Google just launched a puzzle called “A Google a Day“. The webpage gives you a trivia question each day that encourages you to use google to find your answer. What’s more, if you search for the answer from this page, your search will be “spoiler free” because you’ll be searching for the answer through a [...]

Let me tell you a secret. You can learn English without a textbook or a teacher!
You can learn from the English that is around you every day. All you need to do is look for it.
Think about all of the “teachers” you have:
friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, waiters and waitresses, cashiers, taxi and bus drivers, flight [...]

I read a blog post today from Chad Fowler called “How Learning a Second Language Changed My Life.” I think it’s a great story, and I would like to share my own thoughts about how people can learn a second language on their own.
First, find out what kind of learner you are. Answer these questions [...]