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Culture Trilogy Part I

by Toni | Jun 8, 2020 | Culture, Race, Racial identity

Culture in Cinema Center Stage – Netflix hits the top of the list for scores of great black comedies and dramas. My husband, white male baby boomer, and I joke about the number of times we watched Coachella-#Beyonce #HBCU, all the way through. Together, we...

TOP FIVE APPS TO DOWNLOAD BEFORE YOU COME TO CHINA!!

by Najiyah Kelly | Jan 12, 2020 | Beginner, Chinese, Culture, Culture and Community, Language

1/7/2020 polyglot2abroad INTRODUCTION The top five apps that you should download before coming to China. You will need to either open your current phone plan to allow for international use or purchase a sim card when you arrive so that you can have internet access...

Define Community in Language and Culture Development

by Toni | Oct 11, 2019 | Culture, Culture and Community, Language

How we define community is important to our survival. The perspectives that we take on the community of others work for us or against us, against our own community. One point of foreign language acquisition is to broaden one’s view of community by extending...

Tracking Tips for Remembering Kanji and other Characters

by Toni | Oct 3, 2019 | Beginner, Culture, Intermediate, Japanese, Language

What makes the characters so difficult to remember? Why do Japanese have two readings for Kanji? What are keys to memorization? This blog does not attempt to teach linguistics nor the elements for learning the Kanji (this can be done in your own self-study) , but in...