Foreign Language

A collection of 27 posts

Education

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.

Homeschool

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

Language

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.

Education

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.

Education

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.

Education

5 Simple Yet Powerful Strategies to Learn a Language by Listening

Strategies for second language acquisition and how effective listening can help with progression.

Education

So You've had Enough of the Duolingo Owl

Getting beyond the language learning apps during foreign language acquisition.

Education

How to Study Any Language Effectively

Picking up a foreign language at any speed is going to be challenging. But you can do difficult things and be great. So go do difficult things and become great.

Education

Language Immersion Programs

Language immersion programs are among the best ways to learn a language. However, there are some important things to keep in mind when choosing.

Education

Immersion Language Learning: The best way to learn a new language

Immersion language learning: The best way to learn a new language How to immerse yourself in a language most effectively

Education

Understanding the Silent Period of Second Language Acquisition

With many in the community beginning new languages, myself included, there is something that needs to be discussed. The silent period of language acquisition.

Education

Raising Bilingual Children

Second language strategies to aid in teaching a foreign language at home and raise bilingual children.

Education

Most Common Words Used In Across Languages

Knowing the most common words in a language will help you learn a second language faster.

Education

Teach Foreign Languages at Home

Teaching a foreign language is difficult, but these strategies can help. You don't need to be an expert to teach a language.

Education

Hacks for Learning a Language Through Immersion Without Breaking the Bank

Foreign Language Immersion is without a doubt the best way to learn a language. For those who cannot, there is another way!

Foreign Language

What are the 5 Components of Second Language Acquisition?

The 5 components of second language acquisition that determine success along with strategies for implementation.

Education

How to Learn a New Language Fast: An Underutilized Language Learning Hack

Second language strategies designed to help you learn a new language fast, on your terms.

Education

How to Learn a New Language Fast: Steps To Help You Go from Beginner to Conversational

There are second language strategies that make learning a language faster. These are some steps to make that happen for you.

Education

One Language Learning Hack to Rule them All

A Unique Method to Yield Incredible Results While I may be classifying this as a language hack, make no mistake, it will require work and effort on the part of the learner. No one and nothing can learn a language for you. There are, however, some strategies that work better

Foreign Language

The Advantages of Being Bilingual

Using Languages to Boost your Salary Learning a second language is worth it for the nootropic benefits alone, but those are far from the only benefits. Something I learned as I’ve gotten deeper and deeper into the working world is that speaking a second, third, fourth, and even fifth

Bilingual

Understanding Second Language Development Around the Globe

Understanding Second Language Development Around the Globe How Americans Learn Foreign Languages

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Dealing with an Accent in a Foreign Language

Understanding How to Build Confidence Often times an accent is perceived as an inability to speak a language. This perception is incorrect. An accent is nothing more than a sign of bravery. It could be so simple as a separate dialect. There is no shame in having an accent. With

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Learning a Language using Direct Translation

Doing away with public education "advice" Welcome, aspiring polyglot! As we know, mainstream advice is generally not worth taking if you are looking to break out of being normal. Approaches to learning a language are no exception to this rule. One of the most atrocious pieces of advice that I

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The Most Underrated Tool for Learning Foreign Languages and Homeschool Options

The Most Underrated Tool for Learning foreign languages and Homeschool Options