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What to Ask your Language Tutor When Hiring Them
You’ve picked the language you’d like to be able to communicate in. You start scouring the internet to find resources to help you with your language journey. Maybe you even enroll in a local group class. However, time...
How to Prepare for a Job Interview in English (When your First Language isn’t English)
It’s a great location and your commute would be under 30 minutes door to door. They’ve got good benefits and a sweet 401K. After the first year, you get 3 weeks of vacation, and there’s even a conference in Europe once...
Should I Hire Just 1 Language Tutor, or a Few Language Tutors?
Why in the world would you hire more than one private language tutor, right? It seems like a strange thing to do, but hear me out. I’ve taken over 8000 hours of language lessons, whether in a classroom, big or small,...
How to Successfully Write a Peer Review in English (When your first language isn’t English)
It’s understandable if peer reviews or employee reviews are foreign to you. Not every country or company requests them. A peer review/employee review is really just an evaluation of someone else’s (and sometimes your...
TruFluency v. Italki: Which Company is Best for Learning a Language?
When learning something new, it is important to ensure that you are making the right decision for yourself in choosing how you learn. There is no difference when learning a language. A myriad of methods and ways exist...
Language Courses for Beginners: Where to Start
A popular Czech quote states, "Learn a new language and get a new soul." And that has always been an interesting way to look at this process. Learning a new language is a fun and exciting journey that we believe...
Why Hire a Language Tutor for your High School Student
Most high schools require students to take at least one semester of a foreign language. If they don’t do this, then they simply won’t be able to graduate. For many students, they’re just doing the language because it’s...
Bilingual Families: How to Connect
Humans need a healthy connection with their family and other loved ones. However, at times, obstacles can come in the way of building that family connection we need. The United States of America is one of the most...
Why Learning a Language Makes You Smarter
Did you know that there are more bilingual people than monolingual people in the world? Some people become bilingual because they’ve moved to a new country and needed to learn the language to go about their daily...
Your Guide to Language Level Tests
If you’ve decided to learn a second language, you may have heard about the various language levels and placement tests. If you’re still confused about what it all means or confused about taking a placement test, we’ll...
How to Stay Motivated in Learning a New Language
Learning a new language can seem like a difficult journey. You may feel like quitting, especially when you believe you are not reaching your goals fast enough. And all of this can result in you losing your motivation...
Spanish TV Shows: Improve your Spanish
For many people, learning a new language can be an overwhelming experience. If not approached in an engaging way, it can be frustrating with all the new vocabulary, conjugations and grammar. For sure, grammar lessons...
How Much Do Language Lessons Cost?
Oh, the allure of being able to speak in a foreign tongue. Exotic! ...Exciting! ...Expensive? I’m not sure if we have really taken the time to question, how much does it really cost for one to become a bonafide member...
Best Tech Tools for Your Language Classes
There are some great tech options out there that can help you get comfortable learning a language. It’s time to get past the basics of hi, bye, and how much. You want to engage with people when you visit their country,...
How Long Does it Take to Learn Spanish?
The first question everybody asks when thinking about learning a new language is: "How long is it going to take me to learn Spanish? Or English? Or Chinese?" There are so many answers to this question. Everyone learns...
