Homographs defines and provides examples of homographs and identifies examples of homographs in text.

Synonyms and Antonyms defines and provides examples of synonyms and antonyms and identifies examples of each in text.

David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, a "non-Chomskyan", pays allegiance to Noam Chomsky’s profound contributions to linguistics.

Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes differences between simplified and traditional Chinese characters and the politics associated with both.

Poet and independent scholar Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that meaning is naturally shaped by our culture.

In this video, the teacher explains how to identify a system of linear equations with no solution. They discuss the concept of parallel lines and demonstrate how to solve each answer choice to determine if it has a solution or not. The...

In this video, the teacher explains the rules for determining whether a product or quotient of integers is positive or negative. The students are asked to drag and drop mathematical expressions into the appropriate category. The...

Historian David Armitage, University of Harvard, relates how examining the historical evolution of key terms and phrases can uncover the many sedimented meanings associated with them, thereby pointing the way to deeper historical...

Harvard University historian David Armitage emphasizes the natural link between linguistic terms and historical and cultural context.

This video discusses the divergence in written Chinese language between mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong due to political, historical, and regional factors. Mainland China simplified characters to increase literacy, while Taiwan and...

This video explores five fun facts about Barak Obama.

Hola. In this lesson we'll be covering when we can use both Ser and Estar with a change in meaning.

Here's a video in a series of quick tips to help you learn ANY foreign language.



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In this lesson, we'll be covering the yo and tú forms of the verb SER (to be). As well as telling you how to say Yo soy (I am) and Tú eres (you are), this video also teaches some adjectives to describe your personality.

Students will learn how to decipher between the connotation, denotation, implied, and specific meanings of words.

Greek Roots explores how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words by using knowledge of Greek roots.

"Prefixes and Suffixes" explores how to determine the meanings of unfamiliar complex words by analyzing the words’ prefixes and suffixes.

This is video two in the series on both verbs (saber & conocer) that mean 'to know' in Spanish. Conocer and Saber are used for different things though. This video covers saber and its uses.

It's time to wrap things up with Rotifera by looking at the parasitic Acanthocephalans. These are spiny-headed worms that are obligate endoparasites. Which species do they parasitize? What is their morphology? Let's get a closer look!

Learn to set your working hours on Google Calendar with this quick tutorial

Social psychologist Roy Baumeister (Queensland) describes aspects of his current research of how people think about the future.

“Prefix Power” explains the concept of prefixes and gives examples of common prefixes.

The student will learn the difference between denotative and connotative meanings by exploring a variety of examples of both, in and out of sentences.

Explore idioms and puns by interpreting literal and figurative meanings.