Blog Posts tagged Language

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Why You Should Live With a Host Family While Studying Abroad

by Sara Vazquez Shaw

When you're studying abroad, especially if it's your first time away from home for an extended period of time, your experience can be extremely exciting but also mixed with a lot of anxiety. A new level of independence, unfamiliar surroundings, a different culture, perhaps a new language - all of th...

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How to Develop Your Foreign Language Skills

by Christine Chadwick

Bilingual individuals and polyglots alike can agree that learning a new language is a daunting task, but there's definitely a plateau of understanding involved. If you're learning a new language, what's the best way to get over the steep learning curve and into this conversational "eye of the storm"...

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7 Common Problems Students Face When Learning German

by Christine Chadwick

The German language has a reputation for being notoriously challenging for English speakers to learn. Despite its steep learning curve, many students discover LEARNING GERMAN becomes easier once the language's grammatical and pronunciation rules are understood. Here are the common problems students ...

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GCSE Reform 2015

by Sarah Adams

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Out with the old and in with the new. From September 2015 new GCSEs will be taught in schools and colleges across England. Year 9 students who will be making their GCSE choices this year, will unearth a change to the mandatory subjects; English Language, English Literatur...

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Learning a language can increase your brain size!

by Sarah Adams

According to Swedish scientists, learning an additional language can increase the size of your brain. The study focused on a control group of hard working, Medical and Cognitive Science Students from the US. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers had...

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