Having finished one chapter in my life (PhD), I am thinking of opening another. Since I have been a proud member of the Romance Philology Institute's faculty for a few years now, I feel I should start learning at least one Romance language. I have ALWAYS wanted to learn French, so the choice should be easy, except that there are some practical reasons why it should rather be Italian. The thing is I teach a course in Information Technology for students of Italian. Knowing that language would help me make their lessons more attractive for them, more suitable to their needs. Another thing is that I am surrounded with speakers of Spanish (I share my office with some native speakers of Spanish), so my everyday contact with them would probably be very useful if I chose that language, and would make the whole process easier. The problem is I am not particularly keen on it, to be honest.
So there it is - my dilemma.
What would you advise? And do you know of any good courses in French/Italian/Spanish in Poznań? Mind you, I don't want to make it very intensive or expensive ;)
When I listen to the song in the video below, however, all my doubts fade away... Isn't it perfect? I just wish I didn't need the translation! ;)
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
What are 10 most common IDIOMS in English? Look below to find out. PLUS - a blogging task!
Here is a special blogging assignment for everyone:
Look at the list of idioms below, choose ONE, and try to illustrate it with a situation you have been in or have witnessed. Give an account of the situation, say which idiom it is supposed to exemplify and how it relates to it. I hope the assignment will help you remember the idioms and use them properly. Get set, go! :)
The Idiomgraphic - An infographic by LAL Schools
Look at the list of idioms below, choose ONE, and try to illustrate it with a situation you have been in or have witnessed. Give an account of the situation, say which idiom it is supposed to exemplify and how it relates to it. I hope the assignment will help you remember the idioms and use them properly. Get set, go! :)
The Idiomgraphic - An infographic by LAL Schools
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Back to work
It is quite difficult to come back to normal day-to-day routine after such a long break, don't you think? I hope you haven't forgotten your English yet! ;)
Just to refresh your memories a bit, and to get your minds on the right track, I would like you to do just a few collocation tasks here and here. Remember: collocations are crucial to making your English natural and fluent.
Just to refresh your memories a bit, and to get your minds on the right track, I would like you to do just a few collocation tasks here and here. Remember: collocations are crucial to making your English natural and fluent.
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