Language Resources
Who says language learning can’t be fun? Games can be an incredible language learning tool, so why not implement a little more play into your learning? Language Learning Isn’t Just Boring Study Language learning is often thought of as ‘hard’ or ‘boring’, but I’ve learnt that there’s an easy fix for this misconception. By converting some of your favourite activities into your target language rather...
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Language Resources
Welcome to this year’s 5th (jeez!) #clearthelist. If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages, Kris Broholm of Actual Fluency, and Angel Pretot of French Lover. We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You can join us by adding a link to your...
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Travel
In the east of France lies an architectural complex known as Saline Royale or the Royal Saltworks. This project, conceived by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, was not only built to accommodate large-scale salt production but as an aesthetic masterpiece. Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982, the Royal Saltworks have since been restored and opened to the public. There are currently three main exhibits available: the Stories of...
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Language Resources
At the intermediate stage of language learning, one of the best ways to acquire new vocabulary is by reading in your target language. As I’ve mentioned in many of my #clearthelist posts, extensive (and intensive) reading are both a significant part of my learning strategies for each of the languages that I’m studying. I primarily chose to work with physical books over ebooks, making notes...
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Culture & Cuisine
Tofu seems to be one of those foods that people either love or hate. I have always fallen on the love side of the line, but M has never been a fan. Preparing two separate dishes was always a pain, so I’ve made efforts to find recipes for tofu that he’d enjoy as well. And I finally found a winner. Pulling together ingredients I happened...
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Culture & History / Language Resources
When we hit that intermediate stage of our learning, we’re often told that now’s the time to start switching over to native source material and to step away from resources aimed at learners. But how do you know just what native source material to choose? Our hopes high, we take to Google hoping to find great French books or films, but lo and behold, the...
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Travel
A short while back, I wrote about my trip to the Guinness Storehouse, and today I’d like to share a bit about a similar, yet entirely different, tour in Dublin, Ireland. The Bow Street Distillery in Dublin is one of two Jameson locations that are open to the public and it was one of the most informative tours that I’ve done. You start with a...
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Language Resources
This month was probably one of my favorite challenges so far. It gave me an excuse to delve into a couple new books and I love what Patrick Rothfuss has done with his constructed languages. I don’t want to give to much away, so I invite you to keep reading. As a quick recap, here are the books we’ve read so far this year: January...
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Language Resources
Are you all ready for this month’s #clearthelist? For once, I definitely feel like I am! If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages, Kris Broholm of Actual Fluency, and Angel Pretot of French Lover. We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You...
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Language Resources
Every so often as language learners, we face something incredibly dangerous to our progress. Burnout. Studying is one of the most important things you can do. At least, that’s what everyone tells us. But truthfully, studying can be pretty frustrating at times. And more often than we’d like to admit, it’s the last thing we want to do. There’s hours of grammar exercises, endless lessons or...
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