Tag Archives: language learning

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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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 […]

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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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Utilise 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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Find your learning style

Day 2 of our New Year Tips on keeping language learning resolution. How do you like to learn? Grab your language learning notepad and make some notes about how you like to learn. Think about how you learn something new for work or pleasure. Can you read something once and instantly remember it? Do you […]

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Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2023. As it’s the New Year, people often make resolutions about learning or relearning foreign languages. People also often give up on resolutions so how can you stop this from happening? For 10 days, we are giving out a tip per day to help you stick at your language learning resolutions. Tip 1. […]

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Taboo

Taboo is a great game to help increase your communication skills in a foreign language. The main idea is people have to guess a word eg ‘bones’ but the person explaining the word can not mention the ‘Taboo’ words such as break, skeleton, broken, dog or bones. Sets of Taboo are available freely online, in […]

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