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CEFR Language Levels: How Many Hours Per Level?
If you’re undertaking language learning, you may be curious about the different language levels, how long it will take you to get there and what are some things you’ll be able to say. Typically to move from one...
Do You Need a Dictionary When Learning a Language?
Everyone knows and has used a dictionary before. It is a useful tool that can be used to either look up a new and strange word and its meaning in your mother tongue, or learn more about an unfamiliar word in the new...
How to Learn Spanish on the Go (with Netflix)
Netflix is one of the largest online streaming platforms that has a massive reach across the globe. They offer a wide range of shows in various languages, making it a wonderful chance to learn a new language. We...
The Best Novels for Learning French at All Levels
If you’re thinking about learning French or already started, you may be wondering about tools you can use. While learning aids such as books and tv shows won’t make you fluent, they can aid with language learning....
Best Spanish Novels for Each Language Level
Mónica Beviá, senior lecturer of Spanish at Cornell University suggested that if you want to learn Spanish you’ll have to spend at least an hour a day reading, writing, listening, and speaking the language. In this...
How Language is Directly Related to Culture
Guten Tag! Hallo! Hi! You just greeted someone in German, but which one of these (if any) would you use to greet a professor you are meeting for the first time, as opposed to hailing your best friend? Much can be...
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...
