In the spring of 2019, when I first wrote this post, I had just booked a trip to Prague, Bratislava, Lviv, and Kiev. Of course, this meant I had some new languages to learn (Czech, Slovak, and …
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You Might Want to Learn These Languages
If you’re reading this blog, there is a good chance that you’re a hopeless language addict, suggestible to any new language recommendation, and forever putting languages aside to try out the new hot thing. So maybe I …
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Langjam: Studying Swedish When You Only Have Four Days
Hej allihopa! This weekend I participated in Sandra Schellhase’s Language Jam social media challenge, in which participants have four days to study a language which they are randomly assigned. I was so happy to get Swedish! …
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10 Ways to Improve Your Accent in a Foreign Language
Working on your accent? So am I — in six languages. As a native speaker of English and an adult learner of Spanish, French, Mandarin, Korean, Indonesian, and ASL, I’ve had my fair share of phonetic struggles, …
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Le défi de se filmer pendant 30 jours
Prefer to read this post in English? You can find it here. Pour le 28ème jour du défi de se filmer pendant 30 jours, j’ai décidé de parler du défi lui-même, et de pourquoi je pense que …
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What You Need To Learn a New Language
Apps, textbooks, and tutors will definitely form the basis of your language study. However, without the right frame of mind, it will be hard to actually design and follow through with your study plan. Here are some …
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10 Hawaiian Words Everyone Should Know
Going to Hawaii? One thing I found really interesting about my trip to Hawaii was that nearly every local, regardless of their heritage or proficiency in the Hawaiian language, would frequently use Hawaiian words. Even more interesting, …
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