What’s the hardest language to learn?
I remember the first day of my Hispanic Studies degree, when our head of department brought us all down to…
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Is it OK to be Monolingual?
When England’s GCSE results came out at the end of August the British press were quick to report on the…
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Innovative Language Learning Initiative for Haiti
Guest post by Sheri Colas-Gervais, Vice-President of the Le Flambeau Foundation The launch of two new sets of language learning…
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There’s something different about this one…
I see myself as a moderately well-travelled person, having visited most of Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and the southern states…
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A Lonely Planet?
Ask your grandparents where they went on their honeymoon and the vast majority will answer that they went to some…
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You look the same – you talk the same?
There is a never-ending stream of book-to-film adaptations. Those that quickly come to mind include The Shawshank Redemption, the Harry…
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Lost in Translation – literally
A few weeks ago I wrote about my plan to get back into speaking Spanish regularly. First off, a confession…
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Mexican Wave
I don’t like shopping much – that’s just not me at all. But put me on the the A40 to…
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Mysterious Albania
Nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean with Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro as its neighbours, most people still don’t…
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Scandinavian Summer Kitchen
The other night, I had some friends over for a selection of Scandinavian inspired cuisine and they really enjoyed my…