October 23, 2024 4:46 am
Published by Kinga Macalla
Did you guess right? It’s Victoria, our German tutor. As we’re getting ready for our autumn term, I went through some paperwork (actually related to our other tutors) and came across emails from 2014 and there, by accident, I found the first emails with Victoria. Victoria ran her first German...
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September 25, 2024 4:25 am
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“Bilingualism does not cause language delays or learning difficulties.” I found out about this book at an event on bilingualism with the author, Eowyn Crisfield. The session was organised by the publisher Multilingual Matters in mid-June 2024. It was a very informative and practical session for parents wanting to raise...
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June 19, 2024 4:48 am
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The untranslatable word ‘ama’, which in Japanese means ‘women of the sea’, refers to the legendary female free divers of Japan and Korea. I spotted it in one of my favourite bookshops in Bristol: Arnolfini. I love going there to leaf through their books and magazines (and the children’s literature...
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May 16, 2024 4:38 am
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I reviewed Adam Beck’s book on bilingualism four years ago (here) and recently came across another of his publications titled Bilingual Success Stories Around the World. This time the author interviewed 26 families for tips and advice for their bilingual success. It’s divided into three main sections: early years, primary...
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March 26, 2024 4:35 am
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We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter break. We hope you have a great time. Our SPRING language term starts in April 2024, and we have a truly diverse selection of 10 languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. And we...
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February 14, 2024 4:28 am
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Hello, I hope 2024 has been a good year for you so far. We also started the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in February. And most importantly, we started our winter term at Bristol Language School! We had many students re-enrolling on our language courses this winter; it is...
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December 20, 2023 4:35 am
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Hello, As the festive time approaches, we would like to thank you for this wonderful year and wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Veselé Vánoce! / Счастливого Рождества! (Schastlivogo Rozhdestva) / С рождеством Христовым! (S rozhdyestvom Hristovym!) / Wesołych świąt Bożego Narodzenia! / Feliz Navidad! / Buon Natale! / Joyeux...
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September 6, 2023 4:27 am
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Repetitio est mater studiorum We all want to progress when learning a new language, right? So what happens when we repeat the same level? Language learning is a complex process and requires our constant use of the learnt material (repetition), as well as learning new material. Even though all our...
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July 19, 2023 4:55 am
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After reading the books about Steep Holm and Weston-super-Mare by Rosie and Howard Smith, I was very intrigued to read their other publication on the north part of the Somerset coast. The story starts in Worlebury, then moves to Kewstoke, Sand Bay through to Yatton, Clevedon, and Ladye Bay. Then...
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April 5, 2023 4:34 am
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We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter break. We hope you have a great time! Our spring language term starts on Monday, 24th April 2023, and we have a truly diverse selection of 10 languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Enrol...
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