language learning

  • JLPT N3 Study Guide: What I’m Doing to Pass the Exam

    JLPT N3 study tips, JLPT N3 grammar guide, how to pass JLPT N3, JLPT N3 resources for self-study. Read more

  • Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Language Learning Plan That Works

    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

  • How to Overcome the Fear of Speaking a Foreign Language (and Make the Most of Online Speaking Classes)

    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

  • Speech Delay in Bilingual and Trilingual Kids: Causes, Myths, and Tips

    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

  • Exploring Language Acquisition and the Input Hypothesis

    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

  • Our 2025 Language Learning Goals: Practical Strategies for setting sustainable goals

    Hello, everyone! 2025 is just around the corner and we are sure everyone is setting goals for new year around this time. Us, as aspiring polyglots, are also setting goals and making systems in order to keep us accountable throughout the year. Seolhwa’s Goals My main languages for 2025 will be Japanese and Chinese and, Read more

  • Colorful Language: Expressions and Slang You Must Know

    This blog post explores fun expressions, proverbs, and slang from various languages, including English, Korean, Romanian, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese. Read more

  • The Language Learning Roadmap – From 0 to Fluent

    So you want to learn this language and you don’t know where to start. What should I learn first? How can I progress? How can I get to using the language fluently? Teri and Seolhwa are here with a comprehensive roadmap to help you conquer any language. The map is divided in 3 phases of Read more

  • Tips and tricks for TOPIK II

    So there is less than a month left until the 96th TOPIK and you have been struggling to study for it? Well, today Teri and Seolhwa are here to give you some tips on studying for the TOPIK II, no matter your current level. Why listen to our advice? Well, Teri obtained level 3 and Read more