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Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street…and learning a second language

Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street…and learning a second language

Andrew 2016-11-10T16:00:02+00:00 June 16th, 2015|Tags: best way to learn a language, Language acquisition, travel games|

Summer Holidays are coming! Tune into the language People find learning a language difficult...and some say that the best way to learn a language is through total immersion. I don't think many people would argue with that except it's difficult to arrange and somewhat costly - most of us cannot just up sticks and go to Italy for 2 months (I wish)! But many of us are going on hols - for a week or two abroad. This is when we can immerse ourselves in the language. We are surrounded by foreign signs, menus, and people! So [...]

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How language helped in a medical drama on holiday

Andrew 2012-09-02T17:21:27+00:00 September 2nd, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn spanish, Language acquisition|

In this minor medical drama in Italy, I had to explain my relationship with my daughter and what she was suffering from. The doctor would then ask me questions to ask Sasha - she would reply and I translated back. Having a second language felt extremely valuable.

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How to get reluctant MFL students learning

Andrew 2012-07-12T16:30:29+00:00 July 12th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, french games for kids, how to learn french, how to learn spanish, Language acquisition, mfl games, MFL Teachers|

Getting students to WANT to learn languages. A change of approach changes attitudes. Teaching some students a language can be a challenge For MFL teachers the aim is to get their students to learn a second language. Hook or by crook. It is natural then for teachers to want to explain why learning a language is so important. The problem is that, although learning a language bestows huge benefits on the learner, some students seem impervious to persuasion and are, well, just not interested - and no amount of persuasion will move them. Many teachers [...]

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Which is the best language to learn – Mandarin or Spanish?

Which is the best language to learn – Mandarin or Spanish?

Andrew 2017-02-22T17:29:11+00:00 May 26th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language|

Why Spanish and Mandarin? Because it usually boils down to these two. Learning any language is satisfying and bestows many benefits on the learner....but these two languages have in built global advantages and may even boost your career.

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Hopelessly addicted to learning a foreign language

Andrew 2012-05-16T15:41:12+00:00 May 16th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn french, best way to learn spanish, how to learn french, how to learn spanish, Language acquisition|

Learning a language can harness the brain's joy of learning new things, but leave you with something of permanent value, in a way that neither drugs nor video games ever could.

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How a young man learned to speak 11 languages fluently

Andrew 2012-02-21T19:48:53+00:00 February 21st, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn french, best way to learn spanish, how to learn french, Language acquisition|

The unique aspect of KLOO is that even absolute beginners can play and instantly start making sentences up to 10 words long. No study, no grammar, no work - they'll learn how to make thousands of sentences in seconds.

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Proven Best Way to Learn New Words in a Foreign Language

Andrew 2012-02-20T09:54:28+00:00 February 20th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn french, best way to learn spanish, french games for kids, how to learn french, how to learn spanish, mfl games, Spanish for kids, spanish games for kids|

Best ways to build vocabulary in a foreign language We learned new words through Discovery Learning I am pretty sure that none of us had parents who, when we were very young, gave us lists of words to learn by next week. What generally happened is that we would point at something that we wanted to know the name of, such as a dog, and our parents said "Dog" and we repeated "Dog". This is form of learning is called Discovery Learning and it is the natural way we built our vocabulary when we were small. [...]

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Cartoon characters play a fun game to learn a language

Andrew 2012-01-27T17:16:15+00:00 January 27th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, french games for kids, mfl games|

Fun MFL Game for Building French and Spanish Vocabulary We love this video. It shows two cartoon kids showing how learning foreign words can be fun - when they turn it into a Penalty Shoot-Out! Which word do you pick to take the first penalty? Pick your corner, focus, strike... This is one of 16 great language games you can play with KLOO cards:

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How to use Kindle to learn a language

Andrew 2012-01-13T09:48:47+00:00 January 13th, 2012|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn french, best way to learn spanish, how to learn french, how to learn spanish, Language acquisition|

3 steps to using Kindle E-books to learn a language It's easy to use a Kindle to learn a foreign language Volumes have been written about Kindle and the way it can revolutionize the way we read. But did you know Kindle and E-Books also make learning a language a lot easier....read on. As well as using Kindle for reading my usual books, I also use it to brush up my Italian. In doing so I have learned that the Kindle has made learning a language through reading, easier than ever. There are just 3 simple [...]

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The UK’s Best Board or Card Game is a language game!

Andrew 2011-09-29T12:16:24+00:00 September 29th, 2011|Tags: best way to learn a language, best way to learn french, best way to learn spanish, french games for kids, mfl games|

The Best Board in Britain teaches foreign languages! KLOO - BEST BOARD OR CARD GAME We are very proud to say that KLOO has been recognised by ToyTalk as Britain's Best Board or Card game. This is great news for the language learning community. It means that language teachers have a resource that happens to be the best in category against all comers - not just language games. To win top prize, KLOO had to beat off stiff competition from the giants of the games industry including the likes of Raveneberger's "Labyrinth", Gibsons [...]

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