Anglicisms in Québécois French
French in France and French in Canada have, unsurprisingly, evolved differently, and whilst both include Anglicisms, these can be different in each version of French.
A good illustration of this I encountered in my time in Québec is the following: Whereas speakers of French from France might say J’ai stationné ma voiture dans le parking, a Québécois speaker would probably say J’ai parké mon char dans le stationnement. (I parked my car in the car park). Continue reading
Motivational Tips for Mandarin beginners
CHINESE and MANDARIN are becoming popular languages for people all over world to learn these days.
The most common question that beginners of these languages have, is “How can I learn Mandarin quickly and easily?”
Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day. Learning any language takes patience, persistence, time and creating smart learning strategies to suit your style of learning.
Here are some useful tips for beginners: Continue reading
20 Strategies to Fit Language Learning into your Busy Life!
So many people say they would like to learn a language, however the number of people who actually go ahead and do it is much lower. Why? The main reason is probably working out how to fit it into your already busy schedule. Well a few things to bear in mind which could persuade you to start learning a language are:-
- You do not need to know every word in the language to be fluent or even to get by.
- You only need to learn 2,500-3,000 to use it effectively.
- The key is to focus on what you are actually going to need to know.
- You don’t need to learn too much grammar, vocabulary is more important in the beginning stages.
- You only need to spend 15-20 minutes a day focused on language learning to make good progress. Little and often is the key.
So this blog post is aimed “busy” people who may not have hours spare to learn a language.
20 ideas to build language-learning activities into your daily life:
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