Tag Archives: bilingual

Cuando Leí Harry Potter y La Piedra Filosofál

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Soy casi-bilingüe.  Es la verdad.  Si necesito completar una aplicación, siempre escribo “bilingüe.”  Pero, no soy bilingüe.  Soy ingléshablante.  El español es mi segundo idioma. For those of you who read this blog consistently and are staring at this page … Continue reading →

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Life Has Its Ups and Downs….my Left-Right Thing

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Barb Knowles

If your idea of normal is someone who is really smart, funny, bilingual, alcoholic, bipolar and a great dancer, then you’ve come to the right person!  I’ve always been the life of the party, fun-loving and I cry a lot. … Continue reading →

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Monolingual Spanish Moss

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I said “¡Hola!” and it didn’t respond.

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BICS is okay, but CALP? Forget it.

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Wait, what?  I uttered this in our office the other day and everyone laughed. To help you understand why this could remotely be funny while not putting you to sleep instantly, here’s a quick, so-don’t-stop-reading, crash course on learning a … Continue reading →

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