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Monday, January 14, 2013

Constantly Talking: a teaching tool

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One piece of advice I give to new teachers, especially ones teaching second language learners is to constantly speak to the...
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Flash cards with a 2 year old

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Today my son turns two and a half years old. He’s growing like a weed as they say back home and his language continues to g...
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Saturday, January 5, 2013

An Explosion of Language

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My son is now almost two and a half years old and recently has been speaking quite a bit. He says things at night like, “Da...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

10 Worst Things About Japan

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Yesterday I brought you a post about the 10 best things about living in Japan in 2012…for me. Today I bring you the 10 ...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

10 Best Things About Japan

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As I look back at the year that was 2012, I want to reflect on the best and worst things about Japan, the country I have called ho...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Osechi Ryori (Japanese traditional New Years meal)

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I just wanted you out there to take a look at what I had the good fortune of eating this afternoon for lunch. It being New Years Day, my mot...

A Fresh Start

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2012 is finished and the new year has begun. Hello 2013. 2012 was a year of challenges and small triumphs as well. The biggest milestone f...
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Watching Television to Learn a Language

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Many people will say that the best way to learn a language is to immerse them in it and interact on a daily basis with nati...
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

“Big Surprise” Language Moments: Part 1

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When you are raising any child, there are definitely special language milestones that you remember as a parent. When your c...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Pitfalls of raising a bilingual child: Part 1

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As I have mentioned in previous posts, my wife and I are raising our child to be bilingual. Our goal is to have him fluent ...
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Kobe, Japan, Canada
A blogger, vlogger, teacher, father, husband, marathon runner, Starbucks fan, Canadian, Tim Hortons lover living and working in Kobe, Japan.
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