Mar 19, 2019 | Engaging Education, Gina Duss
Exploring Language Immersion Opportunities Around Town Bonjour à tous! In my last blog, we talked about all the fun ways that technology can be used to immerse yourself in the target language without ever traveling to a foreign country. Did you know that there are...
Oct 29, 2018 | Engaging Education, Gina Duss
Embracing Technological Immersion: Mastering Foreign Languages from Anywhere We all agree that one of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to completely immerse yourself in the country where that language is spoken, right? After all, the goal of an immersion...
Aug 2, 2018 | Engaging Education, Gina Duss
I believe that French is a very useful language and obviously très cool, but what if you don’t plan on going to France? Is learning French still practical? Of course it is! But, I would say that because I’m a French teacher, right? Well, I decided to test...
Mar 5, 2018 | Gina Duss, Rigorous Courses
Speaking French is much more than just using correct grammar and vocabulary. The French people place great emphasis on the proper pronunciation of their language and are more willing to overlook a grammar mistake here and there if you have a lovely French accent. Any...
Nov 7, 2017 | Gina Duss, Online Homeschool, Rigorous Courses
Being a foreign language teacher, I am frequently asked to give my opinion of the many software programs available for foreign language learning. These are my thoughts on the subject. Foreign Language Learning: PACING Yes, it’s true that software programs allow you...