Picture this: you’re sitting at a restaurant in a small French town waiting for the server to come to take your order. You’re talking yourself up, rehearsing what you’re going to say in French so you get it just right, when the waiter walks up and asks in English: ‘Ready to order?’ Most language learners(…)

There are lots of benefits to learning a new language as an adult. We grown-ups tend to be more dedicated, focused, and prepared for the ups and downs of language learning. However, it’s hard not to be envious of the way kids are able to learn a foreign tongue. They make it look so effortless(…)

When you study a language, you look for any opportunity to use it. Travel is one of the best as you have a chance to interact with a culture where your target language is spoken and you can also learn how people use it out in the real world. Not all of us have the(…)