the spanish continues
Balancing children and Spanish is hard work. Continue reading
Tag Archives: language
words
Based on Flynn’s current vocabulary, we may have a future veterinarian or podiatrist on our hands. Continue reading
Posted in Toddler
Tagged bilingualism, foreign language, French, language, talking, toddler, words
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it must be nice
Some language departments at FSI arrange two-week immersion trips for their students. French does not. But we hope to take one anyway. Continue reading
Posted in FS Life
Tagged Abbey, Andy, france, French, FSI, immersion trip, language, nice
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how many words do you know?
Some trivia: the average college-educated adult knows about 20,000 words. This is a scary statistic for those trying to learn another language. Continue reading
académie française
What organization, founded in 1635, is made up of members called “Immortels” and forces new inductees to eulogize their late predecessors before joining? No, not the Freemasons. Read on to learn more. Continue reading
je parle un peu francais
Andy’s observations from the first week of French class. Continue reading
state department speak
I’m so excited to start French in less than a month! In the meantime, I’ve been focusing on picking up another language: State Department speak. Continue reading
what language will we learn?
One of the requirements for being tenured as a Foreign Service Officer is proficiency in a language other than English. This really excites me. It’s a personal goal of mine to be able to communicate intelligently in another tongue. Unfortunately, … Continue reading