As globalization continues to bring people closer together, more and more of us find ourselves needing to type foreign language characters. Whether you’re learning a new language, communicating with international colleagues, or creating content that requires special characters, typing foreign letters can be a bit of a challenge for those who are not used to…
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It is the dream of language lovers and others of our ilk to forge careers or even just earn extra money with foreign language skills. For some of us, this works out just fine, but for others it can be a bit more of a struggle. Language skills are in super high demand, and young…
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Amidst a veritable sea of language learning programs, audio courses, online courses, web-apps, mobile apps, books, games and the odd bipolar disorder medication, it can be hard to select the best learning tools for the job. But there are three attributes that many of the larger, more commercial language product companies always try to lure…
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If you’ve ever wondered how to learn Chinese as a beginner, chances are there was some motivating spark behind the idea. Maybe you read about a promising new business opportunity in China. Maybe you just liked the idea of learning a new language to keep your mind sharp. No matter what got you thinking, you…
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by Michael Dehoyos Memorizing new vocabulary is an important part of learning a new language. But is there a set number of words you need to learn before you can speak a language? Find out how many words you really need to know, depending on your purpose and goal for learning a new…
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With the holidays fast approaching for many of us around the world, a whole lot of us are starting to feel the pressure mounting to provide our friends and loved ones with a shiny new stack of gifts once again this year. If you count language learners and enthusiasts, linguists, teachers, expats or whatever among…
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