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What Does The Holiday Spirit Feel Like Abroad? The year-end holidays carry a particular "flavor" with them, one that affects all senses: traditional holiday dishes, Christmas carols (in my tradition), decorations, the Christmas tree, smells of cinnamon and home-baked cookies, and velvety... ( added 25 days 3 hours ago.)

Mind Your (Table) Manners! Table manners are a murky subject. We all remember our mothers telling us *something* over and over at dinner time. "Mets ta main sur la table!" was my Mom's refrain (French for "Put your hand on the table!"). Would a Chinese, Iranian or Nigerian... ( added 42 days ago.)

What Learning Languages Can Do For You As an executive for a large international corporation, I had the opportunity to live and work in a few very different countries: Germany, France, the U.S., China and Korea. Growing up in Germany in the post WWII era, I spoke German and had learned... ( added 96 days ago.)

Sticky Subject: Expanding Your Vocabulary You know how it goes. You go to your language class and learn useful things: how to introduce yourself, talk about your hobbies, your work, your family. You've probably learned a lot of grammar and could sing a song about the past subjunctive or... ( added 99 days 4 hours ago.)

Practice Pronunciation Like A Virtuoso If you dabble in music and play an instrument, you're probably familiar with the following scenario: You're learning a new piece. You know the piece, so you know what it's supposed to sound like. You start playing the first few bars and it... ( added 160 days 4 hours ago.)

How Long Does It Take To Learn A Language? This is the question I'm asked most often as a language teacher. Inevitably, it leaves me dumbfounded, yet my answer might determine whether someone will or won't embark on a language learning adventure. "How long will it take me to learn... ( added 162 days 4 hours ago.)

Are You Self-Conscious Speaking A New Language? Regardless of which language you are learning, you will encounter a number of sounds which don't exist in your native language. Initially, even just listening to a native speaker making these sounds might make you smirk - but wait until you... ( added 239 days 1 hour ago.)

3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills What's the easiest way to learn Italian? Spend three months in Italy! While you might need a little time to get organized, you can pretend to be in Italy by getting exposure to a lot of spoken Italian. (I picked Italian, but this is true for... ( added 239 days 1 hour ago.)

This Could Happen To You! Laundry Etiquette In China Part of the fun of learning a new language is traveling to a country where that language is spoken and interacting with the people. Reading about another country's culture is great to avoid the most obvious blunders, but there's no substitute for... ( added 239 days 1 hour ago.)