Tuesday, September 24, 2013





One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
‒Frank Smith

Friday, September 20, 2013

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?


flummox  \ˈflə-məks, -miks\

Is a transitive verb of unknown origin that means confuse.

Some of its synonyms are:

Addlebafflebamboozlebeatbefogbefuddle,bemusebewilderbuffaloconfounddiscombobulate,disorient,confusefoxfuddlegetgravelmaze,muddlemuddymystifyperplexposepuzzlevex. 

Used in a sentence: 

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

Monday, September 16, 2013




"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere"
 ‒Chinese Proverb



Friday, September 13, 2013


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.