"Why fit in when you were born to STAND OUT?"

- Dr Seuss

"Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected."

—Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations

❝If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.❞

‒Nelson Mandela

❝One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.❞

‒Frank Smith

Building vocabulary

And the word of the day is...

Today I was reading an article about date labeling and food safety, and I came across a very unfamiliar word...  FLUMMOXED. Do you know what it means?

 According to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary:

flummox  \ˈflə-məks, -miks\

Is a transitive verb of unknown origin that means confuse.

Some of its synonyms are:

Addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle,bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate,disorient,confuse, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze,muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex. 

Used in a sentence: 

An actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script, can not work with this scriptwriter.

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere"

 ‒Chinese Proverb

❝Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞

‒Rita Mae Brown

Our textbook...

Moran, P. R. 2001. Teaching Culture: Perspectives and Practice. Heinle & Heinle, USA.