Real Language Stories: French, Fast and Slow
My language learning journey started in an American high school. I studied French for four years. I was a serious student. I had always felt drawn to …
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Language Diary #2: Italian Crosstalk
Welcome back to my language diary. Which is apparently biweekly now with posts appearing on either Wednesdays or Thursdays, depending on how I feel. …
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Is it worth hiring a language tutor as a beginner?
I didn’t book my first lesson with an online tutor until about one and half years after starting to learn German. My lesson was my first …
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Book Review: The Language Secret by John Stedman
If you’re a language nerd like me, you probably waste hours reading books about languages that you could have spent actually learning one. And …
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How I Passed the Goethe B2 German Exam With a Nearly Perfect Score
Last week on Monday I officially went from monoglot to… duo-glot? Bilingual sounds wrong. I didn’t grow up speaking two languages. …
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How to make better language flashcards by combining writing practice with spaced repetition
Writing is one of my favorite ways to actively study German. It is great for vocabulary building and grammar practice, and in the absence of speaking …
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