Amelia on September 07 2009
A very common roadblock in learning another language is the fear of speaking a foreign language. We worry we’re going to sound stupid, say one thing when we meant another, or at the very least that people won’t understand us and we’ll sound like blithering idiots.
A little shyness is normal, but some learners have [...]
Amelia on September 05 2009
If you’re getting ready to learn a second language, no doubt you’ve heard horror stories of sleep-inducing grammar drills and hours spent poring over vocabulary lists, repeating words aloud again and again. While you can learn this way, it’s not exactly fun. More importantly, though, it’s not the most efficient way if your goal is [...]