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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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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Since my husband and I live in Korea, and my parents and sister live in California, this Christmas we decided to convene smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, on an American island called Hawaii (or, …
Continue readingWe’re at the end of the 30-Day Record Yourself Challenge, in which language learners are recording themselves speaking in their target language for at least a minute every day. It has been challenging to keep up, but …
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Fascinating! Btw, language-learning goals can be results-oriented (pass the HSK) or habit-oriented (maintain a streak).
I'm better with the former (can never maintain a streak) but I know many people for whom streaks are far more motivating.
Which one works better for you?
This is one of the 🤯🤯🤯 experiments we ran on the Duolingo Retention team :
So...see y'all on Weibo, then?
No?
Well, just in case, you can find me on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/misslinguistic/
today years old when I found out Whatsapp in some dialects of Spanish is guasap ❤️
("gua" in Spanish is pronounced "wa")
If my @obe_fitness instructor can pronounce all of the syllables in Sara Maria in the middle of a cardio workout, then the rest of y’all have absolutely no excuse 🧐
Want to learn Mandarin? You’re not alone. In the last decade the number of English speakers studying Mandarin has skyrocketed as China grows in prominence, and as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan claim their rightful places on …
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Want to learn Korean? Fascinated by its legendary grammar, or just want to understand BTS and BlackPink? Even if you’re just here for the k-pop, you can definitely study Korean on your own. Here’s your free starter …
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Why we women in language should stop apologizing for our abilities, and learn to love the word “polyglot”. Recently, the New Yorker published a fascinating article about hyperpolyglots. It was wonderfully researched, with great color. But …
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