Archive for July, 2010
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How full is your plate?
We’re all used to hearing it from people… or maybe even saying it ourselves. It’s one of the best excuses for not accomplishing the things we want to do in life, or for not having the things we want. How many times have you heard someone say, “Oh, I wish I could, but I already …
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Body parts in Italian
We’re coving the 10 most important things to know to get by in Italian. First, we looked at Italian greetings, at the common courtesies, and asking questions. Last week, we looked at things you will need, numbers, and directions. And this week we started with some basic Italian verbs and descriptive words. Today we’ll look…
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Vital Information, in Italian
We’re coving the 10 most important things to know to get by in Italian. First, we looked at Italian greetings, at the common courtesies, and asking questions. Then, we looked at things you will need, numbers, and directions. And last week we covered basic Italian verbs, descriptive words, and words to describe body parts. Today…
Jul
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Mid-year progress report, part 1
It’s mid-year, and even though I have only completed 5 months with Italian (I started this blog in February), is seems appropriate to consider this my half-way point.
So… how is my progress?
General assessment
Today I want to give a general self-assessment and talk about what sticks out in my mind… how I “feel”…
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Mid-year progress report, part 2
It’s mid-year, and even though I have only completed 5 months with Italian (I started this blog in February), is seems appropriate to consider this my half-way point.
Yesterday, I gave a general assessment of how I’m feeling about my progress so far. Today, I’m going to look at my status in relation to my…
Jul
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Where do you find the time?
Not long after I started this blog, I stumbled into a Facebook conversation about me. Someone shared a link to this site, telling his friends that I learn a new language fluently every year, and that I write about it on a blog. One of the first responses was, “Yeah? He must be unemployed.”
Some…
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Lithuanian numbers
In anticipation of a coming trip to Lithuania this fall, I wanted to learn a little about the language. I decided this would be a good opportunity for me to put my list of the 10 most important things to know, to get by in any language to the test.
We’ve already learned some Lithuanian…
Jul
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Seven New England states in a weekend
If you’ve looked at my bucket list, you know that one of my goals is to visit all 50 states of the US. And even though it’s not spelled out, I intend to complete that goal before the end of next year. Well, I just returned from a whirlwind journey through seven states in 3…
Jul
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Can you use Facebook to learn languages? Yes!
I got a kick out of this post yesterday questioning the value of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in language learning. (And no, it’s not funny because of the URL, though that did make me laugh.)
What’s funny to me is the irony of a post questioning the value of Facebook and Twitter,…
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Jul
You can use Twitter to learn languages too!
Yesterday I wrote about some ways that Facebook can be used to learn languages. Today, I’d like to continue the discussion of social networking sites by exploring some ways you can use Twitter to learn a new language.
Reaching content
First, let’s think about how content-providers (such as bloggers, like me) are using Twitter. The…