News in Different Languages: Top Sources & Tips for Learners We’ve got good news about news. That routine barrage of doom and gloom can do much more than put a …
3 Ways to Put a Stop to Translating in Your Head Direct, or literal, translation is typically one of those strategies we employ when we learn a language. We take every …
Global Gratitude: How to Say a Heartfelt Thank You in 20 Different Languages As a language learner, you are also learning a new culture. And manners and etiquette differ from culture to …
In Theory: A Brief Overview of Language Development Theories You’re remarkable. Without prompting, you spent your first years making sense of the sounds around you. Language development is …
The Best Foreign Films to Watch to Learn Popular Languages Films and movies are fantastic learning resources for learners of any language—not only for learning vocabulary and grammar, …
Quaffing “Qawah” and Guzzling “Go Juice”: Coffee in Different Languages and Cultures “Coffee is a language in itself.” That’s according to Jackie Chan, the internationally famous actor, martial artist and (evidently) …
The Relationship Between Language and Culture Explained Learning a language without comprehending the culture is like going to the vibrant Mexican marketplace pictured above and only eating …
Increasing Your Foreign Language Confidence: No More Umms, Uhhs or Errs! When many of us start speaking a new foreign language, it can seem like our favorite new words are …
