You have probably noticed that adults often prattle on about hindsight and a dearth of crystal balls. What they actually mean is that there are certain things in life they wish they had had the foresight to persevere with, be that playing the piano, nurturing a sporting talent (there’s an Olympian in all of us, right?) or yes, you guessed it… the foreign language.
Adults and Families
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Posted by Fabrice Dupas - March 17, 2017
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Posted by Lucy Hampton - March 3, 2017
While most of our members are young people using lingoo.com to embark on the lifelong journey that is language, we notice an increasing number of those in the 40+ bracket seeking hosting/exchanging/homestay opportunities. Scratching the surface to discover why, our findings prove to be quite insightful.
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Posted by Lucy Hampton - March 2, 2017
As in other areas of my life (files of files, lists of lists, labels on labels), I admit that I have become slightly obsessive about the way I approach language learning. This doesn’t mean that I have to partake in a ritualistic verb chant before dinner (nothing that dull) but it does mean that at the end of the day, I like to know that there is something in the knowledge bank - however small and random - that wasn’t in there at breakfast time.
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Posted by Lucy Hampton - February 15, 2017
When a child has the opportunity to learn a new language, it’s a switched-on parent who recognises that if the seed is nurtured, it could be the passport to a lifetime of personal adventures and professional opportunities. If that’s you, like many other forward-thinking families seeking to enter the ranks of LLLs (Lifelong Language Learners - we love an acronym in this day and age), you know that you need to get yourselves over to the country where the target tongue is spoken. Job done? Second language ‘in the bag’? Not always the case…