Learning a language is a lot of work, and getting some help from a native may seem like a good idea, which it is and it isn’t. You can learn a lot from a native, but at the same time they may not actually be able to teach you much. It sounds a bit strange, […]

You have probably been told that you should read more, and that’s in your native language; however, this is equally true for a language you are learning. Reading is one of the best things you can do to improve your skills in a new language.  It has so many advantages which I will go through

Everyone reaches a point in their language learning when they start to feel like they are not making progress and very often it can actually feel like you are getting worse. You might feel like you are forgetting things, or making really stupid mistakes that you shouldn’t be and this can be extremely frustrating. This

Learning a language is one of the best things you can do for yourself. From the outside it looks like you just gain a language, which is of course is very true, and probably why you want to start learning it in the first place. However, learning a language can drastically change your life, all

You will often hear that you should learn phrases when learning a language, as these are far better than learning single words. This may seem strange as you where probably made to learn a list of words if you studied a language in school, so is there any logic to this? Well yes, in general,

Learning a language is probably one of the most difficult things you can do, but a lot of people are able to do it and if you are struggling to see any progress you may be wondering how they can do it and you cannot. While natural ability will play a part, this does not

When you start learning a language it doesn’t take long for a sense of despair to set in when you realise just how hard it is. Luckily the early motivation levels are usually high and you keep going, regardless of the difficulty. However, the real problem is that after a while it just doesn’t seem

When it comes to learning a language, speaking is probably one of the hardest parts and it is what most people struggle with, and fear the most. Speaking is a form of output so really you need to have a good all round knowledge base in the language to be able to actually produce it