Are you planning your trip to Japan? You might be worrying about accidentally offending someone by saying or doing the wrong thing. It is probably fair to say that Japanese society in general places a premium on etiquette, but don’t … Continue reading
According to a recent study by Cone Communications, employers can increase workplace engagement by offering benefits to their employees beyond the basics. The key findings of the study were as follows: 64% of employees feel their work and personal lives are becoming … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered why learning a language seems to just come naturally to some while others have to struggle to get through a basic conversation? There’s a huge field of research … Continue reading
In this post, our e-Tutor Sev completes his tips on French verbs and their prepositions. You can read the first to parts to this post here: Part I and Part II An important special case is the verb penser. It can be used … Continue reading
Looking for some tips on improving your French? Our e-Tutor Sev is here to help you with the tricky problem of verbs and their prepositions. A recurrent, thorny problem among French learners is remembering that a number of verbs come … Continue reading
Throughout the month of January, we’re giving you some support with your new year’s resolutions by offering tips for learning new languages. Last week we looked at the best ways to practice listening in your new language and told … Continue reading
Last summer, we wrote a post about multilingualism in the U.S. In it, we cited some encouraging statistics for language lovers. For example: - According to the 2014 American Community Survey, a language other than English is spoken in 21% of … Continue reading
There are many ‘words’ in a language that stand a little apart from rules of syntax, yet are at the heart of a language. These are called ‘interjections’, like the famous ‘Oh là là!‘. To know a few French interjections will get you closer … Continue reading
Are you interested in learning one of the languages in the list below? Enter now to win a free private lesson with our native-speaker tutors! Arabic English for Spanish speakers Irish Chinese English for speakers of all languages Italian English for Arabic speakers … Continue reading
Recently, we offered free short-term access to our online course for anyone who would take a short survey about Living Language and language learning in general. The response was amazing! We want to thank everyone who took the time to share … Continue reading