Lingo in Transit
Travel, Languages and Life
Category: Language
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I had finally decided to use italki. Italki in an online platform where you can book sessions with language teachers (either professional or community) to learn another language. There are many many languages (apparently over 100!). There are many many teachers each with their own style of teaching. If you prefer conversational classes, there are…
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If you are like me and the idea of learning another alphabet seems harder than climbing Mt Everest, fear not. It is possible! One of the perks of learning Korean is that it’s quite phonetic. Once you learn the alphabet (hangul), you will be able to read in no time but not know what the…
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You’ve booked yourself in for the language exam and now what? Language exams are great to officially test your level, motivate yourself or are needed for job prospects/requirements or university entrance. You probably are familiar with how the test will run- listening, reading, writing then speaking. Each section is timed and follows immediately from the…
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I have a secret to share. I started learning another language. Just for fun. It wouldn’t be a lie to say that I am addicted to language learning. I don’t know what it is. Learning new combination of letters and sounds. Finding more beautiful ways to say a certain word. Maybe I like the struggle…
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Duolingo is a well known language learning app/website that has over 300 million users and 38 languages. But with all the fans, there is an equal number of people who are against using Duolingo. Why does the little green owl have so many haters? I’ve been on Duolingo since 2014 and have an embarassing amount…
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Learning languages requires time. Alot of time. For those who are working a full-time job, it can be even harder to find the time to get to practice or learn another language let alone manage life as well. Here are 10 ways on how to fit more language learning into a work day. 1. Listening…
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They say the easiest time in your life to learn a language is when you’re a child. Unfortunately for most of us, we don’t have a choice of what language we want to learn at that stage of our lives. However, we can learn a language at an older age and rest assured that whilst…
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Learning a language is no easy feat. People start learning for multiple reasons- for fun, for work, family/partners or living arrangements. It requires memorising, pulling apart sentences and learning how to reconstruct them and putting aside your pride to speak with errors with a native speaker. My French learning started in high school with compulsory…
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Salut! Je m’appelle Sophie, le créateur de cette blog. J’habite a Sydney, Australie et ma langue maternelle c’est anglais (plus ou moins- une autre blog post peut-être). En Australie, parce que le distance de l’autre pays, apprendre la langue extranger ce n’est pas une importance dans la societe et a l’école. Je pense que c’est un…
Lingo in Transit 