Language Learning Tips Myths about learning a language There’s a lot of well...nonsense, frankly...regarding learning a language. A number of pervasive and persistent myths seem to constantly circulate, and just won’t go away! Let's
Language Learning Tips Tips to get a movie-quality accent! Learning a new language is an exciting adventure! It gives us a tool to communicate with other people and cultures. Research even shows that learning a second (or third) language
Language Learning Tips What is CEFR and why do we need it? Europe is a continent of 47 countries (when including Russia and Turkey). Within Europe is a plethora of languages, with 24 languages being named as “Official Languages” of the European
Language Learning Tips Make mistakes while learning a language, it's required! It seems counterintuitive to many of us, but the embarrassing errors and mortifying mistakes are just part and parcel of a successful and fruitful voyage across the seas of language
Meet Ivan, another of our great Spanish teachers! You may recognize the female in Ivan's pictures...that's right, he's married to Lisseth! Learn a little more about Ivan and their family in this blog post 😊 Where are you
Language Learning Tips Children that learn a new language, learn a new perspective! Parents around the world are actively trying to determine what kinds of academic skills and extracurricular activities would benefit their children. These days, we're spoilt for choice! There are traditional
Language Learning Tips How to create your own language dictionary for studying Learning a foreign language is something that people experience differently as individuals. We struggle with different elements of a language. It could be the gendered nouns of European languages that
Language Learning Tips The top mistakes people make when learning a new language Learning an entirely new language can feel like a real minefield! Nonetheless, an increasing number of people around the world seem to be trying to improve their skillset by adding
Our Teachers Meet Lisseth, one of our fantastic Spanish teachers from El Salvador! Hi!!! My name is Lisseth, I´m 30 years old, I´m from El Salvador and I live with my husband and my 2 pets. My whole family is from
Language Learning Tips Top 5 tips for maintaining your foreign language abilities Like other skills, learning a language effectively means first working hard to acquire the necessary skills, but then working equally hard to maintain them. If you don’t ever practice
Language Learning Tips "Hard" and "easy" languages, it all depends on perspective When people are discussing learning a foreign language, one of the most common topics is which language presents the greatest difficulty to learners. Many point to languages like Chinese, with
Language Learning Tips Using blogs and podcasts to enrich your language learning Regular language practice with native speakers will always be the best strategy when it comes to learning a new language. This will never change. That doesn’t mean, however, that
Our Teachers Meet Birame, one of our awesome French teachers! Hello! My name is Birame Deck Ba, I am Senegalese, native French speaker and I am 27 years old. I am from a west African country called Senegal, where I
Language Learning Tips How to avoid language learning burnout Learning a new language is an exciting prospect. For some, it can prompt them to begin their language learning at a million miles an hour --- studying for several hours
Language Learning Tips Sports are great, but kids should be learning a second language, too! Many parents are keen to get their kids into sports. Athletics are a great way to keep kids fit and healthy, as well as a way to get them outdoors,
Language Learning Tips Reading the news in a foreign language There are many channels through which you can boost your language skills. Many choose to take classes with qualified teachers, especially with native-speaker teachers. Others use textbooks, podcasts, language apps
Our Teachers Meet Ana, one of our Spanish teachers from Honduras! Greetings from my beautiful country Honduras (Central America)! My name is Ana and I'm the youngest of four sisters. Spanish is of course my native language 😃 I live in Tegucigalpa
Language Learning Tips Why immersion with a native speaker is the BEST way to learn a language The modern world is full of innovative and high-tech platforms that claim to be able to help you learn a language in a very short time. Some of them make
Language Learning Tips Patience and persistence – the most important language learning skills! You need to nurture and apply many different skills when you’re learning a new language: • Memory – to retain all those new words, sentence structures and grammar rules that the
Language Learning Tips 4 ways that being bilingual makes you more intelligent First things first, let's make sure we clarify this "sensationalist" article title. We are not going to say that learning a foreign language will unlock some kind of superhuman ability
Our Teachers Meet Manuel Mazzacano, one of our amazing Italian teachers! CIAO! My name is Manuel and I’m an Italian teacher on LanguageConvo. I was born in the Eternal city of Rome in 1989, but I spent all my youth
Language Learning Tips Why every child should learn a second language from a young age! They do say (don’t they?) that kids’ minds are like sponges. No, it’s not because they’re really good at soaking up water, but because they are able
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Language Learning Tips Top tips to get a native accent in a foreign language When you hear most second-language speakers, even the most advanced learners often retain at least a hint of their native accent. There are a very determined minority, however, who manage
Language Learning Tips How to put yourself in a language learning mindset Whether it’s trying to start a new exercise or diet regimen; pushing yourself to get up earlier in the mornings, or getting yourself motivated to start learning a second
