Can Duolingo Make You Fluent?

I was looking at common questions about the app with the famous owl that some love to hate, some hate to love and other just love. One of the most common questions is: Can Duolingo make you fluent? In July I took Speakly for a test drive over a month. I used it intensively to… View Article

Learn a Language with Richard Simcott

Starting a new language? Improving one you have studied already? Would you like to learn a language with me? Well here is your chance! This is not a course. This is not a book. No gimmicks. Just you and me. This is how you get to learn a language with Richard Simcott. A Life of… View Article

Intensive Language Learning

The last time I did intensive language study was in 1999. I was 21 and I moved to Germany to learn German in one summer. It was a crazy period in my life and also extremely exhilarating. But is it easy come easy go with intensive language learning? Why do intensive language learning? My story… View Article

6 Months of Korean

I started a new language learning journey in January 2021. At the time of writing we are now at the end of June. It felt like it was a good time to look back over what’s been happening. After all it’s been 6 months of Korean! Has it really been 6 months? I had a… View Article