When we start learning a foreign language, we come across new unfamiliar sounds and stress and intonation patterns. Before we truly master them, we tend to cope by applying the pronunciation rules of our native language and using familiar sounds instead of foreign ones. While it is a common and natural situation, it can also…
Learning a foreign language is always a bit of a challenge – a fun and fulfilling one, but a challenge nonetheless. And correct pronunciation tends to be one of the more challenging areas for many learners. No matter what language you are learning, you are bound to come across sounds that are somewhat (sometimes a…
One of the misconceptions that people often have about learning Chinese is that it is a really difficult language to master. Many associate it with cramming thousands of characters and struggling with tones, believing that it takes years and years of learning to even reach an intermediate level. However, this is far from the truth….
Do you learn English with news? If not, you are missing out on one of the best free, readily available and constantly updating resources out there. When you start your language learning journey, especially if you are learning English, the resources are endless. There are hundreds of books and programs to choose from, thousands of…
In order to bring a little positivity into your life strictly through language, this blog post will help you to learn some great English expressions about being positive and optimistic. We have faced extremely challenging times here in Hong Kong over the last few years. The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic…
The English language is constantly evolving. It is said that English speakers add around 1000 new words every year. Though according to some sources the figure is actually much higher. Global Language Monitor estimates that there are approximately 5400 new English words created each year. To make it into the most commonly used English Dictionaries,…