Lindie Botes

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Language learning with Lindie

This year, I’m learning 12 languages. With the right mindset and some simple techniques, anyone can learn multiple languages.

Join me on my polyglot journey as I show you how I learn, and how you can do it, too!

Celebrating the voices of Women in Language Learning: WIL conference is here!

September 18, 2020

Come join Women in Language! This weekend, the annual online Women in Language conference is back!Day one is halfway underway as I write this post and it’s been amazing already. Women

My weekly study routine for Intermediate French learning

September 12, 2020

Pakistani origins & my dormant French green monsters is where it began Learning French has always been something strictly scholarly for me – I’ve taken French at school since

How I passed the Korean TOPIK 2 exam on my first try (with results reveal!)

August 24, 2020

TOPIK results day Last week, the TOPIK Korean exam results came out. For some silly reason, they aren’t accessible via Macbook or any mobile device. I had to call

Re-evaluate your language learning methods

May 3, 2020

Is there a wrong or right way to learn a language? Someone asked me this question on Tumblr today and it got me thinking. This is what they

Audioclip review: best app for Korean listening practice

April 13, 2020

If you’re a Korean learner looking for good audio, you definitely need to download Audioclip. It’s an app by Naver full of podcasts, audiobooks, soft background sounds and music for studies, and much more (INCLUDING bedtime stories narrated by Gong Yoo?!). I can’t express how excited I am to have discovered this app.

An A to Z Grammar for Chinese Learners: textbook review

April 5, 2020

Introducing my favorite Chinese grammar reference book! Hello friends! Today I’m reviewing my favorite book for Chinese grammar. It’s called An A to Z Grammar for Chinese Learners.

Making time for languages in a busy day

March 25, 2020

Many people have the mindset that language learning goes something like: taking classes, doing homework, and practicing now and then when you can. It’s much more than that. It should transform your life and fill your days if you really want to improve. Solid results come from the shift to transforming your daily life to be completely in your target language. Immersion, that is. And I don’t mean traveling to another country!

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