Monthly Archives: March 2016

What’s the Deal with Spanish- Post 4

This will be the last post (sad face) in this riveting series about Spanish and how we as human beings learn other languages. I know that if you’ve made it this far, you must absolutely be enthralled by the amazing … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal with Spanish- Post Tres

This next segment is going to be about the Framework that the Nebraska State Board of Education has set up for foreign language curriculum. It outlines the goals and subgoals (called “tiers” in the paper) that the State Board has … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal with Spanish- Post 2

This next post gets a bit more technical than the last. Because this paper is about SLA, this segment will be about quantifying how humans learn a foreign language. It outlines what researchers have come to determine are the 5 … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal with Spanish- Post 1

My first post is about how prevalent the Spanish language really is, even if it doesn’t seem like it. It provides some national and international statistics to show the scale of Spanish. Along with that, it also will have some … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal with Spanish? A Series of Posts

This week I’ll be doing a series of posts on how people learn a foreign language, which is known as “Secondary Language Acquisition”, or SLA in short. Specifically, I’ll be discussing SLA in reference to the Spanish Language. In my … Continue reading

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4 Things to Know Before Seeing “Puddin’ and the Grumble”

Puddin’ and the Grumble is the latest play written and assistant directed by Becky Boesen, a Rolla, MO native and a local playwright. It has been graciously put on by the Lied Center and sponsored by the Food Bank of … Continue reading

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