Hidden from most roads, deep in the lovely French countryside, are a multitude of waterways. These ancient forms of navigation are still used to transport goods on barges across regions of France. But they are also enjoyed by plaisanciers (boaters), … Continue reading
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In Class Language Study Vs. Self Study: Can’t We Be Friends?
As a matter of fact, we can and should be. As the owner of ABC Languages, a language school in New York, I do have my biases but, ultimately, the goal here is for you, the language student, to have … Continue reading
Le vacanze di Natale - The Christmas holidays
The Christmas holidays are the biggest family holiday in Italy. Like Easter, they are part of the canonical Christian holidays with many rituals andculinary traditions. Christian holidays have ancient roots in pagan times and these traditions have been incorporated into … Continue reading
Important Japanese family holidays
お正月(oshougatsu), which is the beginning of the calendar year, is the most important family holiday in Japan. The exact duration of oshougatsu is a bit tricky, but generally January 1st to 3rd are considered to be the height of the … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is one of the America’s most important family holidays. It is a day when families gather to spend time with their loved ones and “give thanks” for all of the good things in their lives. It is also … Continue reading
Meet our eTutors… on Facebook!
You’ve read their blog posts, you’ve heard some of their stories, you’ve talked with them online….now you can meet our eTutors on our Facebook page! Visit the Meet Our eTutors tab, and get to know each fantastic eTutor with their … Continue reading
eTutoring Sessions: A Palette of Possibilities
To make a simple analogy, practice is as vital to learning a language (or anything else for that matter) as exhaling is to breathing. It is an unfortunate fact that too many students find excuses not to apply … Continue reading
German Unity day
The Berlin Wall opened on November 9, 1989 but the unification is celebrated on October 3 because the treaty of unification was signed on October 3,1990. Germany celebrates on October 3 their annual reunification. It is a public holiday therefore schools and … Continue reading
Brooklyn Is New York’s Art Capital
For decades, downtown Manhattan was New York City’s art capital. But during the 1990’s the cost of renting an apartment or studio space in Manhattan became extremely expensive. So, many artists moved across the East River to Brooklyn, one of … Continue reading
Practing German with tongue twisters
It does not matter which language you learn, you will always have some sounds that will irritate you where you are not sure how the pronunciation goes. Many of the German students have difficulties with the German R and the … Continue reading
