culture. education. literary studies.
As Iโm writing this post, itโs typical November weather in my part of the world: gray and rainy. I actually happen to love it, and so Iโve been thinking - what better vocabulary topic for this week than - rain! Letโs start from the beginning. When the weather is very cloudy and dark you can …
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Working with students, Iโve realised many of them struggle with tasks connected with art. They are often reluctant to approach the subject because they donโt know much about the history of art, or they feel they lack relevant vocabulary. As they tell me, they wouldnโt know how to describe a painting even if they had …
In this post I give a few tips on how to choose the right dictionary for your language learning practice. Spoiler alter: I have a strong preference for monolingual dictionaries - read the article to find out why.
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