{"id":14,"date":"2017-07-03T02:22:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T02:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2020-08-15T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T13:59:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214887119\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214887119\">&#8220;[Languages] should be acquired as English is, not as a grammar, but as a living speech.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214887119\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214887119\"> Charlotte Mason<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Mason&#8217;s Living Languages<\/em> was developed in pursuit of supporting parents and teachers in their efforts to teach foreign language according to Charlotte Mason&#8217;s philosophy. \u00a0Here you will find a variety of resources&#8211;many free&#8211;to aid in giving your students varied and joyous lessons. \u00a0Currently, resources are available for French, Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Italian and Latin, with more languages and <strong>exciting<\/strong> resources on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>At <em>Mason&#8217;s Living Languages<\/em> you will find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An introduction to <a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=47\">Charlotte Mason<\/a> and her philosophy<\/li>\n<li>Mason&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=12\">Scope &amp; Sequence<\/a>&#8211;a summary of topics and methods prescribed by Charlotte Mason to help teachers understand the big picture of foreign language development through the Forms<\/li>\n<li>My <a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=732\">Teacher Training Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=809\">French Curriculum for beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=543\">Sample Lessons\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for older students beginning a new language<\/li>\n<li>Online resources for songs, poems and stories recorded by native speakers all in <strong>ONE<\/strong> place<\/li>\n<li>Links to other suggested resources&#8211;some available for purchase and others free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>How to use this site..<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First thing is to subscribe below to our site so you don&#8217;t miss any new resources or exciting news!<\/li>\n<li>Next, if you are new to Charlotte Mason and her philosophy of education, be sure to start your journey on the <a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=47\">&#8216;Charlotte Mason&#8217;<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>Next, read through <a href=\"https:\/\/masonslivinglanguages.com\/?page_id=12\">&#8216;Mason&#8217;s Scope and Sequence&#8217;<\/a> to better understand how Mason approached teaching foreign language through the years.\u00a0 Give a listen to my interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adelectableeducation.com\/2018\/09\/episode-138-becca-foreign-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Delectable Education<\/a> on foreign language!<\/li>\n<li>Now the fun part! 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