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Jose Antonio Fernandez
December 3, 2016

PEAS AND LANGUAGES

Jose Antonio Fernandez
December 3, 2016

Vilfredo Pareto was an interesting man. Born in Paris 1848 of an exiled Italian family. Pareto became a philosopher, economist, sociologist, engineer and, most importantly for us, a small time gardener.

It was Pareto’s peas that made him famous and today will help you learn a second language...

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I was just watching a YouTube video with people from around the world talking about the things they like to eat when they are homesick.

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It is really amazing the way my little one (3) looks at me. Like I am some sort of massive superhero. I wonder how long it will take him to figure things out.

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DUOLINGUO WILL MAKE YOU FAT
December 27, 2019

I am going to keep this short and simple. I have been teaching for 15 years and I have never in my life come across a student who used or was currently using Duolinguo and didn’t like it or love it. But I can also tell you that I have never met a student who really learned…

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February 24, 2019
HOW TO SURVIVE THE CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE (Part 2)
February 24, 2019

In my previous blog post I started to discuss with you the impact of the curse of knowledge when it comes to learning a second language and choosing the right instructor.

The curse of knowledge (quick review here) refers to the phenomenon for which people who know a lot about something tend to forget (or simply ignore) what it’s like …

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February 6, 2019
HOW TO SURVIVE THE CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE (Part one)
February 6, 2019

Let’s pick a famous song or melody. For example (feeling patriotic today) the American anthem.

Now I want you to sit across from someone and try to rhythmically tap the song on a table and see if she can guess. Heck! Even if there is no one there to listen, just go ahead and tap away.

How did you do? Do you think a listener would guess what song you were tapping?

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February 6, 2019
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February 1, 2019
THE MATCH.COM OF LANGUAGES
February 1, 2019

Today one of my students was so excited telling me about how she got to practice her Spanish with someone she met at a party last weekend.

‘It was awesome! I even got to use some of the stuff you taught me last week! I used the entre comillas thing (while using the international sign for air quotes) that we learned during our lesson! And he said my Spanish was so good!’

You can tell she was having a…

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November 14, 2018

I pretty much fell in love with Anthony Bourdain the very first time I saw him. My big fat gay TV crush.

I don’t really remember where he was in that first episode of No Reservations. But I remember I wanted to be…

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