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3 Free Tools to Build Up Your Motivation For Language Study

 

You know how it goes. Halfway into January, and your New Year’s resolutions don’t look that flashy any more – what seemed to be a good and useful plan turns into a pile of unconnected wishes…sounds familiar? Well, fear not. Today you’re getting introduced to three fabulous instruments. Each of these will help you get your foreign language learning back on track. Best of all, none of those costs a penny.

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How to be more Italian (about any language you learn)

italian language bloggerI went to Italy this week and had a great time. I don’t speak Italian a lot, and I don’t mean to learn yet. But there was something about being able to exchange those few basic words that made me love the way this language is spoken. This is a short guide to being Italian – even if your language of choice is completely different. I hope you find this useful.

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Polyglot Geeks Unite: Lessons from the Language Show

chinese language pandaLast weekend in London meant that anyone could once again take part in a sample foreign language class, learn about multilingual vacancies or new publishing for foreign language. This was the second Language Show for me – and I was super happy to attend again!

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Make Libraries Your Language Learning Headquarters – Here’s Why

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Neil Gaiman’s defence of libraries comes at a crucial time: people begin to wonder whether these places still serve a useful purpose in today’s societies. For language learners, a library can become an extremely valuable resource, even with the online world at their fingertips. What should a foreign language guerrilla learner expect from librarians – and how to make it work?

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Two kinds of free: the price(s) of free language learning

free language learningFree foreign language learning is either a worthy ideal or a cheap trick played on customers – depending on who you ask. But isn’t there another way of looking at language learners – and at the notion of “free”? Once again, answers can be found in some unexpected places.

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Move 27 Things: Feng Shui for Stuck Language Learners

stuck language learningFollowers of feng shui use this trick with some results: move 27 things to get any room or space “unstuck.” How about getting stuck in a language learning process – would this trick help as well? Here’s a good few questions and ideas to give the polyglots a push out of the groove.