The first and most common mistake that adult language learners make is irregular exercising. Many adults who want to improve their language skills sign up for weekly language courses at a community college or adult education center. In addition to this one weekly lesson, most adult learners do basically nothing for their language learning project. It’s clear that this pace is way too slow to result in any real improvement in their language skills. The key to achieving real conversational…
Soon it’s time to welcome yet another new year. There are different New Year’s traditions around the world, and we have gathered some of them here. Now you can pick your favourites and maybe even include them in your own celebrating! New Year’s resolutions Many of us promise to make changes in our lives as the year changes. Making New Year’s resolutions is a part of the New Year celebrations in many cultures, and has been for a very long…
We have added three new courses to the Comprehensive German course package. The course Everyday Phrases was requested by users, and now it’s here to help you learn common phrases used in German conversation: genau (that’s right), keine Ahnung (no idea) and many more. You will also learn to express your opinion and wish someone a good time, sweet dreams or a nice trip. On the new Home and Living course, you will learn to talk about things related to cleaning, childcare and other domestic matters. The Health and Wellbeing course contains…
It’s easy to stay inside your comfort zone. It’s warm, safe and cozy in there. But if you never step out of that zone, you’ll never know about all the cool things waiting outside. Language learning might not be in your comfort zone – but if you like to travel and would like to get the most out of your time abroad, I would definitely recommend it. I’ve also been to countries where I don’t speak or even understand the…
We know you’re busy. Whether it’s work, childcare, hobbies or all three, something always seems to be more important than studying languages. There are dirty dishes and laundry, the car needs to be washed, you have a dentist appointment… or a pile of books on the nightstand, waiting to be read. How could you ever find the time to learn a language? We put together a few tips for finding time to learn languages even when your schedule is packed…
When talking about the most efficient way to learn a new language, there is one word that always pops up: immersion. You may have seen this in studies, articles and discussions related to language learning and the best way of learning languages. But what does it actually mean? As a teaching method, immersion means that the instruction is given in a foreign language. Meanwhile, in the context of gaming, immersion means strong psychological connection to the game world, a kind…
