Nowadays, there are many ways to learn a foreign language that fit different lifestyles, schedules, tastes, and budgets. There are professional tutors online and offline, various language schools and courses....
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First impressions matter. That’s why it’s good to know several different ways of saying ‘hello’ in Russian. If you’re a non-native Russian speaker (and I guess you are if you’re...
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Learning a new language is a fun and exciting journey filled with amazing discoveries and a great sense of achievement. But without the proper plan or guidance, language learning can...
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Usually, overseas trips are quite exciting. You are filled with pleasant emotions and anticipation of a great adventure. But at the same time, there is a fear of how to…
Studying for any exam can be quite a daunting prospect. What makes a test even more stressful, is when you’re not fully prepared for it. Preparation is everything when it…
Words are the basic blocks of the language, and one of the key predictors of someone’s education level, profession and social status. Yet most students struggle to increase their vocabulary…
This post is from Paul, an English teacher who lives in Argentina. Paul writes on behalf of Language Trainers, a language teaching service which offers foreign-language level tests and other…
Self-learners can feel very lonely. It’s hard to gather motivation to persevere faced with convoluted grammatical concepts, and tones of vocabulary piling up in your SRS database. Over time you…
We’ve all used a dictionary, whether it was to look up an unfamiliar word in our mother tongue, or a translation in a foreign language. But, like any tool, dictionaries…
You’ve worked your butt off to get to where you are, and now there’s that gigantic platform gawking at you. Your hands are clammy, and your throat is parched. The…
They start the day by reciting poetry in two languages, doing 14 situps, and drinking a spinach smoothie with a dash of soy sauce. Then jumping out of a window…
During my university studies, I was an avid salsa dancer. Spending at least 14 hours a week at classes and socials, I watched people sign up for the classes, then…