Why speaking more doesn’t mean speaking better
Still a beginner? Fluency is often perceived as the holy grail for language learners. The final destination towards which we are all progressing, whether at a sustainable pace or as an incredible race. No matter the approach, however, frustration often invites past...
A different language, a different you?
Why do you learn languages? Why do you learn languages?Take your time and answer that question with your heart. You would probably agree that a language is more than just vocab and grammar structures. It’s the way the language connects and separates, with its...
When Your French Practice Becomes a Meditation
As an intermediate learner, you may have noticed that learning French has its challenges, especially when we focus on the results. You may know that mindfulness and meditation offers us many tools for a more peaceful, sustainable and pleasant approach to language...
The Healing Power of Learning French
How journaling in English saved me I was a teenager when I grabbed my first empty journal. In an outburst of anger and desperate tears, I opened my drawer and let the words roll out of me, through my pen and onto the paper. Everything that my mouth couldn’t possibly...
Journaling for Language Learning? Oh yes!
Guest post by Maria Ortega Garcia If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know journaling for language learning is very dear to my heart and I keep advocating it to my clients and students. It is a wonderful activity to blend your French practice with...Your teacher
Jessica – language enthusiast, passionate about teaching, learning and personal development.