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Te Amo vs Te Quiero: How to say I Love You in Spanish

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
Te Amo vs Te Quiero

I have been busy making friends with Spanish speaking people here in Vancouver, one of whom seems to like me. I don’t mind, it is all in the name of …

Lykke 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
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Inspiring Language Quotes from Famous Polyglots

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am

This week I thought I’d write something a little different. As you may know by now, I write this blog to keep myself – and hopefully anyone who reads it …

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Adapting To Canadian Culture

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
Adapting to Canadian Culture

Years and years ago I watched an episode of South Park – the cartoon about four American middle-school boys that are incredibly rude, but also very insightful. The episode was …

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The 1000 Word Challenge

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
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A few years ago the British Council started a project called the 1000 word challenge. They did this in the hope that more people in Britain would try to learn at …

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Learning Chinese Through Comprehensible Input

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
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My name is Ryan Arp. As Steve Kaufmann recommends in his Youtube videos: words, words, and more words!
I originate from a small farming community in Iowa. During my time (I am 26 years old now) at the University of Iowa, I befriended lots of foreign Chinese undergraduate students; it was through them that I was introduced to Chinese culture and, of course, the Chinese language.

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8 Steps To Overcome Fear Of Speaking Your Target Language In Public

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am

Some people are shy and don’t feel like speaking in their target language while others have no problems getting right into a conversation, even with a small vocabulary. I’m a …

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Think You’re Bad At Learning Languages?

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am

Like me, you may have had a bad experience with learning languages in school. This may have affected your self-confidence, and perhaps as an adult you’ve given up on language …

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Subtitles versus Dubbing – Which Is Better For Language Learning?

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am

Growing up in Denmark, I learned the English language through music and TV for the most part. The vast majority of the movies I watched had subtitles. Apart from some …

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Why Learning A Language In Your 30s Is The Perfect Time

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am

If you are hesitant to learn a language or studying overseas because you think it is something only people in their late teens or early 20s do, you should think …

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Go Bananas! And Other Food Related Idioms

Posted by Lykke on 10th Aug 22 8:15 am
Go Bananas! And Other English Food Idioms

Warning: The following post might make you hungry. I have written about idioms before, their meanings and how they come about, but the other day (as I was buying chocolate) …

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