Language Learning Tips

There is often a debate about if you can learn a language by only focusing on either reading or speaking and it is often asked which one you should actually focus on. Really you can do either or both if you want. It doesn’t matter. Language learning is long and complex and it’s never as […]

Learning a language is not easy and can take a lot of effort. You will often hear that you can learn a language by just listening. This is even shown in the Simpsons when Bart goes on a foreign-exchange student program. He isn’t given any lessons in French, but manages to pick up the language

When you start learning one language, you will very quickly start thinking about the next one and eventually you will start to wonder how many you can actually learn. You will start to ask even more questions when you find out about polyglots, who can speak multiple languages, you will really wonder if there is

I am often asked what is the most important aspect of learning a language and where should you focus all your time and effort. There really isn’t a simple answer to this. Every ones experience with a language will be different and what you may find difficult may be totally different to what I find

An hour a day does not seem like much, but it can be enough time to get enough practice and actually learn a language. It will still be a difficult task and it will take a long time, but it is still very possible. Ideally you should spend longer, but of course not everyone can

I think we can all agree that learning a language is hard, but is there one part that is harder than the rest? Honestly, it’s very difficult to say. We need to remember that languages are huge and very broad topics. Every language is going to be slightly different and everyone who tries to learn

Polyglot is a term that is commonly heard in the language learning community, but what does it actually mean? Basically it’s the ability to speak multiple languages, but no one is quite sure on exactly how many languages makes you a polyglot, there is no exact number that everyone has settled upon to classify someone

The chances of being taught a language at school is very high. However, the chances of us leaving school being able to speak that language are exceptionally low. So what is going on here, why are we all failing to learn at school? Unfortunately schools are just not set up for language learning success and

If you have ever thought about learning a new language, but where not really sure if it was worthwhile, then you are probably not aware of all the other great benefits that are going to make it one of the best decisions you will ever make. Of course there is the obvious fact that you

Learning a language has its obvious benefits such as being able communicate with more people and being able to enjoy other cultures. But it also has the hidden benefits of actually being very good for your brain. Language learning can affect your brain in a number of positive ways that I will discuss below. Learning