Does a bump in the road ruin the journey?
“Our patience will achieve more than our force” Edmund Burke This blog post may wax a bit philosophical, and for that (and for readers who are not interested in that), I do apologize. However, I think it’s important to be aware that every learning journey, project, new language, or whatever, is never a linear progression…
“Now I know my ABCs”… but now what?
“The only normal way to begin speaking in a new language is to begin speaking badly” Greg Thomson After setting my intentions on learning some basic ASL for my learning project, I very quickly realized that it is much easier said than done. One of the biggest issues I faced right away was choosing what…
Twitter – more than a platform?
I’ve never been much of a Twitter user. Amid the countless hours spent (and admittedly, wasted) on Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit, I never felt like I was missing anything in my social media experience. So, the first and only times I’ve used Twitter were for my EDTC 300 course! We were invited to participate in…
Talking without… talking?
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” Ludwig Wittgenstein I always looked at learning a language as some skill that seems really cool, but at the same time so daunting that I would not even get going. This hasn’t stopped me from trying, and the Duolingo app on my phone can…