PolyglotBesties
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大家好！ If you’re reading this, chances are you’re either preparing for the HSK 3 exam or thinking about it. I’m currently studying for it myself, and I thought it would be fun (and maybe helpful!) to share how I prepare for the exam! Setting a Study Routine One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is… Read more
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Learning a new language is exciting… but also overwhelming. With endless textbooks, apps, videos, and flashcards, it’s easy to lose track of what to study and when. You might start strong, diving into your favorite resources, but at some point you stop and wonder: What should I do next? If you’ve been studying “whatever, whenever”… Read more
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We think we are talking for everybody here when we say that the dream of being multilingual is exciting. Such a hefty goal requires a lot of work, and sometimes you don’t have the patience to focus on one single language. So you think: Wouldn’t learning two or more languages at the same time be… Read more
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It’s a new day—and today, you’re ready to take on a new challenge. After weeks or even months of studying your target language, memorizing grammar rules, and soaking up vocabulary, you finally feel ready. You open Zoom, greet your teacher or language partner, and… suddenly your mind goes blank. The language you’ve worked so hard… Read more
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Studying a language completely on your own… Is it even possible to achieve fluency without paying for expensive intensive courses or teachers?In our case, it proved to be possible for multiple languages: from English to Spanish and even Korean. Today, we, Seolhwa and Teri, will help you figure out if self-studying a language is right… Read more
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Hello, everyone!Today we will show you some ways in which we learn Korean as advanced language learners (with Topik levels 4 and 5). Maybe you are also at that point in your language journey where you are an advanced or an almost advanced learner. You finished multiple textbooks, know almost all the grammar there is… Read more
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Hello! Teri here! Today, I wanted to dive into a topic that I find really interesting : speech delay in bilingual or trilingual kids. It’s something I’ve thought a lot about because, well, I’ve experienced it firsthand working at an international school. Growing up, Spanish was my first language, and I didn’t start learning English… Read more
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Hello and welcome to the first post of our new series called Language Unlocked: Facts and Findings on Language Learning & Use, the series where we delve together into the fascinating world of language learning, grounded in research and cognitive science. Today’s topic is Understanding comprehensible input and its impact on language acquisition. So what… Read more
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When I discovered my passion for languages, I would have never imagined that I would ever feel interested in learning Chinese. I had always heard it was the most difficult language to learn, and I wasn’t particularly interested in the culture (in fact, I knew very little about it). It wasn’t until I felt that… Read more
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Welcome back to the blog. Today, I, Seolhwa will show you how I started learning Japanese and how I am currently studying. It’s been already 3 months since I started learning the language. At first, I was just looking for another language to start (you know what polyglots say: once you learn a language you… Read more