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Dreaming and Language
March 10th, 2009 | 4 Comments
It’s three o’clock in the morning–at least it is in my time zone–and I’m posting here at Chipanglish after a bad dream.
Actually, since we’re all about language here, that’s not very accurate. To be more precise, there was nothing bad about the dream per se. It’s more that I dreamt in German, and that is considerably disconcerting to me once I wake up.
Retroactive Interference in Action
February 18th, 2009 | 3 Comments
I’ve been volunteering at the Children’s Museum of Houston where maybe half of the visitors speak Spanish. I’d like to get to the point where I’m confident enough in my Spanish to at least mix it in with English in teaching these kids, especially since some of them don’t speak English yet.
My brain is not cooperating. I can switch off easily between English and Chinese as I’ve been doing that my whole life. However, my brain has grouped Spanish and Japanese together in a category apparently named “Languages I Speak Brokenly.”
Foreign Language in Kindergarten: Yay or Nay?
February 17th, 2009 | 8 Comments
The Washington Post ran an article today on foreign language programs for young kids. It’s generally near the top of education reformers’ wish lists, but I tend to think it’s a misguided use of education dollars.
American-born Taiwanese girl who married a Japanese guy. And who forgot about six years' of Spanish grammar and most of the vocab.
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