Websites and apps to help on your language learning journey Taking the first steps towards learning a language can be the hardest ones, but once you’ve taken the initial and crucial first steps, it can be a lot easier than you might think. You’re not alone in your...
For years, I had resisted. Whazza point? No need, innit. But then, an excruciatingly embarrassing incident in a café in Funchal, Madeira. “Your wife is Portuguese; your children are half-Portuguese. You should be able to speak the language!” yelled the...
Learning a new language The thought of learning a new language can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. One of the biggest factors which impacts the decision to take up a new language is the time which you would have to dedicate to it. Learning a language,...
Where did it all begin? I cannot explain when or how my love for languages began. Every now and then, I have the odd glimpse back to my 9-year-old self who tried to create Emily-a-topian, a self-created language with very little logic or structure. You would...
Where did Edtech start? I remember my own school days sat in French lessons trying to work out what the teacher was saying but also wondering why there were holes in the table. I found out about language labs and that ours had become outdated and had been removed....
Where did it all begin? I can pinpoint exactly the time when I fell in love with Germany. It was July 1979, I was in the fourth year (Year 10 in new money), and it was my first morning with my host family in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. My German exchange partner,...
