October 13-25 this year saw the debut of a new, online-only conference for language learners and aspiring polyglots which featured presentations from some of the world's finest language learners and industry specialist, and me!
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Clozemaster Review: Gamify your language learning!
I've been looking forward to writing this Clozemaster Review, because I tried it and thought that it was a exciting and fun way to learn languages.
So when Mike, the founder, approached me and asked if I'd be interested in publishing a review, I knew I didn't have to think a long time to jump on the opportunity.
Baselang Review: One of the best (if you put in the effort!)
Baselang is an online Spanish tutoring service, where you can get high-quality one-on-one tutoring classes. Is it worth your time and money? Let's find out in this Baselang Review.
In this review, we'll take a look at the types of services the platform offers, and how its “Real World” subscription differs from its “Grammarless” programme. We'll also dissect the pricing of both programs, and see if it's worth the cost. At the end of this review, you should have a good idea of whether Baselang will work for your language-learning needs.
Update January, 2024:
Prices are increasing to $179/mo on January 7th. You can lock in the lower rate of $149/mo forever by subscribing before this date.
Baselang has also upgraded their proprietary platform and curriculum:
- Better teacher search engine, including nationality filters so that you can easily discover teachers according to your needs.
- A dramatically improved curriculum with more detailed lessons, interactive games, and good-looking slides
- Saved chat history: Now any chat between you and your teacher is saved directly on the platform (this stays even if you cancel the subscription and return at a later date!)
Click here to join Baselang before the price increases ($1 first week, $10 off first month, $149/mo after this.)
Interlinear Books Review: Cleverly Interwoven Bilingual Texts
Interlinear Books Review: Interlinear books are books in foreign languages that offer a translation underneath the main text.
This helps learners of the language to stay engaged in the story without having to look up in a dictionary or the opposite page.
italki Review: The Cheap and Easy Way to Find a Language Tutor
italki is one of the best language tutoring platforms on the market. They offer affordable tutoring lessons in hundreds of languages, and booking a lesson is easy and quick.
In this review, I take a look at some of the lesser-known features of italki and share some of my tips and tricks for using it
My Rocket Languages Review: Surprisingly Good!
One of my favourite activities here on Actual Fluency is to give language software, apps, courses and other methods a good test to see if it's useful and effective to learn languages with.
Today I'm taking a look at Rocket Languages.