So You Think You Can Rely on English During Your Language Travels

While it is certainly possible to survive abroad with only the ability to speak English, anyone who chooses this path will miss out on all of the most meaningful experiences because they will never truly know what the people around them are trying to say.

English: The European Traveler's Best Friend and Ideal travel Language?

English may seem like the traveler's best friend, but there are reasons that those who learn the local language have more unique and memorable experiences.

How to Integrate Choosing the "Best" Option into Your Language Learning Strategies

There are many ways to say the same thing. Part of your second language acquisition is going to be learning the best way you can say any given thing.

Does Duolingo Work? See How Effective This Popular App Is in Our 2023 Review | Second Language Strategies

Duolingo has become one of the most downloaded educational application. This review takes a comprehensive look at its effectiveness, or lack thereof, when it comes to language acquisition.

What Can CLEP Exams Do for You?

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Second Language Strategies to Become More Descriptive

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Writing to Enhance Second Language Acquisitions

Learn the powers of a second language logbook in learning a new language.

Playing Games Can Help You Become Bilingual

While learning to count is fantastic, understanding how people interact with one another and seeing and hearing conversations between people, even before you understand them, is helpful.

(PDF) Using Logbooks with Second and Foreign Language Learning

The language learning process is the same irrespective of the level you are at, only the input and challenges change. Most importantly, though, the process of writing things down will always improve, enhance, and accelerate your language learning.

Back to School in 2023 Means It's Language Immersion Time!

Second Language Strategies to ensure your home is conducive to successful language acquisition.

How to Plan a Language Trip in 2023

Whether you choose group language courses, a language school, or personalised language courses, you will notice quickly that studying in a different country expedites the development of language skills ever so slightly.

You Know More Than You Think

Studying a foreign language in high school and walking away for years does not mean you wasted your time. Let's explore why.

Second Language Strategies: Exam Preparation

When it comes to learning a language, knowing the language is only half the battle. Knowing the exam is the other half.

The Key to Language Learning in 2023: Vocabulary

That is why vocabulary is most important. The more words you understand the more you can do.

Second Language Strategies for Mastering Consistency

Staying the Course Despite Challenges Welcome, aspiring polyglot! Anyone who has ever endeavored to learn a new language, especially as an adult, has likely struggled with consistency. Whether it is because life got in the way, progress was too slow, or the reason you started is no longer relevant, everyone

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Curiosity: An Essential Second Language Acquisition Strategy

Curiosity is a superpower when it comes to learning just about anything. If you are able to harness your curiosity to propel your language learning, you will have no trouble reaching fluency.

Assimilation and Language

Linguistic assimilation vs cultural assimilation Moving to a new country and adopting a new language often leads to the issue of losing oneself. Assimilation occurs as you begin to participate more and more in the local society. However, assimilation does not have to lead to you losing who you are.

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Teaching Speaking Skills: Strategies & Methods

Getting students to speak Welcome, aspiring polyglots! As many of you know, speaking is one of the most difficult things to teach students. In fact, the difficulty does not change simply because you are the student. It is such a complex thing to get started, that there are entire portions

What Are CLEP Exams and What Are the Benefits?

How CLEP Credits Work Welcome, aspiring polyglot! For those who are working towards bilingualism, one of the considerations that is often made is whether or not it is worth all the effort. Learning a second language is no easy feat and without a goal in mind it can be easy

Maximizing Your Travel

Using the local language to enhance your experience Welcome, aspiring polyglot! One of the reasons many people become interested in studying languages is travel. When you travel, especially internationally, you will probably find that the inability to communicate is frustrating and that is exactly why you should dive into language

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Language Travel | The Experience of a Lifetime

More often than not, language courses are designed around an exam or a standardized test. Traveling, however, has nothing to do with a test or an exam.

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Tips for Getting Back to Your Foreign Language Study

Don't let burnout cause you to walk away from your language study forever. These are ways to get back into foreign language study.

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Getting Started with Language Immersion Programs

It is the perfect time to take a look at raising bilingual children and the different ways that one might approach teaching their children a second language.

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Opening the World of Languages by Learning to Write

Learning to write in foreign languages will give students an advantage over their peers. Here is how to get there.