UA-130275898-1

STRATEGIES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Better ways for busy professionals to learn a language

The Role Of English As A Global Language

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
08 February, 2019
What is a global language? A language becomes global when it develops a special role that is recognised in every country where that language is spoken; but also, it should be accepted by other countries around the world willing to give that language a place in their communities. The two ways it...

READ MORE

Importance Of English In The Workplace

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
01 February, 2019
The world is becoming a big market place with globalisation. Countries are trading with each other and English is the chosen language for effective communication between these. No wonder that 1 billion people worldwide are learning English. This proves the growing need to understand the...

READ MORE

Why Is It Important To Learn English

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
25 January, 2019
Learning a foreign language brings a multitude of benefits to the learner, ranging from the delayed onset of Alzheimer, to being more tolerant as you learn to have a deeper understanding of other cultures. From the 6 500 languages spoken in the world, if you plan to study just one as a...

READ MORE

How To Overcome The Fear Of Speaking French

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
18 January, 2019
The difficulty of learning a language resides mainly in finding the courage to start expressing ourselves at any stage, from beginner to intermediate. There is always this nagging feeling that everybody around will start laughing at us the moment we open our mouth to articulate a sentence. This...

READ MORE

Why Is it So Difficult To Learn French?

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
11 January, 2019
This is the question I often read from various students learning French. So, I decided to uncover if there is any truth in the way they perceive the language. Avignon French is considered by the US language department a language relatively easy to learn and is placed in category one. This...

READ MORE

7 Excellent Reasons To Learn French

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
04 January, 2019
Being monolingual in today’s world is not enough, and if you are, there are a myriad of opportunities that will pass you by. If you’re interested in starting to study a language, why not try French. Let’s look at a few of the benefits of speaking French. Aix-En-Provence(FRANCE) French is not...

READ MORE

The 5 Most Popular Articles of 2018

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
27 December, 2018
It's this time of the year where we tend to slow down and reflect about the year which will soon be a memory. This is why I thought it would be a good exercise to find out what blog post you, the public, liked the most. In 5th place is"Benefits Of A Second Language On Your...

READ MORE

Why Do People Use Code-Switching In Language?

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
21 December, 2018
What is code-switching? I ear you say. Well, in linguistics when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation, it is labelled as code-switching. This practice is very frequent in multilingual environment when two or more people...

READ MORE

5 Hilarious Facts About Learning Languages

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
14 December, 2018
Many people are either learning a foreign language or thinking about it and all dream of speaking fluently in this language, but there are some situations along the way, they would rather avoid. Mispronunciation is one of them. Mispronunciation I was teaching Spanish to a small group of...

READ MORE

5 Horrible Mistakes To Avoid When Setting Goals

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft
07 December, 2018
The New year is round the corner and you know well you will be motivated as always to set your goals in everything concerning your life and the language you're studying. But, it should be done differently if you really want to get results this time around. Here are five simple mistakes you should...

READ MORE


ABOUT

Find us on Social Media:

Speak-Fast-Languages

Speak-Fast-French for Busy Professionals

Spanish for Busy Medics

Twitter:

Instagram

Tumblr


I will teach you ways to incorporate language learning in your busy daily routine and make the most of any spare time. You will learn about common errors language learners make and how to avoid them. You will soon loose the fear of communicating in your target language and learn from your mistakes. WELCOME TO THIS AMAZING JOURNEY!