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Language Learning

How Moroccan University Students Want to Learn English

March 11, 2010

I have been conducting a research and interviews with university students in Morocco.  I wanted to find out the current state of their English education and also their potential needs in learning English.  We met with dozens of current students who are attending a national university, and asked them some questions regarding English learning.  Here’s what [...]

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How to Communicate with Non-Native Speakers of English

June 10, 2009

Here are some tips on how to communicate with non-native speakers of English. It’s crucial that you gear your vocabulary, sentence structure, and expressions toward more simple, textbook, CNN-style standard English rather than using idioms and expressions that are more culturally influenced.

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Babbel.com makes an impression

February 17, 2009

Babbel.com is an impressive language learning tool. It’s free and web-based, and it also adds a social networking capability. The bottom line? It’s a beneficial (and free!) cross-cultural learning tool for a global citizen.

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How Much Does It Cost to Learn a New Language?

July 30, 2008

There is a monthly online magazine called “T+D (Training + Development)” which is published by ASTD (American Society of Training and Development).  In its July 2008 issue, there is an interesting article on how much it costs to learn a new language.  It mentions three types of self-teaching resources that busy professionals often use to [...]

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