There’s plenty of information out there about how to find a language teacher or a language partner online – iTalki is the most popular option (one that I, […]
So you want to learn to speak a little Italian?
It comes as a surprise to some visitors that in Italy the principle language spoken is Italian. And while many Italians do speak English, many – especially among […]
10 Ideas for Learning a New Language Five Minutes At A Time
We live in the most hurried, busy time the world has perhaps ever seen. We have more engagements, more work, more distractions to fill more hours of more […]
Climbing the Listening Ladder to Learn Another Language
Have you built a personal listening library? As a language learner, it is important to engage with your target language through all four language modalities at all stages […]
Language Learning Activity: How Word Field Practice Can Help You
“Oh, I know this word…. “Arghh…..let me think…. “I can’t even think of a related one! “It’s on the tip of my tongue! I suspect you know what […]
10 Free Resources For Learning Nearly Any Language
Fifteen years ago, if you wanted to learn another language you needed to either sign up for a course or fly to the country in which the language […]
How To Learn Language Through Food
Travel and food go hand in hand, so incorporating the local cuisine into the language learning process is a great way to discover the traditions and culture of […]
The Number One Rule For Learning A Foreign Language
Maybe it’s your first conversation outside the classroom. Perhaps you found a copy of a local newspaper in the language you’ve been studying. Disaster strikes – and it’s […]
Speaking a foreign language when you’re an anxious perfectionist
After putting it off for way, way too long (more on that in an upcoming post), I jumped into trying to speak German semi-regularly about 8 months ago. […]
Vocabulary Myths – Myths to Look Out for when Learning a Language
I recently read Vocabulary Myths: Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching and really enjoyed it. I also see that I posted about a distilled PDF about this 8 […]
3 Essential Resources for Daily Language Learning
Nowadays, everyone who aims to learn a new language wants to know the answer to a single, insidious question: Which language learning resource can I use to reach […]
What is a Linguist?
Let’s begin with another term with a couple of very different meanings: the linguist. What is a Linguist? According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, the word […]