http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Guanajuato-blog.html My opinions, my editorializing, my polemics, about my life in Guanajuato! en-us Guanajuato Living Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:33:32 GMT Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:33:32 GMT mexican-living-guanajuato.com http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/rocket_spanish.html Learn Spanish Like A ROCKET With Rocket Spanish!...Who Else Wants to Learn to Speak Spanish Confidently and Naturally In Less Than 8 Weeks?? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:33:32 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/BOOK_STORE.html GUANAJUATO, MEXICO BOOK STORE: Expatriate Print and ebooks & Things to Read Them On! Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:31:09 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/crime_Guanajuato.html Essays and reports on crime in Guanajuato, Mexico. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:51:10 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/blogging.html GUANAJUATO, MEXICO - A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:42:44 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/eateries.html Eateries and Restaurants in San Miguel de Allende Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:14:06 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/lodging.html San Miguel de Allende lodging and hotel accommodations. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:06:36 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Guanajuato_comments.html GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: This website is publicly offered as information for expatriation issues and is contingent on the readers prior understanding... Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:23:33 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/links.html Links We Trust,TRAVEL,eloan,peritoneal mesothelioma,lendingtree, Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:37:11 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_9.html So just where did this hideous stereotype about adults learning foreign language originate? It came from some very old science. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:43:36 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_8.html Long before they go off to first grade, children already have a high degree of spoken fluency in their native tongue before they learn the parts of speech or memorize grammar rules. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:42:44 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_7.html Yes, there are conversation classes (sometimes) offered in this sequence of courses. They are supposed to be the "speaking" component of what is called, The Total Immersion Experience. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:41:36 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_6.html The reason I am starting with methodology first is that the wrong method of learning a second language is often the biggest deterrent of motivation. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:40:35 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_5.html Why should an American learn a foreign language in the 21st century? What and where is the need? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:39:33 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_4.html "Foreign language learning is not something that happens overnight; it takes a commitment of time and money. U.S. schools compound the problem by waiting too long to start foreign language instruction Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:38:39 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_3.html The United States of America could be the only country in the world where one can graduate from high school and even college without taking one course of foreign language study. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:37:50 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_2.html The way in which adult Africans developed a high degree of spoken fluency is the same way in which we learned our native tongue as children-Passive Listening. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:36:55 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_17.html Dr. Stephen Krashen's foundational principle in his theory of Second Language Acquisition is called "The Acquisition-Learning hypothesis." Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:35:50 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_16.html Maybe the most important aspect of Stephen Krashen's theories of second language acquisition is The Input Hypothesis. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:34:44 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_15.html The chief problem for most Americans who want to learn Spanish but who don't succeed is the Affective Factor. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:33:46 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_14.html A most bizarre philosophy of education called "Discovery Learning," based partly on the educational ideas of Rousseau, Pestalozzi and Dewey, led to The Silent Way Method of Second Language acquisition Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:32:34 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_13.html The grammar translation method of second language acquisition is virtually the only method used in most language courses taught in classrooms all over the world. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:31:34 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_12.html The truth is that as we age, some memory "deficits" begin to occur. The good news is these deficits are not necessarily set in stone nor are they irreversible. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:30:19 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_11.html If you have successfully completed at least The Learnables and The Pimsleur Spanish, Learning Spanish Like Crazy courses, you are ready for the formal study of Spanish (i.e., grammar). Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:28:28 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_10.html We found the best approach to language learning is to learn Spanish the very same way you learned your native tongue. Lots and lots of intensive listening without speaking comes first. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:25:55 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_chapter_1.html I remain convinced the primary reason why so many Americans are attracted to Mexico is in the Gringolandias, or Gringo Expat Enclaves... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:24:48 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/working.html A small primer on what it is like Working in Mexico. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:23:30 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/weather.html Finding the weather in Guanajuato and what to wear. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:20:26 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/visas.html Visa Requirements,Mexico,FM3 visa,tourist visa,Guanajuato Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:18:25 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/tour_guide.html GUANAJUATO, MEXICO TOUR GUIDES IN ENGLISH,FRENCH , OR RUSSIAN. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:17:12 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish.html Learn about Spanish, Schools,Immersion,Rocket Spanish,SPANISH PODCASTS,CURRICULUM Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:15:28 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/shopping.html Shopping in Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo, and San Miguel are worth a look and time well spent. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:12:39 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Services.html A small list of services for your visit in Guanajuato Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:10:10 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/san_miguel_de_allende.html San Miguel de Allende Lodging, eating, sights, services and blogs Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:07:35 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/safety.html Safety in Guanajuato's Hotels, Restaurant, and streets and how not to get hurt. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:05:40 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/reviews.html Reviews: Book and Article Comments and Reviews of author Doug Bower Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:30:14 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/retirement.html Want to Retire or Work in Mexico? You'd Better Read This! Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:26:10 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/restaurants.html Restaurants in Guanajuato to fit all budgets. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:22:03 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/relationships.html Relationships With Mexicans in Guanajuato William Glasser, M.D., of Reality Therapy fame, said this, Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:20:05 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Peaceful_Quality_of_Life.html Peaceful,Quality of Life,Mexico,Puerto Vallarta,eco-jungle tours,Mexico's highlands Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:17:55 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Pollution.html GUANAJUATO: Pollution - There is a certain magnetism to a Mexican city that seems to know how to keep its streets clean, its air clear-blue and free of the dreaded brown haze, Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:16:37 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/spanish_podcasts.html Spanish Podcasts to increase Spanish Listening Comprehension Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:14:46 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/mexico.html All the books listed on this entire website reflect an entirely different Expatriation Philosophy. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:16:48 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/Medical.html When one American tells another American, always in hushed whispers and never in mixed company, I am going to Mexico., here is the usual response: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:14:33 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/housing.html How to find housing in Guanajuato. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:11:28 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/museums.html Museums of Guanajuato: Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:39:26 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/love.html Love: What we adore about living in Guanajuato Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:34:10 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/time.html Finding something to do with your time once you move to Mexico. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:30:37 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/hotels.html Hotels Advice: Tourists seem to want to stay in the center of town. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:38:11 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/help.html Help page for those contemplating a short stay in Guanajuato Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:32:11 GMT http://www.mexican-living-guanajuato.com/guanajuato.html Expatriating to Guanajuato is different and unique. Unlike San Miguel de Allende or Puerto Vallarta, there is not a huge gringo community here that acts as a support buffer for "newbies". Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:30:30 GMT