Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
In my inbox I see hundreds of people sharing their language-learning woes every day, and in person I meet many people everywhere I go who struggle to start a language. They give many reasons, some of which are valid, but often they are just excuses. Nothing reminds us more of this than seeing people with […]
Sergio comparte cómo aprendió inglés desde México, qué le ayudó a practicar y 15 consejos para avanzar sin haber vivido antes en Estados Unidos.
Karen, who co-founded the now-retired Immersia language game, offered these words of encouragement. I love seeing similar realisations from people with such different backgrounds. Over to you, Karen: ——— I was born in the Ukraine and my mother tongue is Russian. In school I learned German for 5 years. When I was 15 I immigrated […]
Carlos and Jan used romanisation, tutoring, vocabulary review and regular conversation practice to build their Cantonese speaking skills.
Christine Gilbert shares how monolingual parents can support a bilingual child through sustained, responsive language use and realistic family goals.
Learn how persistent practice can take a beginner towards expertise, with lessons from language learning, martial arts and long-term projects.
From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014), kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. This guest post is from Mariola Czupowska, a Polish learner who documented her Norwegian project as the Language Wanderer. She challenged herself to record videos in the language and used a trip to Oslo to motivate further progress. […]
Julie Ferguson shares how she learned five languages while severely deaf and partially sighted, including barriers, adaptations and travel.
In this 2012 guest post, Samuel explains why regular Italian practice and friendships in London helped him more than simply being in Italy.
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