Articles taggés "learning"

Our brain is sensitive to change, and is able to modify its structure to facilitate or reinforce new learning. This includes learning a new language, which brings with it a number of advantages and changes at the brain level. Thus, the brains of monolinguals and bilinguals are not the same.

I would like to continue my list of recommendations about language learning. This time I will name several useful tools and possible resources. Some of them are connected to the German language.

Since I have been living in several countries, I faced a situation where I have to learn a local language or let's say to have the basics of it. Moreover, I have been teaching English for a while and learning English and German for a long time. I would like to share some suggestions, that come from my experience and also based on recommendations from language tutors.

Volunteering: A win win situation

As my volunteering is coming to an end, I decided to do present my chronicle from very beginning and to present volunteering life experience. What kind of challenges I had, what my expectations were, how they have changed and so on. I think it can be a nice example for others, who are interested in being a volunteer for one year.

This article discusses the increasing popularity of music in languages other than English, asking why the last few years has seen a dramatic rise in the number of non-English language music charting internationally. It also explores the positive effects that linguistically and culturally diverse music has on communities.