Ever thought about learning Mandarin Chinese? Here are 9 reasons to learn Chinese and the best resources to learn the language. If you’ve been looking for some reasons to learn Chinese and you’re not sure where to start, this ones for you. My Story Chinese was the first non-European language I learnt back in 2009. I started on a bit […]
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Bonus Language Stories?! Yup. Woohoo! This episode, I chat with Àdhamh Ó Broin who is working to bring Dalriada Gaelic, an endangered dialect of Scottish Gaelic, back from the brink. Why Dalriada Gaelic? When I first reached out asking for suggestions of language stories to cover in future episodes, my friend Maureen Millward (who you may know from her blog, […]
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For the majority of my language learning I’ve studied solo. Successful Self-Study is possible, which is exactly why I have a course with that exact title. However, sometimes, a language school abroad may be the way to go. Here’s everything you need to know before going to language school abroad. WHY ATTEND A LANGUAGE SCHOOL ABROAD? Firstly, you might be […]
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Guaraní is an indigenous language that defies all odds to exist today as it does alongside Spanish in Paraguay. But what odds? How does it thrive in the modern world? In this episode of Language Stories, we’re exploring the story of Guaraní in Paraguay. Why Guaraní? My Guaraní story started more than a year ago. When I knew we’d be […]
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Have you ever wanted to learn Greek? Today, Danae Florou from AlphaBeta Greek is here on the blog sharing her story and some resources to get you started. Danae, over to you… I’m sitting at a cafe on the beautiful Greek island of Crete, ready to write about my native language; nothing seems more fitting – when I’m starting to […]
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Every language has a unique story, but Nicaraguan Sign Language is pretty special. A language emerging in the 80s amidst a revolution? In this episode of Language Stories, we’re exploring the story of Nicaraguan Sign Language. Why Nicaraguan Sign Language? There’s more than one Sign Language in the world – 137 in fact, according to Ethnologue, with some other estimates […]
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Welcome back to Season 1 of Language Stories. This time we’re at the Panama Canal. Why the Panama Canal? Trade routes have always played an important role in language development. I find it fascinating how language can form from these real life short, repetitive exchanges. So, of course, when visiting the Panama Canal, my mind wasn’t thinking “I wonder what […]
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