Aero: Tiffany Bane – Costa Rica 2016 – My Expectations

… I’m not sure what to except on this trip, but I love trying new things! I love to travel, and I have been to many states. But I have never been out of the country, and it is something that I’ve always wanted to do, and this is my first opportunity to travel outside […]

Folium: What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn via Voxy

Folium: What Are The Hardest Languages To Learn via Voxy Have you ever wanted to learn a new language, but you were too overwhelmed with the thought of it being too difficult? What about time consuming? I have definitely thought this when I wanted to learn American Sign Language, German, and Japanese. Although I have […]

Folium: How Languages Evolve via TED

Folium via How Languages Evolve via TED What is language? According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, “language” is the “body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition.” The dictionary entry continues on through six […]

Reading Strategies for Modern Languages

  Reading Strategies for Modern Languages The readings selected during this semester were designed with two purposes in mind: (1) To provide information you are capable of understanding. (2) To give you confidence in reading in the language you are studying. Before reading, you should determine what your purpose for reading is, as this will […]

Folium: Increase Your Child’s “Mental Flexibility” via Districtadministration.com

Folium: Increase Your Child’s “Mental Flexibility” via Districtadministration.com Results of 144 research studies led to the conclusion that early experience with two language systems seems to leave children with “a mental flexibility, a superiority in concept formation, and a more diversified set of mental abilities.” To paraphrase a Chinese Proverb, there is only one brilliant […]

Folium: YouTube’s Automatic Captioning Adds Six Additional Languages via Engadget

Folium: YouTube’s Automatic Captioning Adds Six Additional Languages via Engadget I envy the Google engineers. From what I understand, they are often given time to work on their own projects, or improve existing projects using original ideas. I’ve gotta believe that YouTube’s automatic captioning is one of those side projects that took a life of […]

Folium: The Neural Advantage of Speaking Two Languages via Scientific American

Folium: The Neural Advantage of Speaking Two Languages via Scientific American Folium often makes the case for multilingualism in regards to business, travel, or marketability. But this time we would like to dig a little deeper into the brain, and how knowing multiple languages fundamentally changes the way you think! The ability to speak a […]

Instructional Resources: World Language Course Guide

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Instructional Resources: Language Reading Skills

… Reading Strategies for Modern Languages: The readings selected during this semester were designed with two purposes in mind: (1) To provide information you are capable of understanding. (2) To give you confidence in reading in the language you are studying. Before reading, you should determine what your purpose for reading is, as this will […]

Folium: “Are There More Languages Above or Below The Equator?” via Lifehacker.com

Folium: “Are There More Languages Above or Below The Equator?” via Lifehacker.com This is part of a Lifehacker.com challenge series that got me thinking. Above I have posted the initial question, as posed by Lifehacker. At the end of my comments here, I’ll post the results for you to take a look at. Make an […]