Which are the countries expats dream of and which dreams turn into nightmares?
Foreign accents in English
Dave Huxtable is a linguist and polyglot, reknown for his imitations of foreign accents in English
Several things polyglots do differently !
Knowing what polyglots do differently is holding the key to success in language learning. We delve into some practices and tips revealed by some polyglots.
Learning Swedish
Swedish is the most spoken language among the North Germanic languages. Swedish is also the most learnt Scandinavian language.
Duolingo features
After Duolingo dumped its forum in March 2022, several new discussion groups have started up.
Con este método aprendí 13 idiomas
El método de traducción bidireccional es lo que propone Luca Lampariello, el famoso políglota italiano.
Massive input
Once you have acquired an intermediate level in any language, massive input of reading and listening is what cranks up you passive knowledge of the language.
Español con María
Español con María is 'the tropical way' to learn Spanish, is what María posts in her title paragraph. We leave Spain and head for Colombia, in the north-west of South America.
Some more Spanish channels
Some more Spanish YouTube channels. All of them are teachers from Spain and most of them target intermediate to advanced learners.
¡Hola Spanish!
With ¡Hola Spanish!, I am introducing another Latin American language channel here. The teacher is from Argentina (but is living in Australia). Not quite the typical 'Rio Platense' pronunciation as she is from Cordoba. Argentinian Spanish is also said to sound more melodic, due to a very high percentage of the population from Italian descent. (The kitchen is also more Italian than Spanish.)
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