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Your Easiest First Conversation in Japanese —Eating Out
Your Easiest First Conversation in Japanese —Eating Out
Learning languages from real-life scenarios
Helen Nomura
Jul 15
War in Ukraine: How Years of Russian Aggression Revived the Ukrainian Language
War in Ukraine: How Years of Russian Aggression Revived the Ukrainian Language
Why Putin's attacks on Ukrainian identity and culture united a historically divided nation
Stef van den Tweel
Jul 13
The Endangered Chinese Languages
The Endangered Chinese Languages
How Mandarin is erasing the other Sinitic languages in China and beyond
John You
Jul 13
Language Learning: My New Reading Process Works So Well, It’s Scary
Language Learning: My New Reading Process Works So Well, It’s Scary
My elusive quest for custom dual-language subtitled books
Chris Eubanks
Jul 12
Describe Your Least Favorite Ex to a Lawyer
Describe Your Least Favorite Ex to a Lawyer
Create an adult vocabulary in your target language with this childish exercise
Chloe Gordon
Jul 12
Get in the Driver’s Seat and Leave the Driving Manual Behind
Get in the Driver’s Seat and Leave the Driving Manual Behind
Grammar instruction and the communicative approach
Esteban Ramirez
Jul 12
My Love of Languages: What Being a Polyglot Actually Feels Like
My Love of Languages: What Being a Polyglot Actually Feels Like
Living and loving languages: When is enough enough?
Krystyna Trushyna
Jul 11
HSK 4: It’s Time to Review and Plan
HSK 4: It’s Time to Review and Plan
What worked, what didn’t, and what I’m changing
Jane Carr
Jul 11
How Climbing Mt. Elbrus Gave Me Strength for Future Endeavors
How Climbing Mt. Elbrus Gave Me Strength for Future Endeavors
My adventures in the Russian language
Chris Eubanks
Jul 10
First Lessons in Japanese — Getting Started
First Lessons in Japanese — Getting Started
My journey learning Japanese and some essential phrases for every beginner
Helen Nomura
Jul 10
Language Learning: My Quest to Find the Best Speaking Voices
Language Learning: My Quest to Find the Best Speaking Voices
I also asked this question to native Finnish speakers
Chris Eubanks
Jul 9
My Weird Language Learning Process
My Weird Language Learning Process
The unorthodox way I get around to learning languages
August Astrom
Jul 8
Booking into a Hotel in Italiano?
Booking into a Hotel in Italiano?
An all-you-need guide on how to book a room in a hotel
Ahmed Almakaidy
Jul 6
Why Textbook Japanese Only Gets You So Far
Why Textbook Japanese Only Gets You So Far
The different levels of politeness in the Japanese language
Helen Nomura
Jul 6
Language Learning: Why I Love Failing at Inefficient Processes
Language Learning: Why I Love Failing at Inefficient Processes
Getting lost on your language journey is a beautiful thing
Chris Eubanks
Jul 5
Preparing for the TOPIK as a Complete Korean Beginner
Preparing for the TOPIK as a Complete Korean Beginner
Resources, new methods, and learning from my mistakes
Jane Carr
Jul 5
All My Introverted Language Learning Problems
All My Introverted Language Learning Problems
Ways language learning molded my personality
Chris Eubanks
Jul 4
The Ultimate Country Jokes: Can You Handle Them?
The Ultimate Country Jokes: Can You Handle Them?
Improve your English with jokes and explanations based on countries’ cultures and stereotypes
Evaluna Primavera
Jul 3
How I Learned Teochew (Chinese Dialect) In 3 Months
How I Learned Teochew (Chinese Dialect) In 3 Months
A complete guide and collection of Teochew resources by a Teochew from Singapore.
John You
Jul 2
Language Learning: I Rank Video Types from Least to Most Efficient
Language Learning: I Rank Video Types from Least to Most Efficient
Crime dramas, video game streams, sitcoms, reality shows, and more!
Chris Eubanks
Jul 1
Language Learning: 2 Speaking Lessons a Week Does This to My Brain
Language Learning: 2 Speaking Lessons a Week Does This to My Brain
Plus a surprise plateau breakthrough
Chris Eubanks
Jun 30
The Singapore Teochew Language: A Curious Case of Triglossia
The Singapore Teochew Language: A Curious Case of Triglossia
A very unique feature of my Chinese dialect
John You
Jun 29
The 3 Biggest Mistakes Adult Learners Make When Learning a New Language
The 3 Biggest Mistakes Adult Learners Make When Learning a New Language
Helena Arden
Jun 28
Motivated, Consistent, and Knowledgeable
Motivated, Consistent, and Knowledgeable
The achievable Venn diagram intersection for the language learner
Paul Michael
Jun 28
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