The Language Learning Specialists
¿Sabías que la palabra sushi significa literalmente “sabor amargo” o que no encontrarás el número cuatro (し – shi) en Japón, ya que suena igual que la palabra japonesa para decir muerte? Sin duda la cultura y las tradiciones en Japón son fascinantes y es esencial conocerlas si quieres estudiar japonés y conocer mejor cómo … Read more
uTalk has launched 10 free language quizzes on popular game-based learning platform Kahoot. The fun and addictive quizzes are based on the free Starter Words in our utalk.com/app and covers core languages in the curriculum (list). There’s even a Learn English from Spanish quiz specially designed for the US where Spanish is the second language. The quizzes were … Read more
Shane came in 3rd in The Junior Language Challenge in 2014 and is now in year 7 studying German and Latin. Below he talks about the wonderful JLC experience and why any teacher/parent should register their kids. If you’re a parent or teacher of children aged 10 and under in the UK, visit juniorlanguagechallenge.com to find out more about … Read more
Interview with Alexandra Turner – translator, writer, editor Alex left her London life a few months ago to go and travel around the world. She is passionate about culture and languages and has traveled to 26 countries up to now. At the moment she lives in Stockholm, Sweden (and we deeply envy her for that). EuroTalk: What … Read more
As a small child, I was practically a real-life Harry Potter. Without the magic. Or the mean Aunt and Uncle. Okay, well really, the only similarity is that I spent a lot of my days in the cupboard under the stairs. Now, before you call the authorities, don’t worry. It was my favourite place! I … Read more
To finish up our Japanese week, Safia’s written today’s blog post on her top ten reasons to visit Tokyo. Do you live in Tokyo, or have you visited? Please share your own top tips in the comments! 1. The old and the new Before I even start talking about specific points of interest, all you need … Read more
Have you ever wondered how to make the sound of a typewriter in Japanese? Or how to describe the noise a cat makes? Well, wonder no more. We present to you – Japanoises! (Yes, we were so excited that we made up a word.) Which one’s your favourite? Other Japanese sounds that almost made it … Read more
As it was the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, we have chosen Japanese as our Language of the Week. First and foremost, our thoughts and good wishes go to Jules Bianchi for his full recovery following his crash on Sunday at Suzuka. Though in many respects I’m a complete petrol head, I have never found … Read more
Back in March, over 1,100 primary school children from around the UK joined our annual competition, the Junior Language Challenge, learning Italian online. Over the next three months, they scored points in the language games, and then in June the top scorers from each region of the country progressed to the second round. Not wanting … Read more