What is a heritage language? What is a heritage language you may ask? This is a specific phenomenon where a language is learnt by a child or a person who isn’t the region’s dominant language, for example, at home with their parents or family. Heritage language as a definition can vary widely. It’s the case;…
What are the CEFR levels?
Often these CEFR levels are used in the language learning system and community. But what do they mean and what are they used for? And is it applicable or should you care about this framework? The CEFR levels where CEFR stands for the Common European Framework of Reference the levels associated with different levels of…
Anki Review (For language learning):
Anki is a SRS Flashcards software. These flashcards are fully customisable and use popular SRS or space repetition system software. This software system manipulates when the cards are seen based on the science of the forgetting curve. One thing to note about using Anki for language learning is that I believe it should be an…
Year 2024 Plans – Language Learning and otherwise:
2024 is a fresh new year. It is currently January. This therefore begs the question: what is new for me this year? This blog post will be split up into two main sections. My language learning goals and then everything else. Language Learning goals: This year I want to continue learning Mandarin and Cantonese. This…
CantoneseClass101 Review
Hello all! I have used this website: CantoneseClass101 to learn Cantonese extensively and wanted to give everyone a review on what I think this website can do its pros and cons/limitations. Overall, I will conclude by saying who I think this product is for and who I feel can benefit from it. CantoneseClass101 – how…
Learning English
My question is how I would learn English if it wasn’t my first language. Here is what I would suggest if you want to learn English as a second or foreign language. Language Goals First and foremost, you must be clear about what your goals are with a language, for example: Depending on your goals…
My experiences so far with TEFL 120-hour course:
Before wanting to teach English as a second language, I had a background in teaching Maths GCSE mainly face-to-face to secondary school students. I had a lot of success doing this, so I wanted to continue this but with a different subject: TEFL. This is because although I am quite passionate about Maths, I don’t…
My health and fitness journey:
I have had a journey with my relationship with food. As a teenager, I initially struggled with Eczema, which led me to a guide that said it could “beat” eczema. This was through a raw vegan diet that allowed my body to heal itself. However, this led to an impaired relationship with food and eating,…
Blogging review after 1 year! Plans for the future
Next month marks my first anniversary of starting blogging. I have learned a lot during that time I wish to gain more experience and knowledge as I go ahead and continue blogging now and into the future. Personal reflections: Overall, I have enjoyed my experience blogging this past year. I’ve been able to express myself…
Reading books vs Watching television:
In general, there are many books that are converted or made into films or TV series. In this article I will be exploring whether watching TV series of reading books is better and which one is more enjoyable. Personal thoughts: In my opinion watching TV is a very passive activity that doesn’t require much concentration…