The Language Learning Specialists
Before launching into an ‘only teacher knows best’ tirade, which would sound incredibly biased as I am a language teacher myself, I would like to open with the statement that self-study is an essential part of learning a language. What happens in your classroom or with your private tutor is a good start, but anyone who … Read more
Today we welcome back English teacher Kelly Wang, to share a few of the mishaps she’s experienced while self-studying Finnish. Have any of these things happened to you? Or do you have a funny story from your language learning? Tell us about it in the comments! PS Bonus points for anyone who can name all the cultural … Read more
So you’re off on holiday, and you’ve decided you’re going to speak a bit of the local language. You get a EuroTalk program (obviously), start learning a few key phrases, and you’re feeling good. But then you get off the plane and the doubts start to creep in. What if people laugh at your accent? What … Read more
The first thing you need to do before embarking on a trip to a foreign land is to start learning the language. This will not only impress the locals, but will also make your visit easier and more enjoyable. In this hectic era, however, you may be forgiven for not dedicating the time necessary for learning … Read more
Today, we’re welcoming back EuroTalk blogger Kirsty with some of the biggest benefits of learning other languages. How has knowing more than one language helped you? Let us know in the comments! 1. It makes you cleverer It has long been thought that learning another language, and being competent at it, indicates a high level of … Read more
As you’ll know if you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, each week we share a quote that we think is particularly helpful or inspiring. So for today’s blog post, we’ve collected together a few of our favourites, to help motivate and encourage anyone learning a language. Feel free to share any that grab you. … Read more
So how’s everyone’s 2015 going? We hope your year has got off to a great start, and that your new year’s resolutions are all still intact…? We’d like to start the year by thanking you all for reading our blog. With a bit of luck, at some point over the last couple of years it’s … Read more
Today we’re happy to welcome back Izabella Klein, who spent some time with us last year while she was translating the onebillion maths apps into Brazilian Portuguese. Izabella’s new post focuses on a language we all speak, even if we don’t realise it… Starting next year I will go back to teaching English as a second language. In the meantime … Read more
We’re proud to be language geeks here at EuroTalk, but we know we’re not the only ones! Here’s your opportunity to show us what you know… Can you get 100%? And more importantly, can you beat your friends? 😉 (By the way, if you want to cheat on any of the questions, the words we’ve used … Read more
“Learning another language is like becoming another person.” Haruki Murakami For more like this, find us on Pinterest.