Writing Your Bilingual Journey
TeachersEducationLanguageTeacher CafeSelfFostering a bilingual identity can be motivating and empowering for students. Hese is a short video to help the think through the process.
How do our brains process speech? - Gareth Gaskell
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyNeuroscienceLanguageScienceThe average 20-year-old knows between 27,000 and 52,000 different words. Spoken out loud, most of these words last less than a second.
The Power of Stories to Build a Kinder World
TeachersLanguageReadingTeacher CafeSocietyCreativityIf you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
Atticus Finch, “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)
Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?
AdultsEducationHumanPsychologyLanguageLearning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually aren’t as invested and often use the wrong strategies.
How to learn any language in six months
AdultsCultureEducationPsychologyLanguageChris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams.
TED Talk: The joy of lexicography
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationLanguageIs the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation. An oldie but a goodie from TED.