So you’ve decided to learn Chinese? Congratulations! Learning Mandarin Chinese is a truly rewarding and enriching experience. As the world’s number one economy now, if you can speak Chinese, you’ll be adding an important feather to your cap. But I’m going to be completely honest with you here. Learning Chinese can also be extremely frustrating.…
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by Louise Taylor It’s not uncommon for school children to be taught two new languages at the same time, in much the same way that they would be taught different sciences at one time. So why, as adults wanting to learn another language, do we attempt to learn just one at a time? Why not…
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If you’re anything like me you’ve got a healthy number of language bookmarks floating around in your browser’s unnecessarily crowded bookmarks tab. As time goes by, we language enthusiasts have a tendency of accumulating new products, systems, articles, premium subscriptions or other resources and resource lists that we thought looked useful at one point but…
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French has been called the “language of love” for decades – maybe longer – and there are many reasons, as students or speakers of French well know, why this is true. While popular opinions of the language have fluctuated over time from obsession to mild derision, if anything can be said about French it’s that…
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For years the stereotype given by Americans and other tourists to Europe has been that learning other languages is often pointless because “everyone speaks English now anyway”. Contrary to frequent belief, not all Europeans speak English and you still need to learn German in Germany if you’re planning on living there long term.
Many reputable authorities on languages and language learning have been stating for countless years that watching foreign language films and listening to music in your target language is a great way to help yourself to learn a new language. But is it actually true that you can learn an entire language from movies and music?…
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