We started with the Calvin & Hobbes book in Spanish, 'No Me Gusta Tu Cara'. The word cara looks a bit like carro, but has a very different meaning. We looked through a number of the comic strips …
“What does the transition into understanding a language look/feel like?”
"I have tried learning a language before (Danish) before, but got only so far then stopped. Everytime I pick it up again, I start from the beginning. This has allowed me to develop a very sound …
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Tutoring Spanish #3
We started by looking at a test from class. Mostly done correctly, a few words not known here and there. The main section with problems was distinguishing between estar and ser. Looked at an essay …
Tutoring Spanish #2
We started by looking at three sentences I came up with to focus on a few issues Mis padres con mi hermana y yo somos cuatro personas. Cuadros y círculos están en el pared de mi cuarto. En una semana …
Tutoring Spanish #1, Verb Conjugation and Gender
We started by looking at an early test. There were a few mistakes, but mostly she understood the corrections. I listened to counting from 1-10 which was mostly fine. A few problems from 11-20 and 30, …
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“Why do Chinese English students always believe that speaking with a native English speaker will somehow improve their spoken English?”
Question from Quora and my response: Likely because it is something that can greatly improve their spoken English if done effectively. And will probably help some even if not done very …