When it comes to practicing listening in a foreign language, one of the first questions most of us have is ‘What should I be listening to?’ It’s pretty easy to find good listening resources for popular languages like Spanish, French or German. But what if you’re learning Russian? Good Russian listening materials might be harder […]
MOREA 5-Step Method to Improve Your Listening Skills
Let’s talk listening skills. Do you remember how you felt the first time you heard someone speak your target language? Bamboozled? Personally, I’ve always found listening to be the most difficult language learning skill. Maybe you feel the same way? In this post, we’ll look at the key to improving your listening and I’ll share […]
MOREHow to Create a Language Hacker’s Cheat Sheet
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin Can you feel confident during your first conversation in another language? I believe you can. Don’t get me wrong – feeling nervous is normal. But you can overcome this fear. How? A key factor is being prepared. In this post, I’m going to […]
MOREHow to Overcome the Fear of Speaking a New Language
“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”― Steven Pressfield, […]
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