Get started using films in your language learning
Watching a film can be a great way to support your language learning. No matter where you are on your…
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Enter the Year of the Dragon
The greatest festival in China, the Lunar New Year, will begin this Saturday 10th February. On this day, the year…
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A Dictionary of Horror: Where Do These Eight Scary Words Come From?
There’s a chill in the air as the days grow shorter and darkness steadily creeps upon us. Yes, it’s that…
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The Origins of the Word ‘Gay’
It’s Pride Month and one of the most colourful words in the English language – with more makeovers than Madonna…
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Eight Top Tips for TEFL (And Mistakes to Avoid!)
Learn from our mistakes! uTalk’s Languages Manager, Emily, shares the things she wished she’d known before entering into the world…
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Language Learning Myths #3: Everybody Speaks English!
In our ongoing series, we’re busting all kinds of myths that prevent people from learning a new language. We’ve previously…
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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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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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Valentine’s day – a day for declaring your love in any way you can.
Valentine’s day – a day for declaring your love in any way you can. But love can often be more…
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Junior Language Challenge Final 2017
Friday 13th may be unlucky for some but for one young budding linguist it could mean holding the Junior Language…
