Nobody is perfect… Especially not me. If I followed my own language learning advice 100% of the time I’d be a lot further along on my own language projects. Alas, I have fallen into the same traps and pitfalls and experienced the same failures as everyone else – and I still frequently do! This isn’t going to…
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I’ve recently taken on a brand new project that I’d like to share with fans of LATG. It’s a little bit different from what I’ve been doing here on Languages Around the Globe for the past few years, but I thought it was time to branch out just a little bit. This year I’ve started…
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For most of us, learning a language from scratch isn’t always a walk in the park. It takes a lot of time and a lot of energy. It can be confusing, tiring, demoralizing and often intimidating when it comes to building up the resolve to begin, or when it comes to finally speaking to a…
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It has been a while since I’ve been able to write a proper review of a truly awesome language learning app so I’m really exited to show you my review of FlashAcademy. This new application draws on most of my favorite features from a number of existing applications, plus one truly amazing new feature that…
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**Please note** As of November 2019, this article is somewhat dated. It was written in 2016 and is in need of an update or twelve. I hope to get to this relatively soonish. It is my understanding that both products have expanded their services to some extent, which is to be expected. However, from what…
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If I had a dollar for every time someone started gabbing about what the easiest or most difficult language to learn is I’d be a regular Scrooge McDuck. Typically I’d tell you that there is no hardest language and that it’s all subjective and based on your motivation and the similarity of your target language to those you…
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