The origin of the “Elephant in the Room” and how to use it
Sometimes, when English speakers want to talk about something nobody really wants to talk about, like a problem or awkward situation, they refer to ‘The elephant in the room’. Chances are that if you’ve been learning English for a while you’ve
How to Make Strides with Your Language Listening Skills Today
When we start learning a new language, we do it for several reasons. Some of us decide to do it as it is a way to improve our job prospects, others want to move abroad and believe there is no better way than to learn the language of the country. And there are those whose main passion is languages and learning them just like any other hobby.
How online education is changing language learning’s game
Online language learning: A new era has just begun
Online education has gained enormous relevance during the last decade and more and more people are leaning towards this more flexible style of learning.
Benefits of catchy songs for language learning
Are catchy songs only annoying?
Catchy songs can be quite annoying sometimes, can’t they? Almost all day you hear the song over and over again.
Benefits of learning a second language
Learning a foreign language: Beyond better job opportunities.
Every language student knows that one of the benefits of learning a second language is the possibility of landing a better job and also being able to study abroad...
Language learning, much more than a hobby
A Hobby that has become what makes me happier
It's very exciting to conclude that something which was just a hobby in my childhood has become what makes me happier day by day. Learning languages is awesome. Spanish and English guide me to the most beautiful projects I have!
HOW LANGUAGES CONNECT STRANGERS
A story about how you can make a connection with a stranger using his own language
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela
HOW TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE BY DOING ‘TANDEM’
From chatting to a face-to-face meeting: The language tandem
If someone would ask me what is one of the best ways to learn a language I would mention the possibility to make a language tandem.
HOW TO SAY HELLO ACROSS EUROPE
Welcome to Europe
Europe is a small continent in comparison to my home country Australia, and for many travelers, when they go to Europe, they just don’t visit one country, they usually visit plenty. This article is for those people who want to break barriers with locals in Europe by being able to greet them in the street and say 'hello'.
