Language Learning: the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
January can be the time for new beginnings, and for many of us expats it’s a time to get going again on language learning. There are some expats who just don’t need to learn the local language at all,...
View ArticleLanguage Learning: Learn a little. Use it a lot.
Language learning is a social activity, not an academic one. That’s the fundamental thought behind this series of blogposts on language learning using the ‘LAMP method’. In the last post we introduced...
View ArticleOne thing you can do to reduce language learning frustration
One frustration with language learning is that it seems a never-ending task. You are never quite good enough; there is always more to learn and you never eliminate mistakes. But that is very much to...
View ArticleA Language Learning Checklist
When you decide to learn another language as an adult, you are embarking on difficult task. If you come from a Western country which operates almost exclusively in only one language – Brits and...
View ArticleThree Concrete Things To Do To Get Started Making New Friends
We’re talking about friendship and the expat life, trying to be honest about the fact that it is not always easy for all of us to just make new friends when we come to a new place. I am finding out...
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