How long does it take to learn a language? (Based on YOUR situation)
How long does it take to learn a language? Well, that depends on a lot of factors. In 3 steps, this tutorial will help you calculate how long it will...
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24 French Books (for Beginners + Intermediate Students) 2022
I’m a polyglot who is obsessed with French books–in fact, reading in French has always been my biggest motivator for improving the language! Here’s what you can expect to find...
Heritage Speakers’ Pantry [10 Student Resources]
Heritage speakers trying to relearn or improve their heritage language often lack the specific cultural, linguistic, and psychological support they need in almost every learning setting. Watch this video on...
SPANISH GENDER: Masculine, Feminine, and Beyond
Spanish masculine and feminine grammatical gender is often taught with a “don’t think about it too hard” attitude. “Just memorize” noun gender as a student because “that’s just the way...
100+ Conversation Exchange Questions for Heritage Language Learners
This list of conversation exchange questions was created specifically for heritage language learners trying to connect or reconnect with their cultures. This list was created as part of our Heritage...
FRENCH GENDER (Grammar, Identities, & Everything Else)
French gender is often taught with a “don’t think about it too hard” attitude. As students, we’re often told to “just memorize” noun gender. We’re also told things like a...
Advanced Spanish (Resources + Study Guide)
Studying advanced Spanish is one of the most interesting and challenging phases you can enter while learning the language. Unfortunately, as you probably know, there are almost no advanced Spanish...
Puerto Rican Spanish (5+ Learning Resources, 20+ Immersion Resources)
Despite Puerto Rican Spanish being one of the many home-grown Spanish dialects in the United States, there are fewer resources for language learners online than for almost any other Spanish...
Louisiana French (Tools For Heritage Learners)
Louisiana French was the lingua franca in much of the US for 200 years. Even today, after a century of English-only education and government, the language lives on–a living museum...
400+ Language Exchange Topics (organized by language level & theme)
Once you’ve figured out how to do a language exchange, language exchange topics are going to be incredibly important. Why? Because your once-a-week Skype or Zoom call with the same...
