A Quick Exchange
TweetI am in Las Vegas this week for a business conference. I don’t find many things exiting as this is not my first time here. I did have a chance to practice my long forgotten Spanish on one occasion though.
Parroting
TweetSome people call it ‘chorusing’ or ‘echoing’. I don’t know if there is a technical name for it. I prefer to call it ‘parroting’. I am referring to the type of exercises many people use to improve their speaking skills. You would listen to a piece of conversation or monologue, usually at normal pace, and [...]
6WC
TweetThis is going to be a short post, for I don’t really have the mood to write after hearing the Virginia Tech incident. Some words of encouragement for those who participate in the 6WC. Keep going and don’t lose heart!
Laughter in the Class
TweetIn any typical language class of reasonable size, there is always someone, or perhaps a few people, who turn our to be natural comedians or clowns. Either involuntarily or acting on purpose, they bring laughter to the class. About a year or two ago, I went to a Mandarin Pinyin class. Due to the limitation [...]
Building My Pinyin List
TweetA few words about my language learner progress in the last month. I have added 450 words to my French vocabulary list, 150 words more than my original target. In order not to overload myself, I will keep the same target of 300 words for the month of April. I have been concentrating on my [...]
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