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A blog devoted to foreign languages, linguistics and language learning. Includes podcast reviews, links to useful language learning resources and websites, and the author's thoughts on learning foreign languages.
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Using Twitter in Your Language Learning – Useful Resources
As promised, here is the third and final part of my series on how to use Twitter in your language learning. I have listed a number of accounts below which may be beneficial to language learners who have Twitter accounts. These include “words of...
Using Twitter in Your Language Learning – Reading Practice
This is the second and penultimate post in my Using Twitter in Your Language Learning series. This time, we will be looking at the ways in which you can use Twitter as a means of improving your reading comprehension. One of the easiest ways to find f...
Using Twitter in Your Language Learning – Writing Practice
In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to write about how language learners can use Twitter in their language learning. Today’s post will look at how language learners can useTwitter (or similar microblogging services) as a means to impr...
Using Twitter in Your Language Learning (Introduction)
It’s been a while since I wrote anything on the subject of language learning methods so I’ve decided to write a short series of posts on how Twitter and similar microblogging services can be used in language learning. I have to admit that...
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – The Day After
What a fantastic Eurovision Song Contest we were treated to this year! The entries were generally quite good and the new system of voting did away with the tedious bloc voting that has plagued the Contest over the past decade. Thank you, Russia, for ...
Fun with FanFou
Sorry once again for the lack of posts. I’ve been a little unwell these past few days and we needed to take one of our cats to the vet this morning, so needless to say, I haven’t really had the time or enthusiasm to update the blog. I&#...
