I read the following online on a site supposedly devoted to learning fluency in a second language: “Language is like any other skill or aptitude: some people are proficient in languages, while others are better at math, science, or music. Everyone has the potential to learn, but the fact is that some people are just ...
The process involved in learning any language is quite complicated and has been researched and investigated quite thoroughly by several linguists throughout the years. As stated by David Messer and Jeffrey Turner, “The importance of language to human development and the inherent fascination of this topic has made it one of the most likely and ...
The capacity for language acquisition in the very young is quite simply astonishing. In just a handful of years, most children in any culture around the world are capable of progressing from knowing nothing about any language to becoming fluent in their native language; proficient enough to make their speech understood in a grammatically acceptable ...
Science is all around us. Gravity, chemical reactions, and static electricity are just some of the scientific marvels we witness everyday. Yet, sometimes science is reduced to textbooks and boring black and white worksheets. If your students are bored, it’s no wonder. Here’s how to make science fun in the classroom. Explore with Experiments Seeing ...
Living in a new culture can be difficult and adapting to it can take time. To help understand some challenges someone may face when adapting to a different culture and for tips of adapting to a different culture, I have interviewed therapist Rodrigo Barahona, Psya D, LMHC, LADC-1. Tell me a little bit about yourself. ...
Subjects like “Spelling” have traditionally been part of early education, but clearly have exposed some problems with the educational process. Often words are grouped into categories where rules like “i before e etc.” are applied. A student has many “spelling rules” to learn and then must also learn the “exceptions” to those rules. When a ...