Category: Spanish (PF)

• 3 incredibly common barriers that are making you think you lack the language gene, and how to overcome them

  

  There is no scientific evidence of a language gene; instead, it’s a product of our circumstances in monolingual cultures. Find out how to ditch these unhelpful barriers here.

  Lucy

  June 6, 2023

  French (PF), German, German (PF), Italian (PF), mindset, Portuguese (PF), Spanish (PF)

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• What are the different CEFR levels, and how do I get to the next level? CEFR explained with Emily in Paris

  

  A great way to track your progress is to base your knowledge on the CEFR, and who better to model their French than the cast of Emily in Paris?

  Lucy

  April 24, 2023

  French, French (PF), German, German (PF), Italian, Italian (PF), mindset, more languages, Portuguese, Portuguese (PF), Spanish, Spanish (PF)

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• How to deal with embarrassing language errors: make them into a good story

  

  When you learn a foreign language, you have to accept that you’ll make mistakes, and some of them will be REALLY embarrassing. Here are 12 of my worst.

  Lucy

  March 13, 2023

  French (PF), German (PF), Italian (PF), mindset, Portuguese (PF), Spanish (PF)

  embarrassment, errors, language errors, language fails, language mistakes, mindset

• 5 apps to use alongside Duolingo that will improve your listening, reading, speaking, writing and pronunciation

  

  Ditch Duolingo in favour of 4 apps guaranteed to improve your listening, reading, speaking and pronunciation.

  Lucy

  February 8, 2023

  French, French (PF), German, German (PF), Italian, Italian (PF), more languages, Portuguese, Portuguese (PF), Spanish, Spanish (PF)

  A1, A2, apps, apps like duolingo, black cat and cideb, chatterbug, does duolingo make you fluent, does duolingo teach you a language, does duolingo work, duolingo, French, German, hellotalk, Italian, italki, language learning, learning strategies, lingoclip, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish