Even though I am living in an Anglophone country again, I still find ways to immerse myself in languages. Besides e-mail and Skype to keep in contact with friends, I am still using French quite a bit since my PhD research is on the teaching of variation in French. I’ve also been able to find [...]
Full Story »Pronunciator: Free Vocabulary & Phrases in 60 Languages
Time flies when you’re having fun! It’s been nearly two weeks since I last posted and my only excuse is that I love working on my PhD so much that I spend all my time with my books and articles instead of my computer. I’m barely keeping up with updating the site and responding to [...]
Full Story »Multicultural and Multilingual Australia
One of the many reasons why I love Australia: an official Multicultural Policy From the government’s Multicultural Policy released in February of this year: “Australia is a multicultural nation. In all, since 1945, seven million people have migrated to Australia. Today, one in four of Australia’s 22 million people were born overseas, 44 per cent [...]
Full Story »Free Two Week French Course + Accommodation in Brussels, Belgium: Giveaway from Easy Languages
Easy Languages is currently offering their first giveaway: two weeks of French courses in Brussels, Belgium, including accommodation in a residence, valued at €795.00 or approximately $1,100.00 (USD) / £700.00 (GBP). This prize does not include airfare or any ground transportation. If you are a US or UK resident over the age of 18 who [...]
Full Story »Comparative Grammar of French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Available as PDF
I have finally finished scanning the 1868 book Comparative Grammar of French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Languages by Edwin A. Notley that I first mentioned in April. It is 412 pages total and available to download in PDF format. The original 19 x 13 cm book is set up with two columns on the left [...]
Full Story »The French Language of the Pays de Savoie
The area where I live in France is called Savoy and it used to be a part of the Italian Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1860 it was annexed to France and split into two départements: Savoie and Haute-Savoie. Together they are known as the Pays de Savoie in French and they make up 2 of [...]
Full Story »Top 100 Language Lovers Blogs: Voting Starts Today at Lexiophiles
Lexiophiles’ Language Lovers 2011 competition is now open for voting. This year the four categories are: - Language Learning Blogs - Language Professionals Blogs - Language Facebook Pages - Language Twitterers Since I won 3rd place overall last year (in the Top 100 Language Blogs) and 2nd place in the Top 100 Language Learning Blogs, my blog was automatically [...]
Full Story »Thank You André and Rest in Peace
My father-in-law, André, passed away yesterday. He was a very kind man and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. A few months ago, he helped contribute to the French Listening Resources mp3s by answering a few questions on French cuisine, traveling around the world and France’s national holiday. I hope that his words, spoken with his [...]
Full Story »French Language Tutorial (2nd edition) Now Available
The 2nd edition of French Language Tutorial is now available! This is a major update from the first edition, available in either PDF format or as a coil-bound paperback. Changes from the first edition: Much more vocabulary and sample sentences, such as asking for help, giving advice, expressing opinions, likes & dislikes, etc. New order [...]
Full Story »Comparative Grammar of the French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Languages
My new favorite book. Published in 1868! 400 pages of comparative goodness. Verb conjugations (we really should bring back thou hadst and the T-V distinction in English!) There’s even vocabulary at the end, though the words are not grouped thematically like they are in The Loom of Language. I’ve also ordered A Comparative Practical Grammar [...]
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