals and stroke order. (Plus, hunting for that 16-stroke character with the obscure radical always gets the adrenaline going, no?) But, I know that the sto
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