Forum: General Chat
November 08, 2015, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,585
I'm still studying from stories I already know...
I'm still studying from stories I already know (such as from Hans Christian Anderson, Aesop's fables, some old folk tales like the Piper of Hamelin) and then I will reread them from a couple of...
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Forum: General Chat
October 30, 2015, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,216
Sometimes what is written does not carry the...
Sometimes what is written does not carry the literal meaning. A simple example is the English expression "That's nice". It really means something closer to "I'm not interested and do not care".
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 09, 2015, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,745
Really, Really, Easy Videos
Luli TV
https://www.youtube.com/user/lulispanish/videos
Spoken slowly, basic dialogue, short sentences, simple stories/plots.
Of course, this is meant for 2 to 3 year old children :) But that...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
July 19, 2015, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,584
There are public domain readings for familiar...
There are public domain readings for familiar tales like Aesop's fables, ancient Greek legends, Biblical passages, etc. By knowing the outline of the story at the outset, you can follow the gist of...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
July 19, 2015, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,792
Non-native speakers simply don't have the ear...
Non-native speakers simply don't have the ear training to recognize some sounds. Their minds adapted at a young age, to disregard what is irrelevant in the native language. So I do think subtitles...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 07, 2015, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,954
An MP3 player is an excellent investment in...
An MP3 player is an excellent investment in listening and speaking practice. You don't need the latest iPod - a generic Wal*Mart or e-Bay one for $9.99 with 4 gig of memory can hold immense amounts...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 07, 2014, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,425
I think there's a lot of good advice here and I...
I think there's a lot of good advice here and I won't contradict it - but I will say a few things in support of paper dictionaries. They're cheap (especially used), and I don't mind taping tabs on...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
November 11, 2014, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,468
SSL4YOU podcasts
Does anyone have copies of the podcasts from http://ssl4you.blogspot.com/ ?
These were free, but it looks like a few months ago the links stopped working to where all the podcasts were saved. I...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 30, 2014, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,206
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 30, 2013, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 30, 2013, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
For the benefit of the original poster, I have...
For the benefit of the original poster, I have been listening to some Spanish each day for 3 months. Usually either in my car using CDs, or at home from websites.
I am just beginning to reach a...
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Forum: Translations
December 30, 2013, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,055
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 29, 2013, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 29, 2013, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 29, 2013, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 28, 2013, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,767
I would say true fluency is only possible by...
I would say true fluency is only possible by conversing in the language.
If you can't easily meet people to practice with, you can approximate that, by reading aloud as audio-books or podcasts...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 27, 2013, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,895
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Forum: General Chat
December 25, 2013, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,618
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 23, 2013, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,856
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Forum: Grammar
December 23, 2013, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,186
An adjective like "southern" which has...
An adjective like "southern" which has directional, locational meaning normally does come next to the noun as Rusty explained.
However... when you use "southern" to encompass a class of things,...
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Forum: General Chat
December 15, 2013, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 24,290
I think classroom and textbook learning is a...
I think classroom and textbook learning is a somewhat artificial environment. Written alphabets only go back about 5000 years, but verbal language goes back perhaps 100 thousand or more. (And...
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Forum: Grammar
December 14, 2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,440
First, a style comment : Beginning a question...
First, a style comment : Beginning a question with the words "how come" is little bit more acceptable in verbal conversation than when written. "Why" is better form.
Then it sounds more natural...
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Forum: Culture
December 14, 2013, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,218
I can't speculate for Britain, but in the USA...
I can't speculate for Britain, but in the USA knowing Spanish is helpful as a "fallback" skill in the event your professional career ends and you need to take entry level employment to get by. Many...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 07, 2013, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,429
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Forum: Grammar
November 14, 2013, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,204
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