Grands prix 2012 de L'Association québécoise des éditeurs de magazines

Grands Prix 2012 Finalist

Language Learning: The Hammers and Nails

Jean-Benoît Nadeau is among the finalists for the Grands prix 2012 from L’Association québécoise des éditeurs de magazines for his article in L’actualité, Plan Nord : un Québec flou, flou, flou…

Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau are bestselling authors of books on language and culture. Partners in life and writing, the couple lives in Montreal, Canada with their twin daughters. Read more »

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Language Learning: The Hammers and Nails

Language Learning: The Hammers and Nails

When you want to learn a new language, where do you start? In my experience – and this is my fourth – it doesn’t really matter.

Learning a new language is like building a house. Not that I’ve actually built a house. But I’ve seen it done. You start with a structure and some kind of foundation. Then you add walls, eventually you have something that stands on its own. Then you make it something you can live in. Later, you maybe make it elegant.

It’s the same with languages. Except for one difference. Don’t start with a plan. Just plunge in. Read more »

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