Tips
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How to “practice” grammar
*this post contains affiliate links* Grammar and syntax are the foundations of language formation and expression but many times language learners get bogged down in the structural requirements of language. Although necessary for…
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4 Spanish thriller films to watch this fall
One of my all-time favorite classes to teach is Contemporary Spanish and Latin American film. Why? 1. I love movies and 2. if the course falls during the fall semester I get to…
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The 10 words and phrases you need for your first day abroad
I think that traveling is one of the best ways to take your language skills to next level. When you leave the classroom and begin doing life in the language you are studying,…
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3 websites to use instead of GoogleTranslate
I have to get this off my chest… as an educator, GoogleTranslate is the bane of my existence. I’m not exaggerating. In the classroom, nothing is more frustrating for me then when I…
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10 idiomatic phrases to try this week
Idiomatic phrases are great to sprinkle into your spoken language and aid in fluency. What’s even better is that language learners at any level can easily incorporate them into their speaking. Here are…
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3 mindset shifts to overcome fear in language learning
Let’s talk about it…Learning a new language is scary. Stepping into the unknown… also scary. Raising your voice and potentially embarrassing yourself if you make a grammatical mistake, worrying if your accent isn’t…
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Everything you wanted to know about ser and estar
*warning… lots of information, aka a long post ‘SER’ and ‘ESTAR’ are two basic verbs in Spanish that you will use often in speaking and writing, but they can cause a lot of…
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3 shows on Netflix that you’re not watching… but should
I LOVE watching television, but truthfully it can be a real time suck. Why not turn it into a learning experience? I’ve written before about the virtues of Netflix and figured why not…
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3 ways to become a vocabulary wiz
As you have learned, if you want to communicate effectively in another language you need to know more than a few words. Sometimes getting a list of 20-30 or more words to learn…
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5 passive ways to study Spanish
Before you get excited, these suggestions are not meant to replace the actual studying and preparation you should be doing for class. Instead, they are in addition to, pretty painless, and dare I…
