Langues et plus - Languages and more
English courses & activities for children
Read, read, read, speak, speak, speak, from day 1! This video shows that even very young children under the age of 2 are very much aware of noun and verb rules! They know when language is used incorrectly. This give us more food for thought on questions of bilingualism, but the bottom line is clear: … Read more
Building blocks of life Words are the building blocks of life. We become the very person we are today based on words: those that we have heard, read and believed about ourselves. In an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) context, book reading is often associated with advanced … Read more
Teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in Geneva, Switzerland Switzerland distinguishes itself from many countries with its four national languages (French, German, Italian, and Romanche), and dare I say, tongue-in-cheek, an unofficial fifth one (!!) if we add English to the equation. Nearly two-thirds are speakers of German, and the remaining third is split … Read more
En anglais uniquement: We had some wonderful “Eureka” moments last week with 8 to 11 year old EFL (English as a foreign language) students while reviewing letters and vocabulary with a spelling game. The word dolphin came up – quite a tricky word for French speakers. On the one hand, the ph is maintained, but the French … Read more