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Foreign Language Suppression Around the World
Why Every Country Should be a Multilingual Country There’s an old joke that a language is a dialect with an army. And there’s some truth in this, as modern languages are unique creatures. That’s why foreign language suppression can be so detrimental...
Does Duolingo Work?
Is Duolingo a Waste of Time? Complete disclosure: I have my own language learning program that competes with Duolingo. I feel obligated to push back against Duolingo and other “translation as language learning” programs because I think there are far better ways to...
Top 5 Tech Trends in Language Learning
Technology and language learning go hand-in-hand. We often overlook how an everyday tool like the internet has made it much easier to find and use language learning resources. While technology is no substitute for active language learning, it can be a great tool to...
What is the Best Language Learning Schedule
When you learn a language, you need a strategy. And you need a language learning schedule to implement that strategy. Of course, some people don’t like following a strict routine. And that’s ok. You can follow your language courses in whatever free time...
Do You Need to Be a “Genius” to Learn Japanese?
Kids are better at learning foreign languages. Right? That’s what we are all told. However, a lot of adults, including myself, would love to learn a new language. Personally, language learning is my hobby. I even recently created a golf blog in English, even though I...
Why Quality Matters: Can Duolingo Make You Fluent?
Duolingo is a free language learning app. The use of cheap, volunteer community labor keeps the platform running. It’s natural to ask how this affects quality. The truth is, Duolingo can’t make you fluent. But the problems with the platform are rooted...
Using VR and AR to Learn a Foreign Language
Sooner or later, every new tech trend finds its way into language learning. And that’s what’s happening with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Is VR the future of language learning? Recently, Hyper Grid Business wrote a review of Mondly’s VR/AR...
Everything About the French Language
A Summary of the French Language French is the “language of love”. A fitting name for this gorgeous Romance language. But, there’s a lot more to the French language than pretty sounds. Learn about its origins, history, popularity, and grammar to...
Why Speaking Should Be Your Only Language Learning Goal
People decide to learn a new language for a variety of reasons. Work, love, or just the joy of acquiring something new. And, of course, your language learning goals should (and most likely do) depend on how you’re planning to use your target language. But the key to...
Conquering the Intermediate Language Learning Plateau
Learning anything is a process. And while we all learn differently (at different rates, with different methods, etc.), we all tend to experience learning in similar ways. When we start off with something new, for instance, it feels like we major progress daily. But...
What Are the Levels of Language Proficiency?
Discover Your Level of Fluency Using the CEFR Self-Assessment Fluency is one of the most debated terms in language-learning, and perhaps one of the most often misunderstood concepts. The reality is that “fluency” means different things to different people....
Benefits of Being Bilingual in the Workplace
The Benefits of Being a Multi-Lingual Company Growth is the main objective of many businesses. The only way for a company scale and achieve success is with the help of its employees. If they are talented and driven, anything is possible. This is why multilingual...