Culture Hacking: The Real Secret to Mastering a Language
Culture hacking is the best way to take your language learning from intermediate to mastery.
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How Learning a New Language Boosts Your Creativity
Want to be more creative? Consider learning a language to give yourself a creativity boost.
How I Learned 5 Languages in One Year
Last year was incredibly busy, but productive and fun. My little daughter had just turned two. She was enrolled in early development programs with a “Kindergarten is Too Late” approach. We had no nannies or grannies to help clean our apartment or feed a hungry husband (a standard set of responsibilities for a Russian housewife […]
5 Hacks to Learn Languages by Reading Literature
Nothing is better than a great book. And, if it is a foreign book? Even better! You can learn a lot from reading books in your target language. You can benefit from a book’s message and equally from its language. In other words, a book can improve your way of life and your language learning […]
The Goldilocks Technique: How to Set Language Goals that Are Just Right
Do you ever struggle to reach your language goals? I’ve set myself some big language goals. Some have gone fantastically, and some have totally flumped.
Level Up! Turn Your Language Learning Into a Video Game
What if language learning could be as fun as playing Super Mario? It can be - and taking this approach will level up your language skills.
6 Ways for Beginners to Outsmart “Expert” Language Learners
When you’re a beginner in a language, and you meet someone who’s studied it for years, it can be a bit of a shock. You wonder: “How are they so damn good?” It feels like they’re leagues ahead of you. How can you hope to stay motivated all that time and catch up with the […]
Does Your Personality Change When You Speak Another Language?
Have you ever wondered if you have an alter ego? By learning other languages you can find a new identity! That’s right. Learning another language gives you a new personality. If you already speak other languages, you might have noticed this for yourself. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean you’ll end up like the case of The […]
Christmas Traditions from Around the World
As you post Christmas cards, hang up tinsel and glaze your turkey, have you ever wondered about the Christmas traditions in other parts of the world? Did you know that in the Czech Republic, teenagers dress up as devils and go in search for small children? Or that the Christmas festivities in Catalan largely revolve around […]
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