Learning a foreign language can be started in two ways: through speaking and through reading. The first path (if you have the opportunity to choose) is more suitable for people with good mechanical memory, good hearing and imitative abilities (especially children). The second way may be more pleasant to people with good logical memory, a …
Speech practice in the country of the target language is the most effective and reliable way to master a foreign speech in a relatively short time. Being among native speakers, solving various communication problems every minute, each student is faced with a high motivation to master the language. During a lesson at home, you can …
MiLL directors Dr Heather Marsden and Prof. Roumyana Slabakova recently gave talks at a language teacher-researcher event at the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Read a full report of the event below, courtesy of MiLL member Eloi Puig-Mayenco, a PhD student at the University Autónoma de Barcelona. Vitoria-Gasteiz is a beautiful and vibrant city. …
This is the third MILL event that I have attended and it was great to see some (now) familiar faces again and to have the chance to talk about topics of interest to language teachers and language learning researchers and students. The event started with registration and coffee. I had the chance to meet some …