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How Not To Win Friends And Influence People

Topics: influencing people, personal development
I observed a now-departed colleague, who we shall call Abbey, as she welcomed a potential new supporter of our organisation’s work. After formalities, Abbey launched into a tirade against the perceived inadequacies of one of our visitor’s colleagues. The visitor, who we’ll call Jill, had only been with her […]

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What Does Age Have To Do With Learning A Foreign Language?

Topics: learning language, learning languages, foreign languages, adult learning, adult educaiton
I learned Spanish when I was 22. I had graduated from college as a Math teacher and had no plans of ever being bilingual. I had taken 4 years of French in high school and hated it.
When I made the decision to study Spanish, no […]

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