Playing Catch-up in Class

You probably all know someone who has had to play catch-up in a class, and how incredibly hard it is to stay motivated. This is especially true because our teachers are often the main source from which we derive our confidence, so if the teacher says I am rubbish at...

150 hours to learn a language from zero to B1

Our current progress in accelerating language learning stands at this. In our lates group of reddit DuoLingo users, which we asked to try our system and compare it to their experience of DL – none of those people will take longer than 75 hours to get from zero...

The wisdom of the mind

Learning a language never fails to amaze me, to impress me and to charm me. I’m busy watching my mind improving at Thai. I’ve reached that curious stage children reach very quickly wherein when I listen to Thai spoken at normal speed, I can now hear all...

Putting the excitement back into language learning?

Do you remember how enthusiastic you were the day BEFORE you decided to learn a language? Do you remember how enthusiastic and excited you were the day you started? The sense of rapid progress. The vision of sitting in a pub or restaurant with a glass of wine and...