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We all learn at least one language as children. But what does it take to learn six languages...or seventy? In Babel No More, Michael Erard, "a monolingual with benefits," sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like Italian cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages; Emil Krebs, a pugnacious German diplomat, who spoke sixty-eight languages; and Lomb Kat, a Hungarian who taught herself Russian by reading Russian romance novels.

Reading short stories is an effective and fun way to learn Spanish! Improve your reading skills, learn new vocabulary, brush up your Spanish, and have fun with these 15 engaging original stories in Spanish, ideal for beginners and new learners of Spanish. Follow the adventures of the Garcías, an Argentinian family of four moving from a small town to the big city of Buenos Aires. You will navigate new situations with them: from going to a new school, to celebrating a surprise birthday party, to meeting new friends, to going to the hairdresser’s.

Babel: Vida, Historia y Lenguas es un espacio para el alumnado de Secundaria y Bachiller del Colegio San Bartolomé de Godella.Las diversas lenguas estudiadas en la Comunidad Valenciana conviviendo e implementando conocimiento. Historia, Castellano, Valenciano, Inglés y Fancés siempre al servicio de la Historia y otras materias, de la vida... Nuestro objetivo es que en diversos episodios se publiquen y difundan trabajos de los alumnos. El alumnado ayuda a sus iguales a ser competentes a través de la motivación y el auto aprendizaje.Esta es nuestra invitación a aprender haciendo, y a ...