Archive for September, 2010
Sep
Sep
When you want simple grammar, you want Tagalog
In spite of the fact that I’d had 2 years of Spanish classes, and in spite of the fact that I think Spanish is the best first choice for a second language. In spite of the fact that I was enrolled in German classes at the time, the first foreign language I actually ever used…
Sep
Sep
Is it important to speak correctly?
When you start learning a new language and reading all the motivation and instructional blogs, you find that there are a lot of strong opinions on whether or not it is important to speak correctly. Today, hopefully, I can help you cut through the dogma and the loud voices to figure out the answer for…
Sep
Sep
The book is dead, long live the book!
I’ve had my Kindle for a few weeks now, and I’ve used it in a lot of ways, both conventional and nonconventional, and I think I’m ready to report what I’ve learned and form some opinions about this device.…