The Unabbreviated Guide to the CEFR: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages At your cafe table, you hear somebody nearby bragging. “Oh me, I’m slightly fluent in German.” You were minding your own business. Taking pictures of your latte, hoping that one of the pictures is worthy of your prestigious Instagram account.
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BBC – Capital – What the German language reveals about attitudes to work
How one small expression binds German workers together and reminds them of the importance of their free time
Source: BBC – Capital – What the German language reveals about attitudes to work
10 ways home learning apps can boost children’s English learning
10 ways home learning apps can boost children’s English learning
Today’s children are much more tech savvy than yesterdays, and this has had a profound effect on the way that they learn languages! No wonder then that there has been an increasing interest in home learning technologies that support language learning at school and back at home.
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Who speaks Indonesian, ‘the envy of multilingual world’?
Who speaks Indonesian, ‘the envy of multilingual world’?
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Quebec Tries to Say Au Revoir to ‘Hi,’ and Hello to ‘Bonjour’ – The New York Times
Quebec Tries to Say Au Revoir to ‘Hi,’ and Hello to ‘Bonjour’ By DAN BILEFSKYDEC. 5, 2017
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Russian minorities fear for languages amid new restrictions | Europe | DW | 05.12.2017
EUROPERussian minorities fear for languages amid new restrictions
Source: Russian minorities fear for languages amid new restrictions | Europe | DW | 05.12.2017
For The First Time, AI Can Teach Itself Any Language On Earth
For The First Time, AI Can Teach Itself Any Language On Earth A universal translator–the stuff of sci-fi legend–may be closer than we think.
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Just how effective are language learning apps?
Just how effective are language learning apps?
Can Duolingo’s chatbot teach you a foreign language? | Technology | The Guardian
Can Duolingo’s chatbot teach you a foreign language? The less embarrassed you are, the better you tend to be at learning languages. The answer? Chatbots
Source: Can Duolingo’s chatbot teach you a foreign language? | Technology | The Guardian