Learn a language with Lord of the rings
I am an American living in Poland and I have learned Polish on my own. One of the things I am considering doing to improve my Polish is listening to the audio book version of Lord of the rings. That is, Elves, and Hobbits and language learning. I [...]
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Krakow Real Estate
The real estate builders in Krakow are the greediest people I know. Their typical net profit margin is over 100%. Even in this downturn they are not lowering prices much. Do you want to work your whole life for some guys fat profit in the Cracow real estate market. I do not. And [...]
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Babies learn a language by listening
Babies listen to a language for about a year. They are actively listening before they even speak their first real word. One year. If you also listened to your target language you are trying to learn, actively for a year, you would be surprised how fast and how well you [...]
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The Euro currency in Slovakia and Poland
Poland has dragged its feat regarding the Euro currency. Poland is an EU country that has a strong economy and is very western, but it does not have the Euro currency. Even tiny Slovakia has the Euro. It was championed there as the currency that would prevent the crisis [...]
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Mind mapping in learning a language
One of the things I do while teaching English in my classes is after we study an idea in depth, I make my students create a mind map. The mind maps must be colorful and animated. By using non traditional techniques in learning a language I think it makes it [...]
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How to reduce or eliminate your accent in a foreign language
Why do I know something about accent reduction? I am an American language native speaker from Boston and live in Krakow, Poland. I have taught English for many years in Poland. I have also learned Polish. However, I still have an accent. In fact I [...]
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Wawel Castle Krakow Poland
Wawel castle is an amazing place. Maybe I should not have made it my test for my new camcorder. This is my first attempt at a YouTube video. It is not as good quality as my last one as I did not understand the idea that a video camera must be still [...]
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Krakow Youtube
This is my first, ok second youtube video about Krakow. I am an American and live in Krakow, Poland. I am jumping on the band wagon and testing out youtube. Now this video is about a Synagogue in Krakow. I made one also of the Wawel Castle. If you like it rate me or [...]
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Learning a language is a little bit like being in love. You can not learn it from a book or just by hearing other people talk about methods. You have to experience it for yourself.
Language Learning programs and the Matrix
I teach languages in schools and to individuals. I write language learning programs. But remember the [...]
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Rosetta Stone language learning software going public
Rosetta Stone is makes language learning software, and Rosetta’s management is taking the company public. This means you can buy their stock on the market.
My own opinion (I am not just saying this because I compete with them, rather because I write language learning software and am a language [...]
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