Author Archives for Kinga Macalla

On Languages: Czech

May 4, 2016 9:29 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The Czech language or čeština is a language which may look and sound difficult: the words’ endings can change, vowels with acute signs have a longer pronunciation and words are written with diacritics. BUT, it is a funny sounding language due to its soft pronunciation, with many words you may...

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Interview with Family without Borders

April 27, 2016 9:28 am Published by Leave your thoughts

1. We are very impressed by your motivation to prove that a nomadic lifestyle and having children don’t have to be mutually exclusive. What advice would you give to new parents who don’t want to give up on travelling? Just don’t 😉 Just think about anything you would like to...

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On Multilingualism and Bilingualism: Journals

April 13, 2016 9:14 am Published by Leave your thoughts

If you find multilingualism a fascinating subject that you want to explore, you might want to be updated on current research, observations and discussions on the topic. Below you will find a list I have prepared of journals on multilingualism and bilingualism. International Journal of Multilingualism – focuses on the...

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Easter around the globe

March 23, 2016 9:15 am Published by Leave your thoughts

In some countries Easter is much more than chocolate eggs and a bank holiday weekend. From water fights to crucifixion, we’ll take you through some of the most interesting Easter traditions from around the globe. Eastern and Central Europe In countries such as Poland, Slovakia and Hungary is it a...

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Interview with Multilingual Matters

March 16, 2016 9:09 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Multilingual Matters is an international independent publishing house with lists in the areas of bilingualism, second/foreign language learning, sociolinguistics, translation and books for parents. Most publishing companies tend to be based in London. Why did you choose Bristol? The company was originally based in Clevedon where the company’s founders Mike...

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On Languages: Polish

March 2, 2016 9:55 am Published by Leave your thoughts

What makes Polish SO hard? It seems that Polish grammar is the one responsible for these rumours! Many people are led to believe that Polish grammar is impossibly complex and simply un-learnable, but truth be told, it follows a set of logical and regular rules. Let us explain a few...

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