My business, Discovery Languages, is 3 today.
At DLL central we are celebrating today as the business is three years old. These big events are a good chance to step back and reflect on the past. When I go to networking events and I explain that I started a business with a friend on April Fool’s Day 2020 it always gets a […]
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Finding languages in unexpected places
The back of three individually wrapped sachets of tea. There is writing in three languages on each
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New Year’s Tips -final thoughts
Congratulations on getting to the end of our New Year Tips. We have discussed a range of ideas to help you with your language learning journey. We have discussed goal setting, learning journals, learning style, listening skills, using DVDs, reading skills, technology, conversation classes and enthusiasm. As you can see, there isn’t just one way […]
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Conversation groups
If one of your goals is to improve your spoken language skills, our tip #9 is to join a conversation group. These are different to classes as they are informal and less structured than classes. Depending on the class there can be a wide range of topics spoken, from everyday topics to art, film, current […]
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Keeping up your enthusiasm for language learning
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm Ralph Waldo Emerson What happens when you have a lovely goal for learning a language and yet you find yourself struggling to become motivated to learn? Firstly, most of us learning a language aren’t doing it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. We are trying to […]
Read MoreImproving your listening skills
Tip 7 is how to improve your listening skills in your target language. Listening to native speakers talking can be difficult but there are ways to help you. In lots of languages you will either find TV stations producing slow news or you will find slow news in podcasts. This does exactly what it says […]
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Your language learning journal
Tip 6 is to make the most out of your language learning journal. In Tip 1 we discussed writing your goals and plans in a notebook and in tip 2 we discussed finding and writing down your learning style. How best can you use this notebook to help you learn a language? It’s easy, turn […]
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Can watching DVDs improve your language skills?
The short answer is yes. Lots of people still have DVDs and our Tip 5 to shows how they can help you improve your language skills. The image above is from the back of a DVD. The audio is available in 3 languages, English, French and German. Subtitles are available in 11 languages. To improve […]
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Improve your reading skills
Day 4 of our New Year tips. Reading is really important when learning any language. It helps improve your vocabulary and from that you will see improvements in your writing, speaking and listening skills. Reading can, however, seem quite difficult if you are reading levels much harder than you can manage. If you are reading […]
Read MoreUtilise technology for language learning
Day 3 of our New Year Tips for language learning is technology. I wrote The duolingo language learning app review about my experiences with it. I find it hard to make habits but I have been using the app consistently for 10 months. Duolingo is not a one stop shop but I am using the […]
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