4 Tips to Beat Procrastination & Improve Language Learning
From the beginning, we should be aware that learning a new language requires consistent practice. And lots of practice. You may be thinking, “Yes, I know that.” However, what happens when you sit down and open your Portuguese book to do your homework? Do you wonder how you can improve language learning? Often times when […]
Brazilian Portuguese & The Universal Translator
At the end of July last year, a short article reprint came out on the tech site Cnet called, “Google has a ‘near perfect’ universal translator” (the type of Star Trek fame). Part of the content from the article is based on a conversation with Brazilian Hugo Barra, Android’s former product guru, who says such […]
Language Learning: The Importance of Curiosity
I’m currently learning a new language, only it’s not the kind that I can speak (or use hand signs with). What I’m learning is a programming language which I’ll use later to build apps for smartphones. Like all languages, I find that it’s equally important to know what to learn as it is to know how to learn. Today, I was looking at some numbers unrelated to programming and I wanted to add them up to find the total but just as I was about to click on the Calculator application on my laptop, I stopped myself because of a single thought. “How could I figure this out using a Text Editor (where programmers write code)?”
