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10 Things Polyglots Do Differently When Learning Languages
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Why we love vocabulary flashcards and you will too!
Do you want to build a house? You’ll need bricks. Do you want to speak a foreign language? You’ll need vocabulary! Without knowing lots of words, you won’t make it very far. In fact, you will neither understand people speaking the foreign language nor be able to say something in it yourself. Without bricks, your…
Learning a foreign language as a mom of four on parental leave? Mission possible!
The combination of words “parental” and “leave” has always sounded absurd to me. When you’re on leave, you are essentially absent from work. However, anyone who has kids knows that it’s like working three full-time jobs. Being on call 24/7, with very little time left for yourself… Erika is a 36-year-old mom of four from…
Podcasts: Endless listening materials on your phone for free
Even though language courses sometimes underestimate its importance and focus on other skills instead, listening is one of the most important activities because it can get you lots of contact with your foreign language. Regular listening practice will not only improve your pronunciation, but also give you and a gateway to the language as it’s…
10 Things Polyglots Do Differently When Learning Languages
Polyglots are normal people like you who happen to have mastered 5 or more foreign languages… without possessing any kind of magical talent for languages or spending hours in a language school. How is that possible? I answered this question at the Polyglot Gathering 2017. If you’d like to discover the secrets that polyglots use…
50languages: a great place to practice any language
If you want to improve your vocabulary in any foreign language or if you already speak a foreign language pretty well and just want to maintain it, look no further than the 50languages website. However, no site will help you if you don’t work with it systematically. Read this detailed guide where I explain how…
THE GOLDLIST METHOD: Learning vocabulary has never been easier!
Are you sick of the standard school method of memorizing vocabulary as well as feeling that this method only makes you remember new words for a day at most? Are you looking for a new, more interesting and effective way to do it? If you’ve answered “Yes”, you’re in the right place! In this article,…
DuoCards: The Ultimate Vocabulary App?
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