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Hi, I am a lecturer in languages education at a University in the UK, researching multilingual families. I am also a trained languages teacher. I am bilingual English/German, and am looking to improve my Spanish, French, and Mandarin, at varying levels.
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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- What I wantI really want to learn a new language, I really want to know new things, there are many places to see, many people to meet, <s>many knowledge</s> much to learn. But everything depends on my effort, so I ask <s>my self </s>myself, how can I keep <s>in this way </s>going? <s>h</s>How can I get there?<s>.</s> I know how to do that (better: it ("I know how to do it")) but it depends on me.You're doing well, keep it up!0 votedFebruary 2, 20201
- Mi trabajo (Parte 1) Hoy, voy a escribir sobre mi trabajo. Es muy complicado, pero creo que puedo escribir algunas cosas, y cuando mi español ha mejorado, voy a escribir más. Estoy investigadora en una universidad. Mi especialidad es la conexión entre las lenguas, las emociónes, y la indentidad. Trabajo con las familias que vienen de otros países. Típicamente, los padres esperan que los niños aprenden la lengua materna, pero a veces los niños no se gustan. En mi trabajo, hablo con los padres y los niños por los ayudar a encontrar soluciónes por toda la familia. Me gusta mucho mi trabajo, es muy gratificante.February 2, 202071
- Coming at this from a research perspective, several decades ago, Howard Gardner wrote about the notion of 'integrativeness', essentially (although I simplify) arguing that learning a language stems from a desire to integrate into a specific community. This obviously becomes problematic once you think about it - even if you were seeking to 'integrate' into an 'English speaking' community, would you learn English to fit in with the Brits? The Scots? The New Zealanders? Would you therefore need a British accent? An Australian one? South African? Caribbean? And within all these, regional differences make it abundantly clear that an "English accent" is pretty much non-existent. I have worked with people who still have a specific accent in mind, whether that is from media exposure, or a specific travel goal, but overall, we are broadening our understanding of accents...having said that, there are researchers who do fascinating work of subconscious pre-dispositions and prejudices towards certain accents (both regional and international).0 votedFebruary 1, 20200
- Los libros y los gatos Hoy, leí sobre una librería en Canadá. No es solamente una librería, también puede adoptar gatos. Me gustería visitar este librería porque me gusta leer y me gusta los gatos. Solía tener dos gatos hace diez años pero ahora trabajo en otros países y es difícil tener una mascota y viajar. Por lo tanto, cuando murieron mis gatos, no adopté algunos otros. Sin embargo, amo a los gatos, y cuando veo un gato, lo acaricio. Mi hermana tiene una gata, se llama Lucy. No puedo acariciar Lucy – es una gata muy independiente y gruñona. Cuando la acaricio, la me araña.February 1, 202040
- Past tense exercise Ayer, no escribí en mi diario, por que viajé de Mexico a Londres. Fue un largo viaje! No dormí mucho, pero vi películas. Estaba orgullosa, por que vi una película en español sin subtitulos, pero lo sabía. A Londres, viajé a la estacion de tren. Estaba muy cansada, pero tenía muchas ganas ver a mi hijo. Trabajé en Mexico, y fue grandioso.January 31, 202061
- Sprachpartner<s>n zu</s> findenEs ist so kompliziert, Sprachpartner<s>n</s> auf Deutsch zu finden. Vielleicht ist es so schwer für mich, weil mein Muttersprache Russisch ist. Viele russische Leute suchen einen deutschen Sprachpartner. Für Deutsche<s>n</s> ist es einfacher, russische<s>n</s> Sprachpartner zu finden, oder?Und es gibt noch ein Problem. <s>In</s> Im Internet kann man viele Anzeigen über Sprachpartnersuche finden, aber viele antworten nicht, <s>wann </s>wenn man <s>schriebt </s>schreibt.Ich weiß nicht warum. Vielleicht haben sie den Wunsch zu sprechen, und gleichzeitig Angst <s>gleichzeitig</s>.0 votedJanuary 31, 20201
- Profit and wealthI have started my studies in financial administration and I want to share some ide<s>i</s>as with you guys.Profit is the measure of the results, as <s>W</s>wealth is the <s>criation</s> creation of value over time.Profit is not necessarily related <s>with </s>to wealth. Companies can <s>incrise </s>increase profits in many ways, some of these<s>s</s> ways can even reduce <s>its </s>their wealth. For example, a company can <s>incrise </s>increase its profit by reducing the quality of their feedstock. That strategy certainly will help to <s>ncrise </s>increase its profit in the short term, because it reduces costs. But the <s>custumers </s>customers can not approve the quality of the new products, <s>what </s>which can result in the loss of customers in the long term.As we can see in the example above, the simple maximization of profits can led to <s>desastrous </s>disastrous results. <s>That is</s> In this way, the main goal of <s>the </s>financial managers is to maximize the wealth <s>e </s>and <s>criation</s> creation of value for the shareholders, and to ensure the health of the company in the long term.0 votedJanuary 31, 20200
- "You're young as your spine is flexible"I've recently heard this phrase. My first thought was "Well, it seems that I'm an old woman".I've always had spine problems. People <s>having a</s> with good posture are wizards and aliens for me!Also, I've never been a physical education fan, so different sports almost never inspire me :)But I can't ignore the importance of physical activity because I've felt (you could also say: experienced) back pain every day <s>since</s> this mo<s>u</s>nth. So I have to return to the gym and have a course of massages. I hope it'll help.Actually, I understand that this problem is my fault, because I <s>must had</s> should have slouched less when I was a kid. So now it's a problem that is not easy to solve.I hope I'll get rid of this endless back pain and off-putting way I look.Take care of yourself and your back! :)NIcely done :)0 votedJanuary 29, 20201

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