The post FluentU Review: Language Immersion App Put to the Test appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

The post Yabla Review: I Spent 31 Hours with Yabla – Here Are My Thoughts appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

2014 to be exact...

I gave the Magnetic Memory Method a test run.

I used the method to try to learn 127 new Spanish words.

I then tested myself and the results were surprising.

This post is a recap of my case study. At the end of this post, I'll share if my initial positive conclusions still hold up more than six years later.

The post Magnetic Memory Method Review for Language Learners + Case Study appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

It is almost impossible to find a language learning app today that does not put it at the forefront of the learning process.

Gamification can certainly help when it comes to motivation, but it also disguises what the real reward of learning a language is.

The real reward is not a stupid looking hat for your childish avatar, or collecting coins that ultimately prove useless.

The post Glossika Review: An App for Serious Language Learners appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

Why?

Because it’s not just about what I think about LingQ.

I’ve also included the opinions of other bloggers in it.

That way, you’ll get a better overview of what, and how good or bad LingQ is.

The post LingQ Meta Review: The Only LingQ Review You Need appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

The post Unlimited Spanish Review – Learn Español without Sweating About Grammar? appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

Many learners want to “sound like a native”, but then do almost nothing about it.

To sound like a native you don’t necessarily need more words. That helps, of course, but no one will mistake you for a native speaker if you sound like Tarzan all the time.

Problem is, we’re often unaware of the pronunciation mistakes we make. We need someone to tell us where we’re messing up.

A new App called Speechling can help you with this.

The post Speechling Review: Why You Sound Terrible (and How to Fix It) appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

Most of the language learning Apps around are pretty poor in quality and superficial at best.

Fortunately, there are exceptions.

FluentU is one of them.

In this post we take a detailed look at how you can get the most out of this remarkable tool.

The post How to Get the Most Out of FluentU appeared first on Smart Language Learner.

FluentU and Yabla are different.

With both, you can learn a language by watching interesting videos.

The language spoken in the videos, is the real-life version of the language. Not the overly formal language most apps serve you. (This is good in some cases, but not so much for intermediate learners and above.)

In this post I talk about the strengths and weaknesses of both FluentU and Yabla.

The post FluentU vs Yabla: I Tried Both – Here’s the Cold Truth appeared first on Smart Language Learner.