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Source: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/esol/cpd/module2/docs/chomsky.pdf Noam Chomsky is probably the best known and the most influentiallinguist of the second half of the Twentieth Century. He has made anumber of strong claims about language: in particular, he suggests thatlanguage is an innate faculty – that is to say that we are born with a set ofrules about language in our minds, which he refers to as the ‘UniversalGrammar’.The universal grammar is the basis upon which all human languages build.If Read more…

Translation between two languages, for example from English to Spanish, requires a deep knowledge of the destination language. Therefore, we start with a great advantage and it is that we will feel comfortable writing in our native language. Translation in this context (learning) does not look for the creation of a master piece with the goal that the reader may appreciate the author’s intention in his native language; the search is like looking with a Read more…

Let’s get together to read this short story from Truman Capote. If you would like me to send you a copy of the book, write to me to this email: info@autoingles.com.uy You can also find a free digital copy of the book HERE, where you can borrow it for one hour and then borrow it for an other hour and so on. Each week, during the current month, I will be uploading new content to Read more…

When I was 7 years old I decided I wanted to learn English. When I was 17 I started teaching English with a friend, Pablo, in a room in the backyard of my house. Life passed, and when I was around 27 I still was teaching English, but this time, at an Institute.    And I remember one day in particular when Federico, one of my students, made me realize of something. Very simple and yet Read more…