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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10 Famous Faces Who Speak Other Languages
We’ve posted previously about movie and sport stars who speak other languages. But it turns out they’re not the only famous…
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Junior Language Challenge: fun for the whole family!
Isobel Eason from Hartlepool qualified for the Junior Language Challenge final two years in a row, and came third last year, with her…
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#uTalkChallenge – how did we do in week 1?
So, we’re a week into the uTalk Challenge… Thank you to everyone who’s thrown themselves so enthusiastically into learning a…
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Why I think languages are Lingotastic
Sarah Barrett from Lingotastic runs language classes for children and families, using music, crafts, puppets and bubbles – it sounds so…
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EuroTalkers try… Chinese Mooncakes
Every year on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, millions of ethnic Chinese celebrate…
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Breaking the ice: overcoming language nerves
So apparently a quarter of Brits are nervous about speaking another language when they’re abroad, and 40% of us are…
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What is the world’s weirdest language?
We’ve just found this fun illustration by ESL of the 50 weirdest languages on Earth (and beyond), and it’s got…
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A Language Journey
Today we’ve got a fantastic guest post from Kelly Wang – English teacher, accidental traveller, cake whisperer, dinosaur believer – on…
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How well do you know Chinese New Year?
Happy Chinese New Year! Here’s hoping the Year of the Goat (or possibly Sheep) is a good one. See how much…