My One-Month German Immersion Mission
From the mission archive, Benny spends 30 days without English to push past a German plateau and find new ways to practise.
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How to use Social Media for Instant French Immersion
Can you learn French through French social media? Of course you can! In fact, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are fantastic places to learn French.
8 German Games and Exercises You Can Do at Home
Practise German at home with familiar shows, labels, recipes, music, children’s media, phrase games, board games and a device interface.
Why Are Scandinavians So Good at English?
Speakers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden tend to have strong English. Here's what language similarity, school and everyday exposure have to do with it.
9 Language-Learning Walls and How to Work Through Them
Stuck at a language-learning plateau? Diagnose nine common problems and try focused ways to build vocabulary, speaking range and accuracy.
90 Day Korean Inner Circle: An In-Depth Review
Is 90 Day Korean any good? Caitlin spent 90 days learning Korean inside the 90 Day Korean Inner Circle. Here’s how she found it.
Why Studying Alone Won’t Help You Speak a Language
Studying grammar and vocabulary helps, but it doesn't automatically become conversation. Here's how to turn study into speaking practice.
First Week in Germany, No English. Here’s How I Did It
From the 2010 archive, Benny explains how preparation, context, study triage and willing conversation partners helped him use German from week one.
How to Learn Czech: Why Czech Is Easier Than You Think
Czech has seven cases and tricky consonant clusters, but its regular spelling and word families give learners useful patterns to build on.
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