People choose to learn a foreign language for a variety of reasons, and despite the considerable time and effort required, there are numerous advantages to becoming fluent in one or even several foreign languages. Photo by: World Economic Forum@Flickr One very good reason to embrace foreign language learning is that it increases your global awareness…
I’ve just stumbled across a great language learning website that you can use to sharpen up your listening, reading and writing skills in a really fun way. At Lyrics Training you can choose any of the uploaded You Tube music videos and select one of three challenge levels: Beginner, Intermediate or Expert. If you…
Have you ever tried shadowing a foreign language? Shadowing is a language learning technique developed by the American Professor and language specialist, Alexander Arguelles. It’s a great technique for anyone learning a foreign language to try. All you need is some sort of portable listening device like an iPod or a decent mobile phone, a…
So what is the best way to learn Chinese? Learning Chinese can be a challenge, especially if you are a beginner. Some argue that it is a complex language and, indeed, one of the most difficult languages to learn. Others insist that is is one of the most logical languages and is in fact quite…