Some language learners are fond of doing grammar exercises and memorizing verb tenses. Others just hate anything grammar altogether. And probably will tell you that you don’t even need [...]

I have recently been exploring foreign language dictation as a strategy to gain practice writing in a second language. It would be the equivalent of shadowing to the written [...]

What is the best way to learn Spanish? You can learn on your own, work with a teacher, or even get a language course. Whatever the method you choose, [...]

One of the best things you can do to improve your Spanish skills in less time is reading a book series. Ideally, it would be a series you’ve already [...]

As you learn Spanish, you don’t need to give up your favorite English [or, insert your native language] content. You can read Spanish translations. If it’s a popular book, [...]

In August 2019 I started learning Italian. That meant that —for the next year or so— I would read less content in English, and more in Italian. As my [...]

“(...) interest may be not enough for optimal language acquisition. It may be the case that input needs to be not just interesting, but compelling. Compelling means that the [...]