How to Create a Language Hacker’s Cheat Sheet
When I’m preparing for my first conversation in a new language, I create a cheat sheet of basic introductory words and phrases.
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Portuguese in 3 Months Mission: 1 Month Update
Learn Portuguese in 3 Months? Holly Keenan is on a mission to do just that. Find out how she got on after one month of learning how to speak Portuguese.
How to Make Money as a Language Tutor
Speak more than one language and want to earn money on the side? Here are the steps you should follow to make money as a language tutor
Is French Hard to Learn? 4 Reasons French Is Easier Than You Think
Is French hard to learn? You might have heard it is, or tried it out and got discouraged. But that's before you read this post.
Learn Spanish: 25 Free Online Spanish Language Lessons
Learn Spanish for free with these online Spanish lessons. Includes audio and video Spanish classes, as well as complete Spanish courses.
Tips for Learning Non-European Languages
Now that the summer has wrapped up, it’s time to dive back into language learning, and let’s start with some thoughts on non-European languages! For that, my hyperpolyglot friend Judith Meyer is back and has written up this excellent post for us. I met in Esperanto gatherings and always see her busy answering Quora questions, […]
Benny’s Japanese: Skype conversation over the half-way point [+ new language discussion channel]
This week, I can finally do what I had wanted to do last week and give you a full example of how my conversations tend to be going, right now a little after my half-way point in the Japanese project!
At this stage, I can handle straightforward question and answer exchanges pretty well, but my grammar and vocab still need serious improving, and will continue to be the focus for the next weeks. I’m also not so confident about explaining a concept for a few minutes and did a really poor job at describing what “Couchsurfing” was, especially when the lack of important vocab held me back.
As well as this, my accent and pronunciation need lots of improvement. I’m aware of such issues, but they will definitely take the back seat to higher priorities for now.
Reflections on learning a language remotely: How polyglot Olly Richards is updating his previous in-country learning method
It was all going smoothly until language number seven came along. This time was different. The “method” that I’d applied so well up until this point was suddenly no use to me. I felt like a fraud. The language: Cantonese (the Chinese dialect of Hong Kong). The place: Doha, Qatar.
The many reasons (32 so far) why we DON’T succeed in learning languages
Today’s post is my serious attempt to list every possible reason why we don’t learn a language, and to offer possible suggestions to overcome them. (Note that in the post after this, I am looking for the opposite to reasons why we can’t and I want to hear your success stories that could potentially inspire millions […]
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