I often get people asking me “does Duolingo work?” or “is Duolingo good?” These days, it seems to be the default app on any language learner’s phone. But to be completely honest, I don’t like Duolingo. It’s not something I use in my language learning pursuits at all, and it…
Now more than ever, we need alternatives to the traditional classroom language teaching methods that don’t always work. Aside from other strategies to learn a language from home, online courses are a great way to keep learning your language, wherever you are. If you’re looking for an online language course…
When you think about it, now is the perfect time to learn a language at home – the world is free from distractions and you may have a lot more spare time, too. Why not use that time and your time at home to do something productive and learn a…
So you’ve been told you’ve got a heavy accent in the language you’re learning? Or do people find it hard to understand you when you speak? Maybe you just want to improve your pronunciation and sound more like a native? Or you want to make sure you don’t make a…
When you have to type in multiple languages regularly it can be really frustrating and confusing having to switch between keyboards on your computer. Not only is it a hassle having to manually change the keyboard every time you want to type in another language, but the letters or punctuation…
It’s the question that most every aspiring polyglot struggles with: should I just stick to the few languages I know, and learn to speak them fluently, or should I move on to another, then another, then another language, just learning the basics of each one? Believe me, I understand that…
Have you ever wondered why the methods you use to learn a language just don’t seem to work? Have you ever had someone tell you they learned a language a certain way and when you tried, you just couldn’t made any progress? Do you think you are the kind of…
There are so many language programmes out there today, it can be hard to know which ones to trust. I have seen a lot of language courses and software out there claiming you can “learn a language fast” or guaranteeing a level of fluency within a certain number of days.…
So you’re going to a new country soon, and you don’t have the time or motivation to master the language before you travel. Fair enough – we can’t learn every language in the world after all. But I firmly believe that everyone should learn at least some of the local…
Language exchanges (or conversation exchanges) are such a great tool to vastly improve your language speaking skills. It is necessary to have human interaction with other people to truly become fluent in any language. But there is a science to doing a language exchange – just finding someone to practise with…