A lot of Arabic articles focus on how to learn to read Arabic better or learn to speak Arabic better, but its few and far between that you’ll find articles to help you with your listening comprehension skills. This is mostly because, until recently, there haven’t been a whole lot of resources to practice your Arabic listening skills outside of Arabic audios on YouTube or...
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Childhood is a particularly important time for learning and there are many benefits to teaching your child another language. Studies conducted by Harvard determined that children who are bilingual are more creative, more flexible, more engaged in problem solving, and score better on tests. With that in mind, if you’re trying to figure out which language to add to your child’s repertoire, why not try...
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As the Arab world becomes more and more prominent on the world stage, the advantages of learning Arabic are escalating, and perhaps the most useful real world skill to exist right now is knowing how to use the Arabic language. If you’re thinking about taking the time to learn Arabic rather than expecting the Arabic speaking countries of the Middle East to accommodate your language, you are a...
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Many of us can’t wait until summer. We sit around the fireplace or gas stove bundled up all winter making plans for the day when summertime finally arrives because, as American author, journalist and essayist Charles Bowden once said: “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” Some plan to go on summer holiday, while others may choose to stay at home and take advantage of the extra daylight...
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Learning a language online is easier, but it is not as effective and can require all the effort in the world. Do you like travelling? Do you enjoy language learning? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then follow me on the journey of finding out the 5 unexpected things that traveling teaches you about language learning. Talk it through There is no...
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Determination. Check Love for Arabic. Check Find good dictionary… Houston, we have a problem. A dictionary is everything when it comes to language learning, but how do you find the right one? Looking up all these online dictionaries and sites is not helping with the decision-making process. And with an Arabic to Arabic dictionary, it feels like you studying the word and its meaning at the same time!...
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Many of us can’t wait until summer. We sit around the fireplace or gas stove bundled up all winter making plans for the day when summertime finally arrives because, as American author, journalist and essayist Charles Bowden once said: “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” Some plan to go on summer holiday, while others may choose to stay at home and take advantage...
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So, you’re thinking about learning Arabic, but aren’t quite convinced that it’s the right language for you? Well, to help you be sure you’re making the right decision, here are 10 great reasons why Arabic is really the language you should be learning in 2020. 1. It’s the 5th Most Commonly Spoken Language in the World Coming in at the number five spot of the most commonly...
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How is it that some people who are learning Arabic for beginners can dive straight into Arabic conversations knowing only a little vocabulary while others who have studied the language extensively are still afraid to speak it? Beyond just feeling uncomfortable, research has shown that feeling anxious when it comes to speaking Arabic can cause you to have self doubt, which can, in turn, affect...
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Can anyone learn a new language? Absolutely. The belief that we stop taking in information like sponges in a bathtub after certain ages is simply a myth. Learning after 30 doesn’t sound like a crazy idea anymore huh? There are endless health benefits of learning a second language. And do you know when one of the best times to do that is? Exactly as the...
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