There are many methods and approaches you can use to learn a language. Some of which have been backed up by scientists. But which of these are the most effective? Before having a look at the methods let’s just break things down into 2 categories. External methods and internal methods. External methods: Learning methods that require others to participate with you in your learning. Internal methods: Learning methods that you can undertake by yourself. The most effective external methods #1 Total immersion Imagine if you could be helicopte...

Learning any language is a significant undertaking. If you are really serious about taking your language learning to the next level you first need a reason. Find your ‘Why’. Seriously. Stop right now. Close your eyes. And ask yourself the question. “Why do I want to learn this language?” If you don’t have a strong enough ‘Why’ you will almost certainly never maintain the motivation long enough to see the results you need. It’s probably hard to hear, but the brutal truth is that learning a language is a lifelong pursuit. Like l...

This is a very popular question among language learners. Particularly with beginners who are just starting out. You know you want to learn a language and you have an idea of a couple which you would like to learn, but which one is the easiest? Unfortunately, there isn't a very simple answer to this question. That said, with a little explaining and exemplifying, this matter can be cleared up quite quickly and hopefully it will help you to make a decision. Have you learnt a foreign language before? This is all to do with skill. In particular, it's to ...

So here’s the thing. There is no 1 ‘golden bullet’ when it comes to learning a language. If you're in the UK, learning German and happy to take some private German lessons in London or any other city then you'll be giving yourself a good head start. We, along with millions of others have tried and tried over the entire course of history (well, for at least as long as languages have been a thing!) to shortcut, or hack, our way to mastery in as short a time as possible, with as little effort as possible. The results are that there is no s...

There are a number of ways to learn a language rapidly. Or at least more rapidly than an average person of average intelligence and an average amount of time invested daily. There are some who proclaim that it’s possible to reach fluency in a language from nothing in a matter of weeks or months. While this may be possible in a limited number of situations (e.g. learner is immersed in the language 24/7 without access to their own language and is forced to communicate from day 1) the reality is that learning any language is a long, perhaps even lif...