Here are a few activities free Spanish (or any language) learning activities to talk about houses. One of my favorite parts of being a language teacher and learner is that anything can become a language lesson. Free Spanish Learning: My Dream House Doodles and sketches are some of my favorite activities to learn… Read More Free Spanish (or ANY language) learning activity
Simulations are one of the best ways to learn languages. I use this method extensively in my teaching and studies of languages. In order to speak at the advanced level, you must be able to fully express a problem with details and request resolution. This activity provides a natural context. Think polite phrases, commands, subjunctive… Read More Simulations: one of the best ways to learn languages
Spanish for Travel: 25 Phrases for Travel and Beginners Do you want to learn Spanish for travel fast? Check out these 25 phrases all themed around Spanish for travel- the perfect context to start learning a language. When you learn a new language for travel, you learn all the vocabulary and grammar you need in context.… Read More Spanish for Travel: 25 Phrases for Travel and Beginners
New Spanish Teacher: First-year Teacher Survival New Spanish teacher? Every Spanish teacher, native or not, has walked in your shoes. I did back in the 90s. Here are some tips and resources to make your life easier as a new Spanish teacher. I want to share how to work in the 5Cs and not just… Read More Spanish Teacher: First-year Survival
Learn Italian Online: The 200-hour Challenge Two hundred hours is a perfect amount of time to invest in upping your skills in a language. Building language proficiency in a foreign language requires an investment of time engaged in understanding and using new words and phrases. While we can track and note our progress and improvements… Read More Learn Italian Online: The 200-hour Challenge
Learn French for beginners Do you want to learn French fast? Check out these phrases all themed around language for travel- the perfect context to start learning a language. When you learn a new language for travel, you learn all the vocabulary and grammar you need in context. Learn enough words and phrases, and they… Read More Learn French for Beginners
Italian Phrases for Travel Learn Italian fast with phrases for travel. In this guide you will find useful words and phrases in Italian and English, along with audio recorded by native speakers. This guide can be read on a desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. This guide was inspired by the following question: what language is… Read More Italian Phrases for Travel: FREE Italian for Travel and Beginners Book
Learn “thank you” in Italian, and many more useful expressions to get started in Italian. Excuse me. Pardon. Thank you. Grazie. You’re welcome. Benvenuto. One more, please. Un altro, per favore. Some Italian for meeting and greeting: My name is______________. Mi chiamo… How are you? Come sta? Good. Bene. So- so. Così così. Are you… Read More Thank you in Italian
I once heard someone say that you can tell the difference between a native speaker and a very advanced language learner by their prepositions, and I think it’s true. I think it’s one of those things that comes last in a language because they’re so often attached to phrasal verbs. For example, in French, we… Read More Prepositions: Teaching in a foreign language