How Many Languages Can One Person Speak?
Did you know there’s no Guinness World Record for “most languages spoken” Why this omission? The answer lies in the curious story of Zlad Fazah.
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Earn from Your Passion: Jobs that Travel Around the World
Want a job travelling the world? Find out how to get jobs that travel around the world, so you can earn while you immerse yourself in other cultures.
Learning a New Language: Secrets of Language Learning Pros
What’s the best way to learn a new language? A really good way to approach language hacking is to look at how other people learn – especially how successful language learners pick up a new language and approach the challenges of language learning. By modelling how other people learn languages, you can recreate excellence. Where […]
Nahuatl: How I Learned a Language With Few Native Speakers
Learning a language with few native speakers is a bit like being Indiana Jones.
The Best Immersion Strategies Learned Only After Getting Fired and Starting Over
Not only was I getting fired. I was getting evicted as well, since room and board were part of my contract.
How to Learn a Language While Studying Abroad
Studying abroad is a great way to learn another language. Find out about the opportunities for university students who’d like to study abroad.
Learn Persian (Farsi): A Practical Beginner’s Guide
Learn Persian step by step: choose your variety, understand the script, practise core grammar and use current Farsi resources with feedback.
Essential Lessons from 2 Weeks of Fast, Intense Russian Learning
Two weeks into Lauren’s Russian in 3 Months mission, it’s time for her first update. From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014) — kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. She is on a mission to reach a conversational level of Russian by teaching herself, without any formal classes. In this article […]
A Year Without Speaking English
How fast could you learn a language… if you totally avoided speaking English? How difficult would it be to live completely outside your native tongue, starting with just the basics of a brand new language? Could you become reasonably fluent in just three months? There are the questions my friend Vat and I set out […]
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