I was practicing my writing the other day on a website called 65 Words and I caught someone trying to cheat the system.The main idea behind 65 Words is that you need to write at least 65 or more words in your target language. They happen to support a...

One of the most important lessons I've learned when it comes to language learning is that understanding is not a black and white thing. It's more accurate to think of it as a scale. On one side, you have complete understanding, where you perfectly un...

I remember hearing once that words are the soul of a language. And I'm inclined to agree with that. All languages are made up of words or at the very least, their equivalent. Each word in a language contains one or more meanings that helps to express...

French is a language that's near and dear to my heart.To give you a little background about myself, my father is from Haiti and my mother is from Mauritius.And the funny part is both countries were French colonies at one point.Therefore, both countri...

About a week ago, I released a video on my YouTube channel showing my language learning progress for 2024.I break down my progress for each language as well as some of the tools that I'm using for my language learning. I plan to release more educatio...

We all know that language learning is a slow process. And there are times when it feels like you're not making any progress. So, how do you keep the flames burning on a day-to-day basis?One of my preferred methods for doing so is tracking my time. If...

If you've been in the language learning space for a while, then you know there are a lot of outrageous claims out there. I remember watching one video a while back about a guy who said he got fluent in Spanish in just 44 days. Another popular polyglo...

Every year, millions of people try to learn another language. It could be their second, third, fourth, and so on. And while their intentions may be good, their approach is anything but. For example, when someone says "I want to learn how to speak Spa...

Today's email is a follow-up from yesterday regarding Duolingo.While you don't need to read the previous one, it certainly wouldn't hurt.Duolingo has been around for a while and countless people have given their opinion on the app.As someone who uses...

Duolingo is arguably one of the biggest language learning applications in the world. And as you would expect, people have very strong opinions about it. Some people love it. Others hate it. But ever since it went public in 2012, it has remained a sta...