Hola estudiantes: El aprendizaje del vocabulario es muy importante y hay muchas aplicaciones para hacerlo (Anki, Quizlet...) ¿Cuál es tu aplicación favorita para aprender nuevas palabras? ¿Tienes otros consejos para aprender vocabulario? Un saludo.

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Students, how do you feel about reading and listening exercises in the lesson?

Hi! 

Most students want to speak as much as possible in the lesson, given that's the only thing that they can't do on their own. However, most approaches taken by textbooks contain some reading and listening tasks that contextualize or complement the linguistic goal of the unit. Sending those exercises to do at home may not be the solution either, given that they make sense in context and as part of a whole unit. So, I want to know if you, as a student, consider doing short reading and listening activities a waste of time in the lesson. 

Thanks in advance.

Busco personas con sólidos conocimientos de sintaxis española e inglesa. Hola! Estoy intentando hacer una comparación de la estructura de las oraciones en español e inglés con doce frases básicas. Quiero marcar el sujeto, el verbo, y los objetos directos o indirectos (u otras categorías sintácticas como los complementos) en cada una de ellas. He hecho una primera aproximación, pero mi sintaxis no es excelente y me gustaría que alguien generoso me echara una mano. Muchas gracias de antemano.Muchas gracias Nadja y Norwick. aquí están las frases: https://i.imgur.com/ZbG7GQv.png El objetivo es darle esta tabla a los estudiantes principiantes para que puedan comprar la estructura de las oraciones del inglés con las del español. Sería interesante hacer anotaciones de cada caso.

Looking for a teacher to purchase a Quizlet subscription together.

Hi everyone!

I want to use Quizlet with my students, and in order to use images, among other features, I have to subscribe to a premium account. The cost is 35,88 € per year, but if we purchase in pairs, we get a 20% discount each. I'm looking for someone that would be interested. 

Thanks in advance.

Opinion - Everyone has an accent

An article has been published in the New York Times by a linguist that argues that everyone has an accent, and that our focus on the standard pronunciation as the goal to achieve can lead to discrimination. He states the following: 

"Accent by itself is a shallow measure of language proficiency, the linguistic equivalent of judging people by their looks. Instead, we should become aware of our linguistic biases and learn to listen more deeply before forming judgments."

What's your opinion? Do you have prejudices against native speakers of your language that have non-standard accent? What's your experience with pronunciation learning a second language?

Link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/sunday/everyone-has-an-accent.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region

How to improve listening skills in language learning.

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