Duolingo alternatives for learning Spanish

Spanish is one of the most popular languages on Duolingo. And it's arguably one of their best languages course too. While I and many others are a fan of Duolingo's Spanish course, I understand that Duolingo is not for everybody. With that said, there...

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Apr 02, 2025
New Blog Post: Comprehensible Input Hypothesis

If you've taken language classes here in the United States, then chances are, your experience was less than great. You probably had to do a bunch of grammar drills, conjugation tables, and the like. On the surface, it seems like you're making quick p...

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Apr 01, 2025
The easiest way to be consistent in language learning

Learning a language is tough.It's a long journey that many people start but few people stick with.Of course, the reasons people quit varies.For some, life just gets in the way.Others lose their passion.Some even convince themselves that they don't ha...

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Mar 28, 2025
5 Myths about Esperanto

Esperanto has been around for over 100 years. Over that time, it has managed to touch all 4 corners of the globe and has become the most successful constructed language ever created. Despite its success, there are many ideas floating around about it...

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Mar 27, 2025
Who wins the fight: actions or results

When it comes to setting and achieving a goal, there are 2 things that you need to be aware of: actions and results. Actions are what you do to achieve your goal. Results are the evidence that you achieved the goal you set out for. Let's say you have...

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Mar 26, 2025
New blog post: The French Subjective

Mastering French grammar can be a bit tricky.But it's not impossible.One of the more difficult concepts to master is what's known as the "French Subjunctive."In a nutshell, it's a type of mood that's used to express some sort of subjectivity, uncerta...

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Mar 25, 2025
The Seth Godin School of language learning

I was watching a video on YouTube the other day by a person who was talking about the book "The Dip" by Seth Godin and how you can apply it to your life."The Dip" is actually part of a 3-phase process that everyone goes through when undertaking a hug...

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Mar 24, 2025
Can you learn a language through music?

The other day, I had posted my progress for the day on the Refold server as part of their daily accountability. Basically, every day a new thread is made where you share your language learning progress for the day. Ben (the content guy) had responde...

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Mar 21, 2025
The importance of words in language learning

Learning a language often means learning lots of words. In some ways, there's no getting around this. I remember someone saying once that words are the soul of a language, and that always stuck with me. Words are important because they are what you u...

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Mar 20, 2025