What did Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and Mark Twain have in common?
Well, besides the hideous facial hair.
They all kept journals! They wrote regularly about their thoughts, plans and experiences.
And it’s safe to say they were all …
Author Archive | Stevie D.
11 Language Apps That Are Your Best Bet for Travel
Are you about to embark on the trip of a lifetime?
Maybe you’re going abroad to study a language you’re learning in college.
Or maybe you just have a bad case of wanderlust and don’t even know much …
The Scene Approach: How to Really Learn Language Through Movies
That little skeptic in your head is getting to you.
It’s telling you that you can’t learn a language through movies.
It sounds like a myth, like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy.
Well, let me give it …
The Unabbreviated Guide to the CEFR: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
At your cafe table, you hear somebody nearby bragging.
“Oh me, I’m slightly fluent in German.”
You were minding your own business. Taking pictures of your latte, hoping that one of the pictures is worthy of your prestigious Instagram …
3 Eclectic Ways Spotify Meets Your Language Learning Needs
YouTube is only for watching cat videos.
Amazon is all about buying Stephen King books.
And Spotify is just for music.
None of these statements are anywhere near the truth.
If you’re a fan of cat videos and Stephen King, …
The 15 Best Apps to Learn Languages on the Digital Market
Our smartphones and tablets can distract us from the world around us.
Yup, they can even be addictive—even dangerous.
But, when used in moderation, these gadgets can be valuable tools.
They’re phones, messengers, televisions, internet browsers, travel companions, maps, …
What Is Language Acquisition? Here’s Everything You Need to Know!
Can a dog tell another dog a joke?
Or can a cat (other than Garfield) describe an experience so vividly that it makes the other cats feel like they just ate the same lasagna?
Language. It’s an exclusively human condition. …
Dive into the Science of Language Learning to Accelerate Your Studies
Science and discovery go hand in hand.
And it all starts with Curiosity.
Not, not NASA’s Mars Rover—though that Curiosity is pretty cool too—but the raw curiosity that compels us to study things and seek out answers.
What if …
What’s the Most Fun Path to Fluency? 5 Addictive Language Learning Gamification Sites
“Quit playing that game and do your homework!” your mother would always say.
But what if I told you that you really don’t need to turn your games off?
What if I told you that you can actually play more …
How to Remember a Language You Forgot: 13 Super Practical Tips
Got a language zombie kicking around in your memory?
If you’ve ever learned a language that you later forgot, then you might not realize it—but you’ve got some walking dead up there.
Don’t be freaked out. It’s not going to …
