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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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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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In Days Past
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
Community Response Q2
This quarter, I decided to go to Cultiva, a local coffee shop. I chose Cultiva first of all because I feel that coffee shops that aren’t the Mill get overlooked here in Lincoln. I wanted to go to a place … Continue reading
Personal Essay
Personal Essay Who am I? It’s not exactly an easy question to answer. The nerd in me would humorously say “24601” (any Les Misérables nerds?). It’s funny, because “I” is not a topic that I really care to talk … Continue reading
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Nolan Schad 