Why hello end of September! Have you guys watched Delicatessen? What did you think? In this post (the very first World Cinema Club discussion post!) I’m going to answer some questions that I asked myself during the film and then pose them to you in the comments. I want to know what you thought. Don’t be shy! And if you’ve […]
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I hope you’ve all had a glorious European Day of Languages! To celebrate, I decided to make a little video. How could I not? I have *attempted* to say a little something in the 39 European languages that Google Translate translates. So if your language isn’t there, I apologise. I can only blame Google for not catching up with you! […]
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Thanks to someone you may well have heard of sharing a couple of my posts a few months ago (merci Benny Lewis!) one of my most popular posts of all time is now this one right here all about language learning apps. The post was originally written with little ones in mind, so it seemed fitting to do a more […]
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This post isn’t just about languages. It’s about life. Uh huh. And time. Yep. And looking them both square in the eye and getting the most out of them. Of course, time management is key to highly effective language learning (if that’s what you want – if you just want something for fun, then don’t be put off by this […]
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Woah, September, where did you go?! So that happened. We’re in the middle of September, guys! That means the leaves are starting to fall from the trees, the nights are drawing in, and it’s time to announce next month’s World Cinema Club selection! I’m very excited at the moment because my French course is so nearly over. That means I’ll […]
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No, don’t worry! I haven’t gone crazy – I still love languages! Allow me to explain… So this week I came across an article on the internet called “Reasons why we should not learn foreign languages”. Reasons not to learn a language? I was confused. I had to read it. So I did, and I was even more confused. How?! […]
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*UPDATE – the workshop date has been changed to 20th October!* Exciting news today! The lovely ladies over at Khameleon Kompany have invited me to present a blogging and vlogging workshop. Yay! I’m so pleased to be collaborating with Billie and Kirsty and their team to bring this to the local area. So what’s it all about? Let me fill […]
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Scotland. Are the Scottish different when it comes to language? Today I want to talk about 8 of my favourite uniquely Scottish words. Wee Meaning: little This is one of my favourites! My grandparents are Scottish and when I was younger, they used to make me laugh by saying “In the name of the wee man!” whenever something shocking (or […]
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As I’m sure you know by now because I’m super excited about it, I’m moving house soon! This means I will no longer be able to continue teaching my current “real life” students. I have been looking locally to find someone to take over my Spanish lessons in the Daventry area when I move but have so far been unsuccessful […]
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Bonjour! Guess what? I enjoy French again! Hooray! I wanted to give you a quick update today and share some interesting things I’ve learnt so far about ‘Francophone Culture’ (if that’s even a thing…ooo…) For my final dissertation, I’ve been given the option of 6 questions. The question I’ve picked to answer is, in a nutshell, “Is there one Francophone […]
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