“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” — Here’s Why Friends Are So Important in Language Learning
What are friends are for? Cheering you on to reach your goals, giving you a hug when you’re blue, and celebrating your wins with you.
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How to Practise Speaking a New Language… Without the Anxiety Rush!
Not ready for a live conversation? Use these 15 low-pressure exercises to practise speaking a language, then move towards voice notes and short calls.
Make the World Your Home: 7 Ways Language Learning Gives You a Global Mindset
In today’s international world, you need a global mindset. Here’s how you’ll develop one through language learning.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Why Learn a Language? Here’s What 8 World Class Polyglots Said
Why learn a language? Gabriel Gelman asked world class polyglots this question -- here’s how they replied.
How I Got a $7,000 Raise by Learning Spanish
Ahmed Syed got a $7,000 raise after just 6 months, because he learned Spanish. How much more could you earn if you learned a second language?
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