Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) highlights the importance of wrestling with the subtle and often deceptive nature of language in order to fully appreciate the cultural values of any particular society.

Historian David Armitage (Harvard) details the deep revulsion that civil war held for ancient Romans and how it deeply threatened their ideas of citizenship and belonging.

Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) reveals how a careful study of Arab-Greek bilingualism can shed important light on a wealth of societal values, including the very foundations of their systems of knowledge.

In this video, UC Berkeley Byzantine scholar Maria Mavroudi discusses the identity of the Byzantine Empire, emphasizing that despite being predominantly Greek-speaking, the Byzantines considered themselves and were considered by others...

Here’s a quick video to help with understanding what cognates are with some examples in Spanish!

Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)

Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #2 (Basic)

Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Practice #1 (Basic)

Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Explanation (Basic)

Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Practice #3 (Basic)

Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Practice #2 (Basic)

Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Practice #1 (Basic)

Telling time with "falta(n)" in Spanish - Explanation (Basic)

Telling time in Spanish - Practice 3 (Basic)

Telling time in Spanish - Practice 2 (Basic)

Telling time in Spanish - Practice 1 (Basic)

Telling time in Spanish - Explanation (Basic)

Hola. In this lesson we'll be practicing when to use ser and when to use estar in Spanish.

Hola. In this lesson we'll be covering some rules about when estar is used in Spanish.

Hola. In this lesson we'll be covering some rules about when ser is used in Spanish.

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

Hola. In this lesson we'll be practicing when to use ser and when to use estar in Spanish.

Hola. In this lesson we'll be practicing ser in the present tense in Spanish.

Hola. In this lesson we'll be practicing ser in the present tense as well as the rules presented in a previous video.