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Till PoppelsHarry Potter and the Chamber of ImmersionWhen I stumbled on the most natural way to learn foreign languages as a teenager (by accident!), it changed everything for me…1d ago
Clay ContourisEternal-Outsider Status in Japan (or: why cultural fluency is not enough to “become” Japanese)6d ago1
Sam QuillenChillaxed Syntax: Is Language Becoming More Informal?I recently visited Paris, to enjoy some athletic events and a lot of polyglot crowds, and stayed in an area that is still known as the…5d ago14
fluent_jellyfishinLanguage LabHow I Merged My Dating and Language–Learning GoalsI am living proof that changing your dating apps’ language filters can lead to success in love and learning!2d ago3
Amanda JodehinLanguage is LifeDiversity through LanguageHow Language Influences Society and Culture4d ago2
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Sam QuillenWill Technology Make Our Language Skills Worse?Two years ago, I wrote an article arguing that translation apps were no substitute for learning a language. My ultimate case was social —…Jul 299