Tag Archives: Language Learning
Don’t let the pronoun get you down!
Today was class as usual and after the instructor asked us if we understood our homework which we all did we were given a quick quiz to verify we understood the grammar concept. We all used the new concept correctly … Continue reading
Story telling
Today in class our instructor told us a story and asked us to repeat the story to him. It was an exercise to see if we understood what he said and if we were able to use the correct verb … Continue reading
Making Friends
Jonah has been the only one in the family who is forced to speak in French the entire day, which is evident when he starts speaking and doesn’t have the pronunciation problems the rest of us have. DeAnna and I … Continue reading
Na`vi
There is no one that was born speaking Na`vi since it was created for the movie Avatar for the moon Pandora, that doesn’t exist. Yet there are almost half a million websites that will teach you how to speak this … Continue reading
Corrections
For the last few months it has felt like we have been living in a constant state of being corrected. After months of hearing similar statements it’s hard to isolate constructive words of instruction and criticism. You’re saying it wrong … Continue reading
Praying in another language
Today in chapel we had a special prayer service. The advanced students listed some of the prayer concerns of the countries that they are preparing to serve in and one of the students will be serving with us in Cameroon. … Continue reading
French Lesson #234
There are many words in French and English that look very similar to one another but they have totally different meanings and they are called faux amies (false friends). There are several that we have learned about but the other … Continue reading
Reason for language school
This video summarizes the importance of why we are spending so much time in language school, and is also slightly humorous. Enjoy!
Knocking on the desk
Part of our language training includes having a chapel service in our class room where we are responsible for the music, prayer, scripture reading and meditation all in French. Other days of the week we meet as an entire school … Continue reading
French lesson #41
I’ve been learning that there are slight differences between some words but it’s important to know what the differences are so that you can use the words correctly. I was glancing at the homework sheet that our instructor handed out … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 