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In Days Past: Drafting
Althalos eased himself back into his chair in the study. Once, he had been a spry, able-bodied man, capable of making the trek across the Ka’el Plains in little more than a week. Now Althalos rarely ventured outside of his … Continue reading
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Expanding Spanish Curriculum and Cultivating Success
The world at times might seem like it is growing smaller and smaller. Inventions like planes and cars and radios have brought the world closer and foreign peoples to new lands. The Internet, too, has connected the modern era, allowing … Continue reading
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Far Over the Mists of Avalon
I’m still chugging away at The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It’s a very large book, split up into four sections and I’m about 100 pages from halfway through the book (876 pages). As I said in my … Continue reading
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A Day as Any Other
It started a day as any other Well, I should say, As any Saturday in spring would. The hour was early, but not so early That it was unpleasant to rise Check my belongings- Once, twice, third times’s the charm- … Continue reading
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The Mists of Avalon- Review Part 1
The Mists of Avalon is an intimidating book to look at. It is 876 large pages of very small print. Then once you begin to dig into the book, it becomes somewhat more daunting. This is because The Mists of Avalon is … Continue reading
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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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Nolan Schad 