Quote of the week: 16 May 2015
“Your attitude is like a box of crayons that colour your world.” Allen Klein
A Hungry Conundrum
Learning a language is one thing… but what happens when that language changes depending where in the country you happen to be standing? That’s the subject of today’s blog post from Kelly – if you’ve encountered any of these regional confusions, we’d love to hear about them! When is a roll a cake? Before you break out … Read more
Transforming education: why we’re proud to support onebillion
As you may know, EuroTalk is a proud supporter of onebillion, a non-profit organisation working to transform education for one billion children in developing countries. You may even have used their maths apps with your child (if you haven’t discovered them yet, they’re on the App Store). To find out more about onebillion’s fantastic work, … Read more
More inspiring quotes for language learners
We love languages, and we love helping you to learn them. But we also know it’s not always easy – life has a way of throwing obstacles in your path, and then even when you’ve found time to learn, it can be scary the first time you go to use your new language skills. So … Read more
Quote of the week: 9 May 2015
“You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it’s a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.” Maureen Johnson
Helping yourself to learn a language
Before launching into an ‘only teacher knows best’ tirade, which would sound incredibly biased as I am a language teacher myself, I would like to open with the statement that self-study is an essential part of learning a language. What happens in your classroom or with your private tutor is a good start, but anyone who … Read more
uTalk Election: a guide to political jargon
It’s General Election Day here in the UK, and as (hopefully) everyone heads to the polls to cast their vote, we’ve been considering some of the strange vocabulary associated with politics. Sometimes it can seem like a whole new language, so we’ve put together a little guide to a few of our favourites. Has anyone got any … Read more
Are you ever too old to learn a language?
As a small child, I was practically a real-life Harry Potter. Without the magic. Or the mean Aunt and Uncle. Okay, well really, the only similarity is that I spent a lot of my days in the cupboard under the stairs. Now, before you call the authorities, don’t worry. It was my favourite place! I … Read more
Quote of the week: 2 May 2015
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein For more like this, find us on Pinterest or We Heart It.
Teenage Kicks: why language students aren’t listening
Today we welcome back language teacher Kelly, with some advice on engaging teenagers in language learning. Have you tried thinking outside the box with students? Tell us about it in the comments… Another Brick In The Wall Musicians have been flogging this particular dead horse for years: stop treating teenagers like an alien species that we … Read more