Why Your Comfort Zone Can Become the Danger Zone
Five practical ways to change a stale language-learning routine, test a plateau and increase the challenge without relying on guarantees.
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Learning Mandarin Chinese as Explained by a Peace Corps Volunteer
Kelly Branyik spent two years in China as a Peace Corps volunteer. In this article, she shares the exact techniques she followed to learn Chinese while living in China.
You CAN Learn a New Language After Age 10! Response to Steven Pinker’s Fascinating “Critical Period” Research (and Bogus News Reports)
Can you be too old to learn a language? Benny the Irish Polyglot addresses these questions in response to recent news reports that 10 is the critical cut-off age for language acquisition.
How to Learn Cantonese: 10 Practical Steps for Beginners
Learn Cantonese with a practical 10-step plan for Jyutping, tones, listening, speaking, vocabulary, characters, tutors and engaging media.
Why Language Learners Quit – The 7 Key “Motivation Killers” (Plus, How to Beat Them)
Stick-with-it when you learn a language by smashing through these 7 motivation killers that hold you back -- we'll show you how it's done.
Spanish Immersion at Home: 16 Practical Ideas
Build Spanish immersion at home, work and in your free time with safe, practical routines for input, conversation and feedback.
Passion Power! How I Learned English (and Spanish) by Sharing My Art With the World
To learn a new language, you've got to have different topics to talk about. So start with talking about what you love!
How I Met Japanese Language Partners in a Small Town (and So Can You!)
Are you looking for a Japanese conversation partner? Here’s how you can set up a Japanese language exchange, wherever you live.
French Slang for Texting, Everyday Speech and Regional Terms
Learn French slang by register and region, including texting abbreviations, everyday words, Quebec expressions, insults and swear-word warnings.
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