Tips and strategies to help you learn a language in the most effective way possible.
You’ve finished the entire Duolingo tree—congratulations! But now you’re faced with the inevitable question – what to do after Duolingo? If you want to keep improving after Duolingo and get the best return on your time, you’ll need to get a little creative and customize your learning experience to match your goals and needs. This article …
It’s the age-old question – what is the best way to learn a language? It’s not easy to look at your own methods and figure out what works and what you need to stop. But one thing you can do is look at how the experts are doing it – those people who have successfully …
Whether you’re traveling abroad or jet setting for business, there are many reasons why you might need to learn a new language. But when you have things to do and people to meet, hauling around stacks of grammar books is far from convenient. That’s why we’ve created this guide for how to learn a new language …
12+ Effective Ways To Learn a New Language From Your SmartphoneRead More »
When I learned Spanish I started by learning the 600 or so most common nouns, adjectives, and verbs in the language. I did this by spending a painstaking amount of hours making my own digital flashcards (I didn’t know about Clozemaster then). Vocabulary first worked great with Spanish I was completely new to language learning …
Does Learning Vocabulary First Help When You Learn a Language With Grammatical Cases?Read More »
There’s no easy way to put this – learning a new language is tough. It requires dedication, hard work, and lots of free time to learn all the vocabulary and grammar needed to become fluent. Unfortunately, many people who begin learning a new language give up when things start to get challenging. Ask them why …
How Cloze Tests Help You Learn A Language 5x FasterRead More »
Are you struggling to keep up with native speakers? You’re not alone! This is a common challenge for many language learners – even those who’ve been studying for years. Fortunately, exposing yourself to native speakers through active listening exercises can greatly improve your abilities. If you’d like to better understand fast-paced conversation in your language, …
They Speak Too Fast! 6 Active Listening Exercises for Learning a LanguageRead More »
From pre-schoolers learning first-language vocabulary through to medical students memorizing anatomical terms, flashcards have been an integral part of education for hundreds of years. One of the first recorded uses of flashcards was in Favell Lee Mortimer’s book Reading Disentangled (1834), which came with a set of picture flashcards that were used to teach basic …
The Problem With Single-Word Flashcards: Why Context Is Critical In Language LearningRead More »
When you decide to start studying a foreign language, it’s usually because of a dream. You may be a literature student who dreams of reading original Russian copies of Dostoevsky’s famous literary works. You may be an importer who dreams of haggling with a feisty Moroccan carpet seller in perfect Arabic. Or you may simply …
Four Reasons Learning Lots of Vocabulary is the Key to FluencyRead More »
The English language, with its modest origins on a rainy island in the North Atlantic, has always punched above its weight. The English language was the British Empire’s most successful export. Its adoption as the first language in the United States played a major role in rise to prominence. With the advent of the internet, …
