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German

Top German Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks for Language Learners

Commuting can be an incredibly draining activity that consumes a lot of your day. Instead of treating it like a time drain that gets you from point A to point B, start using that time to really work on learning German. You don't even have to do the same thing

English

9 Great Tips to Learn English Through Songs and Music

Can you learn a new language through music? Of course you can! Listening to English songs is a really useful method for improving your Eglish. On the plus side, every single one of us does it, so it's only right to make the best of it. But, how much are

English

How to Prepare For the TOEFL: Top 13 Expert Tips for Success

So you've got your mind set on taking the TOEFL. You dream of studying abroad, working abroad, getting a better job, being up for the challenge and taking over the world with your mad English skills! But now is time to get ready for it, and we don't blame you

French

3 Language Learning Strategies for Faster Results

You're headed to unknown territories and need to learn a language fast? This article suggests 3 ways you can boost your results, learn faster and more effectively.

Language Learning

Learning a Foreign Language? 10 Steps Guaranteed to Step Up Your Game

Learning a foreign language could be the challenge of your life. It requires focus, consistency, discipline, courage to put yourself out there and expose yourself to the target language. But what happens when you seem to have hit a plateau? What do you do when new words just seem to

French

The Best Unconventional Ways to Learn a Language

If you find yourself stuck on a muddy road in your language learning journey, this article is for you. Every learning experience has ups and downs, the latter being particularly frustrating. The good news is that this stagnation is often due to one thing - burnout from language learning. Sometimes

French

3 Strategies to Learn a Foreign Language

Let's face it - learning a foreign language can be boring... Learn 3 strategies you can apply to make your learning fun and enjoyable!

German

How to Learn German Online as a Beginner

So, you would like to learn German online? That's a great idea! You are a beginner? No problem! There is nothing holding you back, so get started today! Why Should I Learn German? Around 120 million people speak some form of German as their native language worldwide. Maybe you are

Russian

'Hiking' or a 'Steamboat' - What do These Words Have in Common in Russian?

In Russian two different words can have more in common than one would imagine. ​ Russian is one of the languages that easily allows you to grasp new words without looking them up in a dictionary.

French

Conjugation & Tenses in French: 10 Tips to Get through It!

When starting to French, you will have to go through the different possible tenses and the conjugation of verbs for these tenses. In French, we have MANY different tenses. This is just the theory, because while we talk, we use only a few of them and if you want to

Mandarin

Is Top Down or Bottom Up Processing Best When Learning Chinese?

You might have heard of top down or bottom up language learning techniques. If not, don’t worry, by the time you finish this article you’ll know what they are and the advantages and disadvantages of using them. You’ll also know in what ways to use them to

French

12 False Friends to Know When Learning French

When learning new languages, one common technique to significantly improve your vocabulary is to identify the Cognate words, also known as true friends. These words are words that you recognize from your native language and mean the same thing in another language. For example opinion is the same word and

Spanish

Best Practices for Doing Business in Spanish Speaking Countries

Hi, I’m Heather. I help people ……. What do you do? How many times have you heard that in networking meetings and social gatherings? For a lot of people, especially Americans, talking about what we do before talking about who we are is an easy way to get to know

English

7 Easy Ways to Learn English Online

Whether it’s tirelessly chatting with friends or uploading thousands of selfies on social media on a daily basis, the English learners of today generally don’t utilize the abundance of online resources to their benefit. I am super critical of my students for using their phones and computers way

Mandarin

Best Oral Techniques for Showing Politeness in China (Depending on Who You’re Around)

If you don’t already know about the Chinese concept of Face, it’s probably about time you read up on it. In essence, Face relates to dignity and prestige. To lose Face is to look bad in front of others. In Chinese Society, it is vitally important what one

English

How to Improve Your English with Only 20 Minutes per Day

Whether it is grammar, reading, pronunciation or vocabulary, mastering the English language can take its toll on any learner. In essence, finding ways to constantly improve on current language knowledge is what separates the advanced learners from the beginners and, ultimately, their learning outcomes and how close they are to

Spanish

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Spanish Language

When I tell people that I’m learning Spanish, I get a wide variety of reactions. Some say it’s a romantic language, while others say it is pragmatic, because there are so many Spanish speakers in the world today. In fact, Instituto Cervantes, a non-profit organization dedicated to growing

English

Learn to Level Up Your English with Video Games

Learning English can be a stressful endeavor. All languages have exceptions to the rules, but in English it often feels like there are more exceptions than actual rules. (Seriously. Don’t even get me started on the weirdness of ‘i before e, except after c’, or making sense of the

Spanish

The Most Important Business Phrases You Need to Learn in Spanish

With the global reach of organizations, companies are closer and closer than ever before. It’s common for there to be multi-national organizations that send employees all over the world. It seems there’s always someone I know traveling for business. Why learn Spanish for business? Most emerging markets are

English

How to Recognize and Properly Use Homophones in English

As language learners, we occasionally find ourselves in situations where we either can't think of the word we might want to use. Or we know what we want to say but don't know a single word in English to which expresses that idea. This conundrum gets to a whole new