“There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.” — Eric Jensen Learning a foreign language is often perceived as an intellectual pursuit, requiring memorization, grammar mastery, and vocabulary expansion. However, an equally crucial yet often overlooked factor in language acquisition is emotional intelligence (EI). Emotional intelligence, […]
Daily archives: March 19, 2025
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When learning a language is not a love story. For many, the main reason why they learn a language is because they fall in love with it. They love the sound of it. They want to connect with native speakers. They are attracted to the culture of the language. This […]
Selvas tengo en el corazón; árboles gruesos prietos de ramas; yuyos, retamas, flores de malvón, pájaros en las ramas, todo eso tengo en mi corazón. – Alfonsina Storni Una chica de ciudad. I once was a city girl. Coming from a small Spanish city, I grew up seeing only pigeons […]
Mindfulness is a double-edged sword when it comes to trauma. In recent years, educators and school administrators have increasingly embraced mindfulness techniques as an essential tool to foster a supportive learning environment. Mindfulness, defined as the practice of maintaining a moment-to-moment awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and environment, […]
Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay. As our friend Robert Frost said in his poem: Nothing gold can stay. But what is gold, […]