How to Make a New Year’s Resolution and Actually Keep It
Make a New Year's resolution you can keep. Turn a vague intention into a measurable goal, plan milestones and keep momentum after a setback.
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How to Prepare for Your First Online Language Lesson
Prepare for an online language lesson with focused listening, useful phrases, working audio and a clear goal for the conversation.
Best Free Online Dictionaries for Language Learners
Find free online dictionaries for 21 languages, with bilingual, monolingual, learner and terminology options plus a practical lookup method.
Free Online Language Learning Resources: A Practical Guide
Build a practical study plan with current free language courses, exchanges, media, dictionaries and feedback tools, with clear freemium limits.
Time Hacking in 2012: 21 Ways I Managed Work, Email and Language Learning
An archived look at Benny’s 2012 time-hacking routine, updated with current sleep guidance and clear context for obsolete tools.
Can Your Smartphone Be a Universal Translator?
Smartphone translation has moved far beyond 2011 demos. Here is what camera and live translation can do now, where it needs checking and when learning still matters.
How to Find Free Podcasts in Almost Any Language
Find free podcasts in your target language with Apple country charts, public broadcasters and transcript-supported audio from LingQ.
Best free online dictionaries for translators and linguists
Compare free online dictionaries and terminology databases, with practical checks for context, subject field, region, provenance and reliability.
Couchsurfing: How to practise with a native without even needing to leave your home
Use Couchsurfing to meet native speakers and practise a language locally, even when you cannot travel to a country where it is spoken.
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