After a long period of soul-searching (and trying many different jobs), I've decided on a career path in language learning. [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 3 answers

I need some project ideas for me to work on with a nine year old Spanish boy. [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2008 - 1 answers

On a recent trip to Kenya, we visited a school who is in need of simple French language instruction booklets for elementary-age children. [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 3 answers

What is the best way for me to learn Spanish in order to pass a reading test? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 13 answers

How do you say " I got hit (in the head) by....(something)" I have to do an oral presentation in spanish but Im not sure how to say I was....i got hit? Im telling a story of when i got hit in the head with a swing...i have to use imperfect and preterite tense....any ideas
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 10 answers

I'd like to teach myself some various languages. Help me find some resources for Spanish and Japanese. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 21 answers

I'm looking for popular books, novels, magazines, comic books...in European French (not Canadian French). I'd also like to be able to easily order/purchase them from home (preferably from places like Amazon.com). [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 8 answers

I would like to develop a visual dictionary, web-based, which would allow me to visually parse words the reader is looking at, much like balloons over the word in question. [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 1 answers

JapaneseLanguageFilter: I am looking for good practice reading materials that are a happy medium. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 9 answers

My wife and I want to spend about 6 months in France learning French intensively. Where should we go to study? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 4 answers

What are some recommendations for Japanese language schools, especially for conversation, in Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm thinking about trying to get into tutoring, particularly English tutoring. I've worked with ESL students via the internet before, but that has been on a mutual basis: I've helped them improve their English while they helped me improve my German. What steps would I need to take to get started in my area? Do I need any particular qualifications? Should I go to the schools, or perhaps to the University in town? How does one get started in tutoring as a part-time job?
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 4 answers

How do I teach 10 or so Indonesian academics and postgraduate students how to "ace" their US Embassy visa interviews and "prep" for life in the US? Personal experiences with the US immigration process? What are some interview strategies you can pass on to my students? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 2 answers

My wife and I have been looking for a daycare centre for our one year old daughter, as my wife is returning to work shortly. French daycare w/ english speaking parents question follows... [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2005 - 15 answers

If I wanted my baby to learn a second language from a family member who speaks it natively, how many hours per week minimum would they need to spend together? I know the more the better, but I am trying to figure out if four or five hours a week will do the trick if we are extremely consistent and do this for many years.
posted on Jan 20, 2005 - 12 answers

After recently getting the opera and pop-era bug and finding that I can sound half-decent singing it, I really want to learn Italian so I don't have to phonetically remember the lyrcis of the likes of "O sole mio". Any resources to help me do this cheap (on the Web preferably)? $100 or less?
posted on Nov 9, 2004 - 9 answers

What are the most valuable foreign language skills to possess in the next decade(s)? Arabic? Chineese? Spanish? Does it depend solely on your chosen field? My question comes from a government and law perspective, but I'd be interested in all opinions. [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2004 - 17 answers

What's the best way to learn French without taking a class?
posted on Feb 29, 2004 - 16 answers

Has anyone around here used Rosetta Stone software for learning foreign languages? Did it work well for you?
posted on Feb 24, 2004 - 7 answers

Raising a bilingual child. I'd be grateful to hear advice, experiences or recommended resources for raising a child in a dual-language home. [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2004 - 17 answers

Have any native English speakers here had to learn a foreign language (especially Spanish) for work, etc. in a relatively short amount of time? How did you do it? Any recommendations for books/classes/training programs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2003 - 28 answers

Everyone seems to agree that William Butler Yeats said something along the lines of "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." If Google's any guide, it's become a staple of education-based speeches. But nothing I've found yet confirms it as Yeats. This page has apparently not been able to find a source, but then that seems to be the norm there for some reason. Most suspiciously, it's not in Bartlett's 16th Edition. Can anyone either say where this is from (whether Yeats or not) or point to something that debunks it?

posted on Dec 19, 2003 - 6 answers