<?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> &#187; language skills</title>
	<atom:link href="http://languagebubble.com/tag/language-skills/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://languagebubble.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 09:25:23 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Accents: Native or Not</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/accents-native-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/accents-native-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 02:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pronunciation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our friend Ultimate Attainment is back again. He&#8217;s someone we&#8217;re talking about a lot in my seminars lately and unfortunately, certain people do believe the falsehoods about sounding like &#8220;native&#8221; being the ultimate. It&#8217;s also a fundamental aspect of my dissertation (specifically dealing with English in Korea).. but that&#8217;s another story.
When it comes to accentual [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/accents-native-or-not/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<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[For Students]]></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 Time post [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/how-long-for-fluency/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Size Matters: Vocabulary</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/size-matters-vocabulary/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/size-matters-vocabulary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 00:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vocabulary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many words do you know?
Something that in reality, I consider to be, err, a stupid question. I don&#8217;t really care how many words I know, and it doesn&#8217;t really matter how many words I know. What matters is that I know the words that I need.
Anyway, watching your vocabulary grow is a motivational tool, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/size-matters-vocabulary/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reflective Learning: Learning Log</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/reflective-learning-learning-log/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/reflective-learning-learning-log/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study methods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A common question is &#8220;how long will it take me to learn X&#8221;? ..The answer is always &#8220;as long as it takes&#8221;.
Each and every learner is different depending on study time, efficiency of study, motivation, surrounding environment, prior learning of related languages, prior learning of any language, and a list of any other number of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/reflective-learning-learning-log/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[For Students]]></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&#8217;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 what fluency is and while there is a switch in all of us that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/05/what-is-fluency/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Confidence: Gaining and Maintaining</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2010/03/confidence/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2010/03/confidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living abroad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel experience]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking a language that isn&#8217;t your own requires a lot of confidence. Taking that first plunge into the proverbial deep end of conversation with a native of the language is something that can&#8217;t really be rushed in my opinion. Yes, there are arguments that output is critical to building this communicative confidence, but where do [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2010/03/confidence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Writing Practice Online</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/writing-practice-online/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/writing-practice-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language teaching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Age old advice has been to keep a diary or journal as a way to improve your writing and general language skills. The problem with this advice has often been the inability to find someone to offer you corrections. Meaning that you&#8217;re quite often reinforcing errors. 

That&#8217;s kind of a problem!


How to solve this mild [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/writing-practice-online/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Study Methods: Improving Speaking</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/study-methods-improving-speaking/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/study-methods-improving-speaking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study methods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think about it, the vast majority of people learn a language to speak it. It&#8217;s pretty obvious that that&#8217;s a big motivator. But a question that is commonly asked (&#8221;how can I improve my speaking?&#8221;) gets the all-too-often reply of &#8220;to improve your speaking you have to speak&#8221;. Sounds crazy right?

It&#8217;s not as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/study-methods-improving-speaking/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Language Proficiency Scales</title>
		<link>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/language-proficiency-scales/</link>
		<comments>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/language-proficiency-scales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://languagebubble.com/?p=26</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous scales for assessing language proficiency, with three of the most widely known being the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR).

Typically, formal testing takes place to ascertain your true level, but nothing is stopping you from [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://languagebubble.com/2009/09/language-proficiency-scales/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
