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Why Does History Matter When Learning a Foreign Language?

Understanding the historical context of a language gives vital insights into its history, cultural relevance, and grammatical complexities.Language is a mighty instrument for connecting people, cultures, and history. When learning a foreign language, one must remember the importance of researching its history.

The English Language's History

One of the main characteristics that sets humans apart as a species is a language. No other species has the ability to communicate as efficiently and plainly as humans do. Many distinct languages have evolved all throughout the world over extensive periods of time. Let's take a quick look at the history of the English language.

Thinking Out Loud: Online language learning

While the vast majority of private and public schools have successfully moved to online learning systems such as Zoom, Google Classrooms, Microsoft Teams, and others, some are still encountering substantial issues with the process.

The number of educational platforms has grown significantly, for example, such as LiveXP.com (platform for online learning of foreign languages), Teachable (online teaching platform that serves the everyday instructor), Podia (online learning platform that makes creating and selling online courses, memberships, and other digital products an easy task), etc.

Recommended Reading

Bruce gets his ideas for Bruce’s History Lessons column from a wide variety of sources, but says his primary source is the countless histories and biographies he reads every year. “Reading is one of my favorite pastimes,” he says. See his picks.

Educational Resources

While Bruce visits schools and community groups lecturing about American and world history, he knows there are many hard-working teachers, history buffs, and parents or guardians out there sharing lessons in classrooms and through homeschool curricula. Here are some resources.

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