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Why Language Learners Need to ‘Zoom Out’
Why Language Learners Need to ‘Zoom Out’
The time is going to pass anyway
Chris Eubanks
Sep 7
How I ‘Test the Waters’ of a New Language Before Committing
How I ‘Test the Waters’ of a New Language Before Committing
We all live for those ‘soul-melting’ surprises
Chris Eubanks
Sep 7
Cool Ways to Use ChatGPT to Learn Languages
Cool Ways to Use ChatGPT to Learn Languages
Your makeshift language teacher
August Astrom
Sep 6
The Quirky Benefits of Being Bilingual in Japan
The Quirky Benefits of Being Bilingual in Japan
The fun side of learning a foreign language
Helen Nomura
Sep 6
No Language Resources? Try YouTube
No Language Resources? Try YouTube
How I’m using Nepali vloggers on YouTube to improve my language skills
Jane Carr
Sep 6
How One Book Set Me on the Path to Fluency in Norwegian
How One Book Set Me on the Path to Fluency in Norwegian
Use this powerful learning hack if you love reading
Emmanuelle Ecrit
Sep 5
Inside the Mind of a Passionate Language Learner
Inside the Mind of a Passionate Language Learner
Pondering language-related questions
Helen Nomura
Sep 5
How Crafting New Words Can Express Emotions Current Language Can’t!
How Crafting New Words Can Express Emotions Current Language Can’t!
Have you ever known that you would regret something you were about to do?
Penny Dame
Sep 5
The Pressure of Perfection: My Language Learning Failures
The Pressure of Perfection: My Language Learning Failures
“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” — Anne Wilson Schaef
Krystyna Trushyna
Sep 4
Is It Possible to Be Truly Bilingual? A Case Study From Singapore
Is It Possible to Be Truly Bilingual? A Case Study From Singapore
A deep dive into the feasibility of Bilingualism.
John You
Sep 4
15 Best Podcasts That Will Improve Your English Listening Skills
15 Best Podcasts That Will Improve Your English Listening Skills
See which one is your favorite!
Marie C.
Sep 1
Best ChatGPT Prompts to Learn English
Best ChatGPT Prompts to Learn English
Grab these prompts to learn a language
Shaixxa
Aug 31
Writing a Greek-to-Latin Transcription Program
Writing a Greek-to-Latin Transcription Program
ChatGPT makes it easier to develop the program.
Tjahaja
Aug 31
These Bands Sing in Some of the Oldest Languages in the World
These Bands Sing in Some of the Oldest Languages in the World
Independent musicians and school children in Australia’s Outback help preserve their ancient languages through music (and YouTube!)
Brian Loo Soon Hua
Aug 30
What Chess Taught Me About Language Learning
What Chess Taught Me About Language Learning
What the “language” of chess can predict about your language journey
Chris Eubanks
Aug 30
What CEFR Levels REALLY Look like When Self-Studying A Language
What CEFR Levels REALLY Look like When Self-Studying A Language
How can I know more B2-level words than B1-level words?
Chris Eubanks
Aug 30
Finnish Finally Got Auto-Generated Subtitles on YouTube
Finnish Finally Got Auto-Generated Subtitles on YouTube
Are you mentally prepared for the tsunami of Finnish media?
Chris Eubanks
Aug 30
How ‘Emotional Contracts’ Slow Your Language Learning
How ‘Emotional Contracts’ Slow Your Language Learning
When closing emotional contracts = growth
Chris Eubanks
Aug 30
Things That Stop You From Progressing in a Language
Things That Stop You From Progressing in a Language
(I’m talking to you, Candy Crush!)
Helen Nomura
Aug 29
Expressive Writing in Finnish to Heal Myself
Expressive Writing in Finnish to Heal Myself
And learn the language faster than ever!
Chris Eubanks
Aug 29
Raising Children Bilingually: A Gift or a Burden?
Raising Children Bilingually: A Gift or a Burden?
My experiences from raising two bilingual children, mixed with some science
Dr. Schmidt
Aug 28
Learning Finnish Through the Stock Market
Learning Finnish Through the Stock Market
When long-lost obsessions come back in surprising ways
Chris Eubanks
Aug 28
How I (Accidentally) Learned My Fourth Language
How I (Accidentally) Learned My Fourth Language
Expression first, grammar second!
Tim Fong Literature
Aug 27
5 Cool Tools & Features on Language-Learning Apps That Deserve Your Attention
5 Cool Tools & Features on Language-Learning Apps That Deserve Your Attention
And none of them are on Duolingo
fluent_jellyfish
Aug 27
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