Authentic reviews of language learning resources and materials.
Back when I first started learning languages seriously—starting with German—a relative gifted me the “premium” language learning software of the day: Rosetta Stone. Given my recent enthusiasm for the language and the price tag, it was a big deal. This was before Babbel, FluentU, and Duolingo. And, to be honest, I mostly liked it. The […]
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Recently, I’ve been dabbling into other languages again. While I’ve tried to set a primary and secondary language for the year, there’s just an itch to play with a new sound set and grammar system. So, after making progress on my Greek and Japanese goals, I downloaded an app. One I tried years ago. Because
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Let me be frank: It took me some time to get on the LingQ bandwagon. So you’ll find in this LingQ review that learning to love this app was a journey. I love to read, but when I first tried LingQ six or seven years ago…I wasn’t thrilled. Sure, it was the free version, and
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After weeks of trudging through Im Krebsgang by Günter Grass, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a simple trade-off in my inbox: Would I review a copy of the recent book 50 Coffee Breaks in my preferred language? As a glutton for language resources and looking for a brief change from my current German practice,
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Yes, I’ve got italki review for you. And for good reason. In our recent survey, 44% of language learners struggle with speaking, and only around one-third of learners feel comfortable with this language skill. This is unfortunate, learning to speak a foreign language is usually the first “proof” of fluency. For those of us realizing
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