How to automatically track language learning time using iOS automations
You can use iOS automations to automatically start and stop time tracking apps like Toggl when you open and close language learning apps — and much …
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Real Language Stories: Ten Years of Russian
What started with a nerdy crush on the Cyrillic script ended up launching Dack into a 10-year love-hate relationship with Russian. Here’s what he …
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Real Language Stories: Becoming an Imperfect Language Learner
Upon moving to Italy, Heidi Lovejoy wanted to learn Italian, but her perfectionism was a bigger obstacle than anticipated. Making progress required a …
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Science of Language: Newborns learn speech sounds using same brain regions as adults
A new study found that newborns start recognizing vowel sounds just hours after birth using a speech-processing system very similar to the one adults …
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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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Who needs language laws?
Last weekend, thousands of people assembled in Belfast, Northern Ireland to march through the regional capital in protest. The red-clad crowd numbered …
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