People often claim that language learning should be done when we are young. While our young brains are like sponges- soaking up knowledge and making language acquisition fruitful. Author Sophie Hardach examines language acquisition in Spanish and Catalan. She finds …
One of the obstacles you encounter with language learning is adjusting the accent to sound like a native speaker. At times it is one of the most notable aspects of language learners- they have the wrong accent. There are many …
Languages all around the world are disappearing because no one is attempting to learn and native speakers are not passing down the languages. Cultural diversity is engrained in languages and so much is lost when a language is lost. Blended …
Students from all over the US know that they have to complete 2 years of a world language course to be accepted into a 4-year university. Many students are finding that they benefit from actually taking three years instead. Top-tier …
In this day and age, there are a variety of language learning apps that you can download on your phone and computer to help you learn. Many however say that these same apps will replace instructor-led- language learning because of …
One of the key elements of learning a language is the ability to listen carefully and attentively. Many forget that listening skills are just as important as your conversational skills. But how do people develop listening skills? Yassir Sahnoun explores …
All around the world English is becoming a lingua franca. More and more people are learning English, some even ask why it is important to learn another language when the rest of the world is adopting English. Author Dan Davidson explores …
If you are an introvert, you might have gotten anxious about participating in your language class. Or maybe you are an extrovert and jump at the chance to practice your conversational skills? What’s great about LanguageBird’s 1-to-1 online language courses is …
All around the world children live in multi-lingual families. Often times students grow up learning 2 to 3 languages as a common practice. However, students across the United States cannot say the same. Only 26% of Americans can speak in …
Westerners often have a difficult time learning Korean or other Asian languages. Eastern languages are very different to English in terms of grammar and pronunciation. This list by lilidoescriticallanguages is a great introduction into what you might expect. Read it …