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Monthly Archives: August 2016

An Interview with the Author of Living Language Passport Hawaiian

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Living Language

We’re excited to announce the release of a very unique Living Language course: Living Language Passport Hawaiian is now available! The course was written by Oahu native Ākeamakamae Kiyuna, a linguist and expert in Hawaiian language who currently teaches at the University … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Featured, Hawaiian, Passport Travel Series, Travel

A German Back-to-School Tradition: Easing First Day Jitters with die Schultüte

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Living Language

Today, we’re revisiting a post written by our e-Tutor Helga about one of the sweetest (pun intended) back-to-school traditions around the globe: die Schultüte in Germany. It’s that time of year. This week school starts pretty much everywhere – including Germany. … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, German, Passport Travel Series, traditions

Phrase of the Day: School

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Living Language

As students start to head back to school (and hopefully some of you are even headed back to study languages!), we thought it might be fun to look at how to say school in various languages. Language Phrase [Transliteration] French … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, greek, Italian, Japanese, Phrase of the day, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In Arabic Cultures

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. In Arab cultures, common romantic gestures include holding hands, hugging, and patting someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabic, culture, love, Poetry

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In Italy

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. Alcuni romantici gesti della cultura italiana L’Italia è un paese di romantici, del … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Italian, love

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In Greece

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. In Greece, common romantic gestures do not differ a lot from other Western … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, greek, love

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In Spain & Latin America

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. Latin Americans and Spaniards are known to be very open and expressive compared … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, love, Spanish

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In Brazil

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. Romance is the Portuguese word for romance, from Latin romanço, used to designate … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, love, Portuguese

Romance Awareness Month: How To Be Romantic In France

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Living Language

It’s Romance Awareness Month, and this week we’re sharing some tips for how to be romantic in other cultures. Visit here for more tips from other cultures. In France, faire un câlin, une caresse à son amoureux (to give one’s … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, French, love

Multilingualism in the U.S.: More than you might think

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Erin

While Americans are infamous for not speaking a second language, according to the 2014 American Community Survey, a language other than English is spoken in 21% of households in the U.S. And multilingualism is on the rise: the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabic, Bilingualism, culture, Featured, German, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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