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9 reasons to raise your child bilingual
Learning Languages

9 reasons to raise your child bilingual

It may not be easy, but it's well worth doing it! Still unsure? Here are 9 reasons to raise your child bilingual! As someone who has been raised bilingually, and as someone who's raised their own child bilingually, I believe that I'm uniquely qualified to answer this! Most of these are the reasons I decided, like my parents before me to raise our child bilingual! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is bilingual anyway? Before we can proceed, we need to know what being bilingual is anyway! Bilingual is someone who speaks two languages to an equal level of fluency.  Bilingual forms: native and non-native. Native is where you are a native speaker of both languages, and thus are bilingual. Non-native is where you are a speaker of o...
Ultimate language learning guide for 2020!
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Ultimate language learning guide for 2020!

For many, learning a language can seem almost unobtainable- a skill that they just will never master. Every year, thousands of people make a new year's resolution to learn a new language, yet often fall through on that promise. This language learning guide will aim to give you clear instructions on how to learn a new language in 2020. This is a tried and true method of learning a new language, and there are thousands of language learning resources, including dedicated blogs, to help you! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Write down your goal, make a plan Seems simple enough eh? Good. So many people fail to learn a new language because they just don't have a plan. People say, "Oh, I want to learn X language as my New Year's resolution." ...
101 ways to say Merry Christmas in other languages!
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101 ways to say Merry Christmas in other languages!

Today is officially Christmas Eve! (So, Merry Christmas everybody!) I thought that I'd take a dive into how you would say Merry Christmas in other languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Origins of Christmas Before we deep dive into how to say Merry Christmas in other languages, I wanted to go over the brief origins of Christmas. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Messiah, that Jews are still waiting for. According to the New Testament, he was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. It is claimed in the Bible that the God came to Mary in a dream, to tell her that he'd chosen her to be the mother of the Messiah. Obviously, when Joseph found out (Joseph was Mary's husband), he was not too happy ...
11 fictional languages you can learn!
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11 fictional languages you can learn!

We have often talked about learning a language, the best languages to learn and the best language aids. But seldom have we talked about fictional languages. These are languages used in popular films, books and TV shows, that aren't a language spoken by any group of people. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Why learn a fictional langauge? You are probably thinking "If no one speaks it, what's the point of learning it?!" This is, of course, a valid argument, but fictional languages are often the best languages to learn. They are created by people like you: linguists. They are often loosely based on real life languages, or have pronunciation based on a real language. But it's also the type of people who already speak that language: they too are ...
15 forgotten European languages
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15 forgotten European languages

When you think of Europe in terms of its languages, you likely think of languages like: English; Spanish and French. But there are also forgotten European languages, languages that didn't conquer the new world. Languages that didn't become famous for their trade-value.  What are the forgotten European languages? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Catalan  Catalan is the world's most beautiful language in my opinion. Just like its older brother, Spanish, it is a romance language. Meaning it is highly mutually-intelligible with Vulgar Latin and other romance languages. Catalan is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Catalonia and Andorra (where it is an official language). But it is also spoken in Valencia (disputed), the Bal...
10 hardest languages to learn
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10 hardest languages to learn

When it comes to learning a language, some languages are harder to learn than others. Whilst some languages may be easy, others can be one of the hardest languages to learn. 10 hardest languages to learn (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. Estonian According to Estonian World, Estonian is the hardest language to learn when it comes to Latin alphabet languages. Estonian has around 14 cases that make Estonian incredibly complicated. Whereas, English has all, or most of its cases, it makes it quite the shock when an English speaker tries to learn Estonian. For example, English uses personal pronouns: forms such as I, he and we are used in the role of subject (‘I touch the book’), while forms such as me, him and us are used in the role of o...
10 easiest languages to learn
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10 easiest languages to learn

Learning a language is never easy, just some languages are easier to learn than others. But, when it comes to learning some languages reign supreme in terms of ease. But what are the easiest languages to learn? 10 easiest languages to learn (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. Esperanto Whilst Esperanto may be a shock, there's a reason for it being on this list. But Esperanto is rather strange on this list- it isn't a natural language like Spanish, German or French but is man made. Without getting too specific, in 1887, L L Zamenhof published his book on the language under the name Dr. Esperanto. Just as Zamenhof hoped, it is an unofficial language of the world. Many global organisations and corporations use the language, such as the EU a...
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6 best language aids?

Last week, I had the fortune to sit in on a secondary (high) school French lesson. In that lesson, a student asked the teacher what he could do at home to help his language skills. So what are the best language aids? The best online language aids are Duolingo; Quizlet and Memrise. The best language aids are your surroundings, Coffee Break Podcasts; City Speakeasy Review. 1) Duolingo For those who haven't heard of Duolingo. Duolingo is a free online learning platform- specifically catering to learning foreign languages. It also has a 'rewards' system- each time you log in and get a certain amount of XP. You get a reward. Each time you complete a section. You get a reward. It also has a friendly mascot nicknamed 'Duo' or 'the Duo bird' that is aimed at children- and to get the...