All-Singing, All-Dancing: Bollywood, the Gem of Indian Cinema
India boasts the largest film industry in the world, with nearly two thousand films released in 2017. Despite the recent…
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My Week Learning Scottish Gaelic with uTalk
With over 2,500 basic words and phrases in more than 150 languages, there’s plenty the uTalk app offers for you…
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Dracula: The Fang-tastic Story of a Romanian Prince
Romania is famous for plenty of things: the Carpathian Mountains, medieval fortresses, Sebastian Stan… But when most people think of…
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Language Learning Myths #2: Adults Can’t Learn a New Language
In the second part of our blog series on myths surrounding language learning, we’re exploring the myth that you have…
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Five Ways Language Learning Can Make You as Happy as a Finn
For the past two years, Finland has been named the happiest place on Earth, narrowly beating out fellow close-competitors Norway,…
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uTalk and Asterix: An Origin Story
Today is National Comic Book Day, so if you can tear yourself away from stories of superheroes or zombies, then…
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Can You Say These 10 Devious Tongue Twisters in 10 Different Languages?
Every language has its own tongue twisters—words or phrases that are difficult to say without making mistakes. In this post,…
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Samhain: A Festival of the Dead
Halloween is the favourite holiday of many people all over the world, and its origins can be traced back to…
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Kia ora, how are you?: The Curious Case of New Zealand English
This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, or Māori Language Week, in New Zealand and around the world….
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Language Learning Myths #1: A Talent For Languages
In this blog series, we’re going to explore common myths people have about learning a new language so that we…