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Should I look up every word on the dictionary? When encountering new vocabulary, a lot of Italian Learners immediately resort to the Dictionary to find out the meaning of the unknown word. While that might make a lot of sense, it could interfere with your learning. Here are a few reasons why we recommend refraining […]

I still remember one of my first English lessons where we learned how to do the “spelling” of our names. That lesson came very useful years later when I found myself in the US trying to book a table at a restaurant on the telephone: “Sir, could you please spell your name?” Even though the word

Flashcards are a great way, if not the best way, to memorize a large amount of vocabulary all at once. Modern day flashcard apps are based on the Spaced Repetition System (SRS), which follows a simple idea: when you get a word right, the time before you see that flashcard again increases 1 day, 1

We get this question a lot and it’s probably the #1 frustration of all language learners of any language. There are countless blogs out there that simply suggest to practice more listening. While that will certainly help, it is not the core issue here. There are two main problems if you struggle to understand someone