Netflix and the multilingual turn
Has anybody else noticed recently a more multilingual offering in the series, shows and movies on Netflix? As a linguist, I certainly...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Oct 18, 2022
- 6 min
Learning language in virtual reality: Mondly VR
Find out about the Virtual Reality language learning application, MondlyVR, available on the Oculus Quest2 for just $10. As a very brief...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Dec 18, 2021
- 10 min
The Jewel of Jaisalmer
A top ten winner in the TripFiction Sense of Place competition 2021 Image by Dmitry Rukhlenko Adobe Images A short story about Jaisalmer...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Dec 18, 2021
- 9 min
A Picture of Plaisance
A short story about a family who move to Plaisance du Gers... Top 20 Shortlist in TripFiction A Sense of Place competition 2021... As the...
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Heléna Stakounis
- May 19, 2021
- 8 min
The Conference of Care
"Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon..." This is the new sign on the door. It's the waiting in the lobby. It's the...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Mar 15, 2021
- 11 min
Listening to Learners
One of the silver linings of the pandemic for me has without a doubt been the movement of webinars and academic conferences to an online...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Feb 9, 2021
- 7 min
Let it go
The point is, we have to listen to the Snow Queen. Sometimes we have to let go of our plan, let go of our control, let go of many things.
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Heléna Stakounis
- Sep 18, 2020
- 9 min
Only connect
Find out about how we managed to connect across the planet during the global pandemic and how much that means.
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Heléna Stakounis
- Mar 24, 2020
- 15 min
Schooparworking
How's your schooparworking going in the time of Coronavirus?
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Heléna Stakounis
- Mar 13, 2020
- 7 min
Online teaching
As the coronavirus spreads, many are moving to online teaching. Here are some steps and useful advice to help with the move into the virtual
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Heléna Stakounis
- Jan 3, 2020
- 10 min
Blackpool to Biarritz
As a kid growing up in the North of England, Blackpool was our closest seaside day out. Now, in Southwest France, it's Biarritz. Find out he
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Heléna Stakounis
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
Komboloi
Learn here about Kolomboi, the Greek worry beads.
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Heléna Stakounis
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Fridays
When Chaos comes a group of teenagers unite to start again, at one with nature and each other. Join the Fridays on their adventure!
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Heléna Stakounis
- Mar 12, 2019
- 8 min
A weekend in the Basque country
As Spain is only just over an hour away from our home in France, when flying back from the UK it's just as easy to take a flight back to...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Feb 12, 2019
- 6 min
Sticky Note Word Learning
To remember new words we have to increase our exposure to them. Find out here how sticky notes can help you to learn new vocabulary. "My...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Feb 5, 2019
- 10 min
London
London has both an energy and a calm, a paradox of peace and chaos that marks it out from other cities. Its spirit and history ooze out...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Jan 22, 2019
- 10 min
Le Gers, Gascony
If you had asked me several years ago when I was living in my flat in Salford Quays, close to the hustle and bustle of England's second...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Jan 9, 2019
- 8 min
Opportunity
Adding another language to your skill set can open a great deal many doors to a new world of opportunities. Find out here why we chose to...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Dec 21, 2018
- 7 min
Erasmus
Erasmus is a scheme that began in the 1980's to help students to study abroad in the different countries of the European Union in the...
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Heléna Stakounis
- Dec 19, 2018
- 5 min
Italian tea
I had always loved food but my time spent in Italy taught me a whole new level of appreciation for the art, and often quite simple art,...
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