Motivation

Remember how exciting learning languages used to feel?

The key to staying motivated is to make your learning routine engaging, challenging, and relevant to your interests.

When you first start learning a language it is incredibly exciting. You want to soak up any and every single possible thing. You are ready to learn the whole dictionary in one week and can’t wait to learn past simple. But what do you do when the initial excitement wears off and studying and practicing feel like a chore?

Read moreHow to stay motivated when learning a language at an advanced level

It was easy for me to set goals as a beginner. I wanted to create a simple sentence speak, then understand movies, and speak fluently. But once I spoke my target language at advanced level, like many other language learners, I didn’t know how to move forward.

Until I figured out that:

As an advanced language learner, make it a goal to repeat words less and use synonyms instead, use more complex grammar tenses, and sound more like a native speaker by perfecting your pronunciation and by using sayings, idioms and colloquial expressions.

Read moreAdvanced language learning goals

Get to understand what intermediate language learning plateau is, what causes it, and how to overcome it by switching up some simple things.

Read moreOvercome the intermediate language learning plateau

4 practical things you can do to stay motivated when learning a language.

Read moreHow to stay motivated when learning a language

Learn what to do and how to restart after you take some time off from language learning.

Read moreHow to restart learning a language

I hope you are reading this in your festive pjs or sweater but at least with hot cocoa in hand.

Cause we are about to discuss some fun Christmas language activities

We are PUMPED about the holidays so why not combine it with our other passion, language!

Do every Christmas-y thing in your target language!

Read moreChristmas and language learning

You have found what you are looking for. I know you have been overwhelmed and confused about what to give to the language learner in your life. So to help you out, as a fellow language lover, I would like to give you a little inspiration with this list of creative and unique gift ideas.

You are learning languages and have no idea what to ask for? Just share this list with your loved ones 😉

There are low budget as well as generous options, stuff for family, friends and even co-workers, schoolmates and relatives.

Read moreGift ideas for language learners

Is your summer break boring? Are you laying in bed all day?

For lot of people, summer is a season of fun, freedom and ….. boredom.

So why not beat boredom and improve your language skills at the same time?

I’ll give you ideas for fun summery things you can do to practice languages you can absolutely do by yourself if your friends are out of town for vacation or together with people who speak the language you want to practice. And the best part: they don’t involve any actual learning.

Read moreSpend your summer learning languages

Stuck at home, and want to occupy yourself? Feeling lazy but want to be productive?

Over 30 different creative ways to practice your language skills!

Here are some exercises you can do at home, from the comfort of your warm bed.

Do one today!

Read moreLanguage exercises you can do at home

What should you do after you pass your level B2 language exam?

First of all, congratulations! It takes a lot of effort to get this far in learning a language.

To go from intermediate to advanced level, you have to fine-tune grammar skills, learn more abstract rather than practical vocabulary, adjust input resources to match your level level, and possibly work on your pronunciation.

Read moreHow do you go from intermediate to advanced in a language?