Daily Archives: September 2, 2014
September is National Library Sign-up Month
September is national library card sign-up month. See what your library has to offer. If you live, work, or go to school in Massachusetts sign up for a Boston Public Library card. Sign-up can be done in person at BPL locations across … Continue reading
Stupid Ugly Foreigner
I searched for “polyglot Korean”, intending to find a native Korean who speaks many languages. What I found was yet-another-Canadian-English-Teacher in this post. Michael Em calls his blog Stupid Ugly Foreigner. His adventures in learning Korean are funny and familiar. I’m … Continue reading
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Timothy Doner’s bookshelf
Timothy Doner is that amazing polyglot who made a video at age 16 with him speaking 20 languages. Here are some books from his bookshelf that I want to check out at the library. Through the Language Glass by Guy … Continue reading
5 Styles of English
Talking with my language exchange partner, I realized there are different ways to express English depending on the situation. I didn’t have words to describe these different styles of English, but I sensed they were similar to Korea’s levels of … Continue reading
How do you say R?
Tom Scott explains how people make R sounds. It has given me some insight into why I can’t roll my r’s. It also made me understand how R and L sounds are similar to Koreans. The way I say … Continue reading
Elizabeth Liang Show at Williams College Sept. 18
Actress Elizabeth Liang is a Third Culture Kid. Third Culture Kids are the children of international business people, global educators, diplomats, missionaries, and the military — anyone whose family has relocated overseas because of a job placement. Liang weaves humorous … Continue reading
Hanguk Babble 