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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
Joined October 2014
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Throwback to when I skipped sightseeing in Catania and just spent my time there talking to locals. As I started to learn more about third places I now realise that’s exactly what these groups are-a safe and familiar place for locals to spend time together barlingue.com/the-card-playi…

The card playing men of Catania - Barlingue

Everywhere you go in Catania there are groups of retired men playing cards. In every park, in every quiet square you’ll find a rickety table and some old plastic chairs waiting for them.  They come...

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In a whirlwind 2 week trip to Japan one of my best memories is the afternoon when I actually slowed down and tried my hand at zen calligraphy! barlingue.com/mindful-langua…

Mindful language learning - my experience with zen calligraphy - Barlingue

I’m very much a pen and paper kind of girl – iPad pencil is useful for some things but doesn’t cut it for planning, journaling, getting ideas on paper.  With this in mind when I was lucky enough to...

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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
29 Mar 2025
Spreading the word….when my favourite linguistics podcast names third places as finalist for their word of the year I had to send them a message, and they played it! You can hear my dulcet tones at 1 hour 19 minutes becauselanguage.com/112-woty…
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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
16 Mar 2025
My thoughts on accent after a fascinating day in Manchester for International mother tongue day barlingue.com/whats-in-an-ac…

What’s in an accent? - Barlingue

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend the day at Manchester museum, where the linguistic diversity collective were holding a number of events to celebrate international mother language day. ...

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Singing from the same hymn sheet - what does it mean to be able to worship in your mother tongue when you live abroad barlingue.com/singing-from-t…
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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
25 Feb 2025
Should you take a language proficiency exam? Why to take them and tips for success barlingue.com/should-you-tak…
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21 Feb 2025
Excellent day in Manchester for International Mother Language day. I even got to do an ultrasound of my mouth to see how my tongue moves as I speak and make different sounds!
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On the day of the year when many people decide to learn something new, here’s my reminder to take it slow and enjoy the process! barlingue.com/wp-admin/post.…
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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
29 Dec 2024
Just finished an Introduction to Neurolanguage Coaching course- very interesting stuff! #langtwt
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Language groups as third places. I’d love to hear what you think - do you have a similar group? barlingue.com/language-group…

Language groups as third places - Barlingue

This is an extract from a talk I did recently for the together I’m possible network – an amazing bunch of people you should definitely check out if you don’t know them already! Language groups as...

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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
25 Nov 2024
My favourite language connections are the most unexpected ones - speaking Spanish in Delhi! barlingue.com/my-favourite-k…

My favourite kind of language connections are the most unexpected ones - speaking Spanish in Delhi...

I just got back from India where I took a food and heritage walk of old Delhi with Stanley at The Lost Compass.  The tour was fantastic – we tried the street food in a safe way and Stanley helped us...

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30 Oct 2024
What’s an intensive language course and how to get the most out of one, based on my experience barlingue.com/whats-an-inten…

What’s an intensive language course and how to get the most from them - Barlingue

Intensive language courses are where you spend a week or more studying a language, usually in the country itself.  Packages start at 20 hours of classes per week but there are normally activities...

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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
13 Oct 2024
Wonderful article from the Harvard Gazette about how introducing Filipino classes helped people to find their community and their own identity news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto… #langtwt

Harvard offers first-ever classes in FilipinoFinding community through shared language — Harvard...

Students say classes brought deeper sense of culture — and in some cases, stronger ties to family, friends.

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1 Oct 2024
Join @PaulaGuard at the #PolyglotConference Global for Language Conversation Groups as Third Places! Discover how she found “mi gente” and how language groups can build a sense of belonging. PolyglotConferenceGlobal2024… 10-13 October 2024 #LanguageLearning #LangTwt
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In at the deep end - my first taste of teaching English barlingue.com/in-at-the-deep…

In at the deep end - my first experience of volunteer English teaching - Barlingue

A while ago I got my TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), I did it partly for my own interest but also so that I could consider some volunteer work. I ended up doing my first...

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How do our experiences living abroad change us and shape our lives when we get back? Interview with the father of a friend of mine who moved to South Africa at a young age on a £25 ticket. What an adventure! barlingue.com/a-travellers-t…

A Traveller’s Tale - From North Shields to South Africa – An Interview with Rod Dickinson -...

How much do we really know about our parents and what they got up to, or where they travelled to in their youth before we were born? As a woman on a mission, I decided to interview my dad to find...

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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
30 Jul 2024
People who moved to a new place, what’s something you wish someone had told you? Something about the local customs? The language or dialect? Practicalities like how to buy a metro ticket?
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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
29 Jul 2024
Singing from the same hymn sheet. I talked to members of a German speaking church here in Newcastle to get their thoughts on worshipping in their native language and what it means to them and their community barlingue.com/singing-from-t…

Singing from the same hymn sheet - Barlingue

I hide myself at the back and hope that if I can just stand up and sit down at the right time, I’ll be fine. I don’t speak or understand a word of German but here I am at a Sunday afternoon church...

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Paula Guard @PaulaGuard
14 Jul 2024
Graduation time for a lot of students and many will be thinking about what to do next, maybe contemplating some time abroad. What’s it like to move abroad, and what’s it like to come back? barlingue.com/home-sweet-hom…

Home Sweet Home? What Nobody Tells You after Living Abroad. - Barlingue

I’m from the North East of England, but my mind is often somewhere else. There are two things which scare me most in life: big dogs off their leads and narcissists. Let’s just say I have experienced...

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