This time we talk to challengers in the Russian, Spanish and Italian challenges about their motivation, how they study and advice they have for fellow language learners.
How are we doing 90-Day-Challengers? I hope the beginning of your challenge has been full of reading, listening and LingQing!
Wondering how other LingQ members are doing in their challenges?
French and I have a history, and not a good one. Learning French was mandatory from age 11-14 at my high school in Wales, U.K. I had been looking forward …
My name is Ryan Arp. As Steve Kaufmann recommends in his Youtube videos: words, words, and more words!
I originate from a small farming community in Iowa. During my time (I am 26 years old now) at the University of Iowa, I befriended lots of foreign Chinese undergraduate students; it was through them that I was introduced to Chinese culture and, of course, the Chinese language.
Some people are shy and don’t feel like speaking in their target language while others have no problems getting right into a conversation, even with a small vocabulary. I’m a …
Like me, you may have had a bad experience with learning languages in school. This may have affected your self-confidence, and perhaps as an adult you’ve given up on language …
Growing up in Denmark, I learned the English language through music and TV for the most part. The vast majority of the movies I watched had subtitles. Apart from some …
If you are hesitant to learn a language or studying overseas because you think it is something only people in their late teens or early 20s do, you should think …
Warning: The following post might make you hungry. I have written about idioms before, their meanings and how they come about, but the other day (as I was buying chocolate) …
I love to read. It’s sometimes difficult to find the time, but despite all kinds of modern technology, classic books remain one of the best forms of entertainment. When we …
