La paraula de l’any
El premi Nobel té els guanyadors de categories diferents; la revista Time artorga el reconeixement a la persona de l’any; i l’Oxford Languages escull la...
The Myth About Native English Speaker Teachers
“Our teachers are native English speakers.” If you saw that on an advertisement for a language centre, what kind of impression would it make on...
Language learning: Make it a part of your plan
I need a B1 level because I want to go on an Erasmus exchange. I need a B2 level to earn my degree and I’m graduating...
Welcome students: old and new
Dear Students, Autumn is always an exciting time of year in education. We are on the verge of starting a new academic at UManresa and with it comes eagerness,...
Changes
Ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange) Ch-ch-changes (Just gonna have to be a different man) David Bowie Evolution, adaptation, mutation, these are all a natural...
It’s the polyglots who prosper
I remember a group of teenage students were complaining about their state school classes. “Why do we need to study art?” “Music class is useless.”...
Getting it right
If you’ve been keeping up on current events in the U.S., then you’ve probably heard the phrase “Black Lives Matter”. Were you aware that this phrase is also...
Language tests: a change in attitude for teachers and students
What words would you associate with the word ‘test’? Some that may come to mind are pass, fail, exam, study, cram or cheat. Tests tend to make students nervous...
The subtlety of words in the age of corona
I’ve been watching a lot of news online these days to see how the coronavirus is effecting my home country, the U.S.A. Needless to say,...
Per què diem “blanc i negre” i no “negre i blanc”? A language mystery solved
Els idiomes tenen molts exemples de parelles de paraules que sempre diem en el mateix ordre: blanc i negre, sal i pebre, yin i yang....