Archive | Language Learning

25 March 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Cooking In Spanish – Tortilla de Patatas

As my quest for Spanish fluency continues, I’ve discovered that my Spanish learning can benefit from one of my hobbies.  I think that James Beard really said it best when he stated, “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.“  Food, in many cultures, is at the core of life.  It creates an environment in which to [...]

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23 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Review: Notes In Spanish

We’ve been big fans of Notes in Spanish for quite some time. So, we invited Leah Budke to write a review of NIS, and explain what makes it so great.

After spending quite a bit of time listening to Spanish podcasts, I felt quite fortunate to stumble across Ben and Marina’s Notes in Spanish site and [...]

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03 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Spanish Language Music

August and I got a puppy. Her name is Pasa (Raisin in Spanish), or for now, Pasita. Pasa has a lot of energy and por eso I’ve been walking her a lot. This has given me a lot of time to listen to new music and podcasts that I don’t normally listen to. One thing [...]

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29 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Best Spanish Language Movies in the 00’s

Watching Spanish movies (o sea Spanish language movies) is not only a great way to improve your Spanish, but a pretty damn fun one as well.  We’ve watched A LOT of Spanish language movies over the last year, and here are our top five recommendations for movies from the last decade. Enjoy!
Y Tu Mamá También [...]

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19 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Successful Language Learners: Interview with John Biesnecker

The Lenguajero team spent the last week enjoying the Oaxacan coast here in Mexico, and taking it easy for a few days.  Well, vacation is over and it’s back to work!  We are starting the week with a new interview in our continuing  series “Successful Language Learners”.
This week we interviewed John Biesnecker on his experiences [...]

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05 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Successful Language Learners: Interview with Sara Elaine Magil

Over the last few months as we have built Lenguajero, and come to know more about online language learning, we have noticed that there are a lot of self-proclaimed experts in this field.  While they may all be very successful language learners, many of them seem to espouse the belief that there is only “one [...]

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29 September 2009 ~ 5 Comments

SRS Flashcard Program Launched Today!

When Natalie and I decided to build Lenguajero one of the goals we had was to build an online SRS system for Spanish and English learners. We are happy to announce that our SRS system has been built, and is now available for free to all Lenguajero members.
What is a Spaced Repetition System and [...]

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