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- As with every other language, when you learn Korean, grammar is the backbone of being able to express yourself confidently. - It’s true [...]
- In the old days, your only option to learn Korean was heading to the library and hoping they had a language textbook there. [...]
- Learning Korean? No wonder! - We all remember when the song “Gangnam Style” exploded onto the world stage. It became the first YouTube [...]
- Being stuck at home isn't ideal. - But that doesn't mean you can't turn it into a great opportunity! - In fact, this [...]
- As you learn Russian you've probably come across its six cases, including Russian genitive case. And you're probably freaking out a bit about [...]
- Have you ever wondered what the easiest languages to learn are? - As we enter the new decade, maybe you’ve decided it’s the [...]
- Have you ever wondered what the hardest languages to learn are? - Perhaps you: - - are looking for a linguistic challenge [...]
- Не стыдно молчать, когда нечего сказать. - Nye stydna malchat’, kagda nechevo skazat’ - Translation: There’s no shame in being silent when there [...]
Last year, on a cold rainy night in London, I was standing on a podium battling a 40ºC fever (104ºF), attempting to introduce my new [...]
- Now on the I Will Teach You a Language podcast… - Which of course all self-respecting language learners listen to devotedly… - There [...]
- After the relationship advice I dished out in the last Rule of Language Learning, quite frankly I’m amazed you’re back for more! - [...]
- This rule of Language Learning and this topic is a biggie, so it’s coming in two parts… - And it begins with one [...]
- Now, you may have noticed that not everyone in the world speaks English. - And thank God for that… I mean, can you [...]
- I want you to be honest with me right now… - Have you ever thought to yourself that going to live abroad is [...]
- I've taken on some ambitious language learning projects in the past, from learning Italian in London through input, to learning Thai in Thailand [...]
- Scott Young is a writer and blogger who undertakes interesting and ambitious self-education projects. - From attempting to learn MIT's four-year computer science [...]
- Olly Richards here, back again with another Rule of Language Learning, and today I have language teachers firmly in my sights. - And [...]
- Here’s a little known fact about me… - Many years ago I used to practise martial arts. -
- In this post, I’m going to tell you about the most embarrassing language mistake I think I’ve ever made. - The kind of [...]
- Welcome back to yet another Rule of Language Learning… - And you'd better get used to it, because these Rules of Language Learning [...]
- Olly Richards here and I’m back with another rule of language learning. And this one is an absolute belter! - But, before we [...]
- Now, I want you to imagine that we drew a graph of the time it takes to become fluent in a foreign language. [...]
- Back in the 5th Rule of Language Learning, we had a very pithy rule that was summed up like this: Review, Review, Review… [...]