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Arabic Immersion In Cairo – The Simplest Strategy To Improve Quickly
عاملين ايه يا جماعة؟ G’day from sunny Cairo! After a much needed, relaxing 3 months up near the Italian alps I’ve finally made it back to Egypt (after too long!) at the end of the Eid. The last few...
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How Safe Do I Feel Doing Language Immersion In Egypt Now?
Leading up to my flight here I was getting the same reaction from almost everyone – is Egypt really safe for foreigners? Are you sure it’s wise to go there? I’m certainly no expert on Middle East...
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It’s Time To De-Bullshitize What Language Immersion Means
Okay… so ‘de-bullshitize’ isn’t really a word. I thought about using ‘clarify’ but it doesn’t have the same effect. I’ve talked quite a bit about how the words fluency and advanced are the most...
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How Foreign Language Immersion Changes Your Perspective On The World
I’m deeply saddened by the horrific, senseless murder of 21 Coptic Egyptians in Libya this week. The very first time I lived in Egypt over 12 years ago, I was welcomed by and stayed with a Coptic...
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Update: Levantine and Iraqi Arabic Mission in Jordan
Greetings from Amman, Jordan! يعطيك العافية We’ve been here this week working on some great new content for TalkInArabic.com in various dialects (mainly Levantine and Iraqi Arabic this time),...
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Skype For Language Learning – Why You Need Less Of It
Do you really want to immerse yourself in a foreign language but travelling and being ‘location-independent’ isn’t a viable option for you? Most people aren’t really able to travel around on a whim to...
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Back To Georgia For More Language Immersion… Finally
გამარჯობა (‘Hi’ in Georgian :)) Next week I’m heading back to one of my favorite parts of the world again to catch up with old friends, get in some adventure and of course, revisit the language. I’m...
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Back From Georgia (Country Not The State) + [VIDEO]
გამარჯობა! We just recently made it back to Qatar from Tbilisi. What a trip! As I shared with you recently, I headed back to Georgia this month for a visit and to catch up with my Georgian friends who...
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10 Reasons Why The Russian Language Isn’t That Difficult
Today I’m going to convince you that Russian is actually far easier to learn than you’ve been led to believe. It’s not (or at least doesn’t have to be) a near-impossible undertaking. A year or so ago I...
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To What Extent Can I Emulate Overseas Language Immersion At Home?
One criticism I often get from people is that my language learning results come down to my ability to travel so much. Unhindered travel = easy immersion which somehow = quick success. My last post was...
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10 Reasons Why You Should Do French Immersion Outside Paris
Today we have a guest post by Danielle Swisher, a political science major who has a blog called The Traveler Next Door. Danielle has published five books including Murder on O’Hollow’s Eve and Other...
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Results Of My Arduous At-Home Language Immersion Experiment
A while back, I shared an idea I had for an experiment to try and replicate (as much as possible) in-country language immersion at home over Skype. My goal was to truly maximize the potential of...
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How Traveling With A Family Is Improving My Language Immersion
Greetings from Jordan! I realize it’s been a while since I posted an actual update on what I’ve been doing. I’ll be sharing details with you on what I’m specifically doing in Jordan next week but...
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Learning Arabic With Iraqi and Syrian Refugees In Jordan
We’ve just returned from our time working with Iraqi and Syrian refugees in Jordan. In my last post, I shared about some of the observations I’d made doing language immersion in Jordan as a young...
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Why You Shouldn’t Learn Hebrew At An Ulpan
Ulpan (plural ulpanim) is a name of a specific type of immersion used in teaching Hebrew in Israel. The method includes three core principles: teach Hebrew in Hebrew, focus on practical skills, and...
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How to Achieve Hebrew Language Immersion At Home Easily
Move abroad to learn a language. We hear this advice thrown around casually as if moving abroad was as easy as taking a train trip to the neighbouring town. Not all of us have the resources to just...
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Forget Maintaining Multiple Languages: What About Maintaining Cultural...
We just got back from Ireland. As I said recently, we decided to travel back to Ireland to spend some time in Munster (mostly in Kerry and Cork) including the Gaeltacht areas there. It was great to be...
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