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Julie's First WyzAnt Blog Post

By Julie R. | 7/2/2012 10:25 PM CST |

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Well, students, here I am! I am fresh from Wichita, KS and awaiting tutoring opportunities in the Seattle, WA area. Just to get the ball rolling, I will create weekly blogs that include little snippets of knowledge relating to foreign languages. Here's this week's: a good quote in several languages...

(Quote form brainyquote.com)
"Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm." ~ Hippocrates

auf Deutsch:
"Machen Sie eine Gewohnheit zu zwei Dingen: zu helfen; oder mindestens keinem Schaden zuzufügen."

in Italiano:
"Prendere l'abitudine di due cose: aiutare; o almeno di non...

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Partagez la Parole!

By Taron W. | 6/16/2012 6:30 PM CST |

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Are you looking for a great way to practice your speaking skills in French? Go to www.sharedtalk.com! There you will find native speakers of French (among many other languages) with whom you can practice your speaking skills. This is a great way to improve your listening comprehension, too! Try it out! It's free and all you have to do is sign up!

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It is important to practice!

By Alexei M. | 3/4/2012 10:47 AM CST |

The ELAs are coming. Is your child ready?

Well, if your child was not practicing reading, vocabulary and math for a few hours per week, there is a great chance that you need a tutor to explain the subject curriculum one more time. As the time goes by, the memory fades away.

My students play games that help to train their memory, speed and attention. Education is a year long (including summer time) process that is built up by understanding simple things that will help your child to gain a better knowledge and understanding of next grade math, language, and other subjects.

Please do not procrastinate...

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Ben Franklin’s Language-Learning Secret

By Stefanie B. | 2/29/2012 3:07 PM CST |

In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin described a technique he frequently used to improve his writing and language skills:

Whenever Franklin came across a piece of writing that he felt was extremely well-crafted, he would read the passage repeatedly until he could write down word-for-word—from memory—what he read on a separate piece of paper. He then would compare what he wrote to the original passage he read, would make whatever corrections he needed to, and would repeat the whole exercise several days later.

If there’s some aspect of your language skills you’d like to improve (writing,...

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How to Build Your Language Skills Painlessly by Keeping a Diary

By Stefanie B. | 2/20/2012 11:45 AM CST |

One thing I found helpful when I was initially getting the hang of Russian was to keep a language diary for a few weeks.

My diary started when, in an effort not to get rusty at Russian during the summer between semesters, I started reading some Russian poetry and parts of short stories in the original.

The diary wasn’t anything fancy. I simply wanted some more Russian-language practice and to practice expressing my thoughts in writing (no matter how simple the thoughts were). I did this by typing my entries in Russian into a Word document. I usually wrote about 2 things:

1) what I remembered...

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The Value of Flashcards

By Stefanie B. | 2/16/2012 3:43 PM CST |

I remember that there was once a time when I underestimated the power of flashcards as a learning tool, and now I they’re all I use to memorize new language vocabulary and sometimes grammar concepts.

Though they can be tedious and boring to write out for a large vocabulary list, flashcards have been worth the extra effort that I’ve put into making them.

Here are some of the pros (listed in no particular order) that I’ve found in using flashcards:

- You can easily make them—and on your own time.I love printed lists, but I noticed that they take me more time and effort to make than flashcards...

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What's up with all the prices?

By Alexei M. | 2/13/2012 8:08 AM CST |

I think www.wyzant.com is doing a great job bringing together students and tutors. Even though some tutors charge up to $70/hour and higher, it is hard to see my qualifications until you try. Therefore, I charge $25/hour so that the potential students would try me out and see how good I am on the background of professors and teachers. I am trying to bring affordable tutorials to my students for them to know that good tutors are not the most expensive ones.

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Starting from Scratch in Russian!

By Dianne C. | 7/18/2011 1:42 PM CST |

Learning the Russian alphabet is essential.

It can be an easy language to learn to speak because:
1. its is written as it is pronounced, no hidden meaning and very few exceptions
2. there is no verb "to be" as used in English, "I am"
3. there are no definite or indefinite articles alike "the" or "a/an"

However, its also a very hard language because grammar can be near impossible, as there are so many cases, like pejorative and locations, etc.

I feel that with a good teach anyone can learn to read and speak in a matter of a few months.

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Being a tutor and a student

By Heidie G. | 2/12/2011 3:26 PM CST |

The main thing I have taken away from being a tutor is that the tutor-student relationship is reciprocal: each of my students has had something to teach me. I recently tutored a baseball player in Spanish and I discovered a lot of aspects of the game that I didn’t know before. I also became familiar with a lot of baseball terms that were new to me.

I have also been taking private Russian lessons and the experience is very rewarding. I have learned so much, not just about the Russian language, but also about its culture and customs. For instance, I didn't know that they celebrate Christmas on...

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A person that speaks two languages is bilingual. A person that speaks one language...

By Alan G. | 11/29/2010 10:18 PM CST |

This is an old joke. What do you call a person that speaks one language? American! If you grow up in the United States, there's a good chance your experience with learning a second language (other than English) wasn't a pleasant one. There are probably dozens of reasons why. You hear responses like, "Everyone speaks English," "I don't have a chance to interact with people that speak a different language." "Learning a second language is hard!"

These responses have some truth to them, but when I first began to study Spanish in Mexico while I was in college, it was a great experience!...

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