By thomas on Jun 28, 2008 in Japanese | 7 Comments
So I haven’t written on language learning in a while. That doesn’t mean I’ve been doing nothing. In fact, I’ve been extremely focused. I put a halt on my SRS sentences. I put down the novel I was reading. I took a break from transcribing Fight Club. I stopped studying for the JLPT. I finally [...]
By thomas on Jun 14, 2008 in Multilingual Parenting | 12 Comments
If you’ve been paying close attention, then you know that I have an infant son. You may also know that I have a Japanese wife. Since my parents speak English, and my wife’s parents speak Japanese, our son will need to know both languages if he is going to be able to communicate with both [...]
By Peter on Jun 4, 2008 in Spanish | 15 Comments
Can’t figure out how to type “¿Dónde está el baño?” on your keyboard? If you use Windows Vista, this article will tell you how to setup a Spanish keyboard so that you can type all those characters that aren’t standard on your keyboard. Users of older versions of Windows (XP, 2000, etc) won’t be able [...]