"How to learn languages using your smartphone", by Delfín Carbonell

(Reblogged from Mr. Carbonell's Instagram account)

Those who bemoan their lack of language skills forget they have a secret ally in their struggle to master a language: their smart phone: the cell phone gives us instant information on the meaning of words and how to pronounce them. 

Dictionary apps. Download one or two. And use them.

• Audio books. These apps allow you to listen to your favourite works of literature in your target language. Check YouTube. 
• You can have "penpals" from any place in the world. Check WhatsApp.
• Biographies can be read in the original tongue. Check Wikipedia.
• And you can also speak and converse with anybody in the world without spending a penny! Make an effort and check WhatsApp.

All the above can be used anywhere, anytime!

So, don´t give me the song and dance of not having time or free resources, please!

No copyright infringement intended. For educational, non-commercial purposes only.

P.S.: Follow Mr. Carbonell's Instagram account and you will have an endless array of resources to learn English and, at the same time, have a very nice time!

What's up in the night sky for February 2020?

February 2020: Skywatching tips from NASA

Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion’s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. (Or has it?) 

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

No copyright infringement intended. For educational, non-commercial purposes only.