I have been busy making friends with Spanish speaking people here in Vancouver, one of whom seems to like me. I don’t mind, it is all in the name of …
The 1000 Word Challenge
A few years ago the British Council started a project called the 1000 word challenge. They did this in the hope that more people in Britain would try to learn at …
Start a LingQ Challenge and Make a Breakthrough in Your Language
Another great way to stay motivated and compare yourself to other LingQers is by joining challenges. If you’re already taking part in any challenges, you’ll see them here along with …
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Learning New Languages from Content You Love with LingQ
Learning new languages is easier if we make the process fun. Of course, it can’t always be a fun and games. There have to be times when we struggle, convince ourselves …
Smash Your Language Listening Goals with These Tips
Listening goals seem to be the hardest to meet, especially for those of us in 90-Day Challenges. I get it, it’s hard to find the time to get those listening …
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“Why Are You Learning Swedish?”: In Defence of ‘Less Useful’ Languages
When I tell people I’m learning Swedish most respond “why Swedish?” with a furrowed brow. They ask if I have Swedish ancestry or if I need to go there for …
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Earn While You Learn in the 90-Day Challenge!
What if we told you we want to reward you for learning on LingQ? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to do over the next three months! If you are …
Get Closer to Fluency with the LingQ Language Challenge!
Learning a language is an epic quest. In the beginning you move quickly, gaining words and phrases daily. It feels good to see progress week to week. From not being …
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LingQ Academy Week 4: The Sting of Rejection
Rejection. It’s something startup PR and marketing people get used to.
Sometimes you think you’ve written the perfect pitch to an editor or journalist. You’ve read their articles, you understand the audience they appeal to, you’ve reached out on Twitter and suggested a story you’re sure they’ll be interested in. A week goes by and nothing; no response to your “killer pitch”. You send a follow up email, then another a week later. Still nothing.
We wanted to protect our students from the pain of rejection, but we knew they would have to experience it sooner or later. It’s par for the course in the startup world.
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How to Actually Learn a Language by Watching Movies
I have just over a week left in my French 90-Day Challenge and I want to go out with a bang: I’m going to watch a whole movie in French. I’ve been studying the language pretty extensively for a few months, so I should be able to do it, right?