<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Language Bubble &#187; language acquisition</title>
	<atom:link href="http://languagebubble.com/tag/language-acquisition/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://languagebubble.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 05:44:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5</generator>
		<item>
		<title>How long for fluency?</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/how-long-for-fluency/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/how-long-for-fluency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Common question&#8230; variable answers. It all depends on what the learner considers fluent, which language they are learning, the environment they are learning in, how motivated they are, how often they study, and so and so forth. Let&#8217;s set the ground rules at 2 hours study per day. Not unrealistic if you consider the Borrowing [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/how-long-for-fluency/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>What is Fluency?</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/what-is-fluency/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/what-is-fluency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you fluent? It's a pretty simple question. The answers are more than subjective. To a non-language learner there seems to be the consensus that this question is a definitive yes or no. So not true. Everybody has their own interpretation of]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/what-is-fluency/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Study Methods: Power of the Schedule</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/study-methods-power-of-the-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/study-methods-power-of-the-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 09:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study methods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Planning your time and using it effectively, this is how we learn a language successfully. It's not exactly that complicated but it is something that a lot of people neglect. To use the exercise analogy, it's better to do a little a lot than a lot a]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/study-methods-power-of-the-schedule/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Using L2 for L3</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/using-l2-for-l3/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/using-l2-for-l3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 02:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[textbooks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just some thoughts on learning a foreign language through another learned language. If English is your L1, many people only attempt to learn another language through English. And that's fair enough, but it might not be the most practical if you ha]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/using-l2-for-l3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bilingual Children and Literacy</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/04/bilingual-children-and-literacy/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/04/bilingual-children-and-literacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linguistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to the Multilingual Children post a while back, this is a question we've been pondering lately... How do you develop and maintain literacy in the home language without formal instruction? The obvious way as we are both teachers is t]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/04/bilingual-children-and-literacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Acquisition or Learning?</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/01/acquisition-or-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/01/acquisition-or-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linguistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study methods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something that is currently being debated in several circles is just how an additional language is added to one's arsenal. There is of course the more traditional idea that we learn a language through dedication, study and hard work. And there is the]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/01/acquisition-or-learning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Multilingual Children</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2009/10/multilingual-children/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2009/10/multilingual-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linguistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Nayoung and I have just had our first baby boy - Leon Jaewoo - I may as well do a write up on multilingual children and the common methods surrounding the raising of them. Obviously, we would love for our boy to grow up as a coordinate bilingual o]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2009/10/multilingual-children/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

