I grew up at the Y. Starting in daycare, my mom would drop me off at the YMCA on her way to work. There, I would spend the day making new friends, learning new things — like French and how to swim — ...

Define your language learning goals, such as the level of proficiency you want to achieve and the specific skills you want to focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing.

You can think in the language you are writing while you are writing. You can speed up your learning process by regularly writing in the new languages.

Polyglot Luca Lampariello on creating a language-learning system that’s functional and fun. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds ...

What’s the best way to learn a new language quickly? By imitating a native speaker as if you were a rude schoolyard mimic. That advice comes from John McWhorter, an author and linguistics professor at ...

I use evidence-backed strategies to learn new skills quickly. Enlisting the best teacher is essential. Take breaks early and often. Before you even consider brushing up on a new skill, ask yourself if ...

Trujillo, Peru. Photo (C) Carl Beuke 2012. Dr Paul Pimsleur was a psychologist who devised the Pimsleur ‘speak and read’ series of language lessons. He died in 1976, but lessons using his system ...