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Should We Teach American Children Esperanto?

I came across an idea about introducing Esperanto as a foreign language subject in American schools a couple of weeks ago on the social action network, Change.org.  According to the web site, “The Ideas for Change in America competition was created in response to Barack Obama’s call for increased citizen involvement in government.”  The top

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New Language Learning Newsletter: Free French and Spanish Worksheets

Foreign Language House is launching a brand new enewsletter, and we’d like to invite you to subscribe.  Everything is free, free, free!  We’re working on our first issue now, and it should be coming to inboxes in a few short weeks.  Each monthly issue will include thematic activities, games and songs to teach beginning French

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Wintertime Activities in Spanish and French

My family and I headed south for a vacation.  An entire week with no snow.  I know, I know . . . life’s rough!  But I think I missed it.  It was actually rather nice to pull into my driveway today and see the good ‘ol white stuff again.  With the right childlike attitude, snow

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Three Kings Day: Los Tres Reyes Magos

Taking down the Christmas decorations is one of the saddest days of the year for me.  I absolutely refuse to do it until January 7.  Though the radio stations abruptly stop playing carols on December 26, I try to honor the Twelve Days of Christmas through Epiphany on January 6.  So, as I write this

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