Getting Back into Language Learning
Hi, guys! Happy Monday – I hope you’re all having fun (especially any US readers; enjoy Labor Day!). So, I talked a little on Thursday about my goals for September, and my main aim is to ease myself back into…
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Review: Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner (and my new flashcard system!)
Hi guys! Today’s post is another book review – this time of Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner. I read this book just over a week ago and thought it was really quite interesting – and it got me all excited about new…
How I Keep a Language Notebook
Hey there guys, gals, and non-binary pals! So, back in August I read this awesome post from Kerstin over on Fluent Language titled The Miraculous Benefits of Keeping a Language Notebook. I highly recommend you go there and have a…
Staying Current: Watching the News in your Target Language
In terms of language learning, the skill I always have the most trouble with is listening. It’s always been a problem – and most of that problem comes from the fact that I just don’t practice it enough. One of…
How I Use Films (and TV!) to Learn Languages
This post is inspired by a lot of things; mostly, by my love of films and TV shows, but also a lot by this post (which I’ve had bookmarked forever) from The Everyday Language Learner. Obviously, I’m always looking for fun ways…
Extensive Reading and Learning Vocabulary
The goal of the Tadoku challenge (of which there are only three days left, so I need to get on that…) is to read as much as you can in your target language for an entire month. I’ve previously spoken…
Intensive vs. Extensive Reading: Which Should You Use?
January is the first month of the Tadoku challenge, a challenge which encourages participants to read as much as they can in their target language. With that in mind, most of what I post this month with be related to…