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Are you using cartoons to expose your kids to a new language? Here’s how to turn it from a passive experience to an effective language learning activity for both of you. Let’s start by clearing something up. Just sitting your kid in front of 2 hours of Tintin a day isn’t going to do the job ok? If it did, this would be a really...
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At first, learning Japanese can seem daunting. Not only do you need to learn three separate writing systems (four if you count romaji), but you have to deal with honorifics and particles. Thankfully, there are several aspects of the Japanese language that aren’t nearly as challenging as your first impression may lead you to believe. Plus, there are a variety of high quality materials available...
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In the online tutoring space, the competition is fierce. There are a number of big platforms and you can find tutors for really low prices. But when it comes to finding a good tutor, the dollar tag shouldn’t be the deciding factor. The quality of the teachers is what you want to look for. When I’m on the hunt for a new language teacher, it’s...
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We’re getting ready to start a new year, so I’m excited to share my new language learning project with you! In 2018 I plan to learn Japanese. Today I want to detail my plan on how I am going to go about this. Getting Started with the Japanese Language Earlier this year, I decided that I wanted to learn Japanese. I started learning the alphabets...
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One of the greatest outputs of technology, for language learners at least, is the plethora of resources available to us. At the same time, however, one of the most troubling things about technology and all of our recent advancements is that we now have a huge selection of language learning materials to choose from. Figuring out which resources work for you and which don’t can...
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I am elated to share the third annual Language Learning Reading Challenge with you. Starting January 2018, we’ll tackle one book per month covering a topic related to language and share our experiences as a group. Please feel free to join us. You can participate by commenting on the posts here at Eurolinguiste or by joining the group on Facebook. As part of the challenge, we will...
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The holidays are often associated with gift-giving. As someone striving for a more minimalist lifestyle, things (not necessarily gifts) are something that I’ve thought a lot about. Each year, my parents ask what I’d like to have, and it’s given me the opportunity to think a lot about the things that I either really need or that won’t become clutter once the initial excitement wears...
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Language is a very important part of who we are. It’s how we communicate, how we identify ourselves and how we identify with others. We use it everyday to express how we feel, get what we need, learn new things and get to know other people. It’s the vehicle for which we are able to take our thoughts and share them. Having studied languages for...
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We’re at the Clear the List for 2017! I can’t believe another year of incredible language learning projects is coming to a close. This month marked the end of my first Add1Challenge and my intensive Croatian learning project. This means that it’s time for a new project! What will it be? Any guesses? I’m curious to know what you think (or would like to see) me...
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You might not be productive in your language learning if… 1. You aren’t studying between language lessons. If you’re showing up to your lessons, great job. Still, if you’re not doing any study or independent work in-between, you are not being a good language student. It may seem like taking lessons is enough, but it isn’t. A teacher can help you work through your language...
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