Stories to help you write your language learning story
Kylie [not her real name] was a Political Science major and a low “B” student in her fourth semester Arabic course. She was not an experienced language learner, but she had vision, discipline and a high degree of self-awareness. She was a master of positive self-talk. When doubts about her ability to persevere and succeed troubled her, she reminded herself …
Spoiler Alert: Spending a semester in a country where they speak your target language will not automatically make you a better speaker.
Learning a language is like training for an athletic event or performance. Like an athlete or performer, a language learner needs to be able to receive specific, targeted feedback in order to make a noticeable improvement.
For many students, spending time in-country with native speakers can help them see the beginnings of where their language can take them.
Acquiring a high degree of proficiency in another language doesn’t just benefit those who want to use it in their day-to-day professional lives.
How Anna’s mental visions helped her to hone her Chinese skills
“Language learning has not always been easy for me, or a joy…”
Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in a new language? It’s easy to feel like you’re in over your head and don’t know where to start. A lot of times, when you look at other people who already speak the language you’re trying to learn, it seems like they picked it up by magic. We’re here to show you …
Fatma committed to learn Arabic in college to reconnect with her Sudanese identity and connect with her parents on a deeper level.
“I worked hard to be mediocre…” but Hannah went on to become a much more effective learner, testing among the top ten students of Arabic in the U.S. as an undergrad.