Researching a francophone region or country and writing a report or country study is an interesting project for French classes or for independent studiers looking to spice up their self-instruction. This project is perfect as a long-term activity for intermediate and advanced students, though it can also be adapted for beginners.
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Oct
29
2009
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French Class Project: Francophonie Report
Oct
28
2009
28
2009
Health and Sports Day
体育の日 (Taiiku no Hi) is Health and Sports Day in Japan. 体育の日 is held in October to commemorate the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. To avoid the summer rains, Health and Sports Day is held in October, which is a fairly sunny month in Japan. Usually 体育の日 is held the second Monday of October, so [...]
Oct
27
2009
27
2009
Study tip: learning irregular verbs in the past
Irregular verbs are named that way because they are conjugated in unexpected ways. As a result, they are more difficult to learn and remember. They come in several present, past, and future tenses and there’s no magic way to learn them, but I devised a scheme here that might help you learn some verbs in [...]
Oct
27
2009
27
2009
Spanish Idiom October 27, 2009
“Estar en las vacas flacas” literally translates to “to be in the skinny cows”. The idiomatic meaning is “to be in lean years”.
Oct
27
2009
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2009
Since When Was It a Crime To Speak Spanish?
Another sign of language frictions in the United States surfaced this week when the Dallas News reported that at least 20 Dallas police officers since 2007 wrote tickets to at least 38 drivers for not speaking English. According to the newspaper, nearly all of those 38 were Spanish speakers. Read more…
Since When Was It a [...]