Learning a language on your own can be fun and flexible … but also frustrating.

What do people say about learning a language when they’re older?

At the beginning, learning a language is exciting. But after a while, maintaining motivation can be tough.

Say you’ve been working abroad in an English-speaking country for a few years and now you’re back home.

Once you’ve revived your heritage language, you can use it to discover family stories.

I promise you it’s possible to wake up a dormant language from your childhood, whatever your age now.

Waking up a sleeping language from your childhood can help connect you to your family heritage.

What do people say about learning a language when they’re older?

Are any of these harmful habits slowing down or messing up your writing?

It’s never too late to brush up or pick up another language.

Some days don’t go as planned.

A multilingual mélange may not look pretty. Yet it can be useful.

What do people say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

Talk of war and refugees has brought back memories for Helena of fleeing her home decades ago.

People who are thinking of travelling soon are brushing up their language skills.

If you could solve one issue you’re always uncertain about when using English, what would it be?

What do people say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

When you re-read what you’ve written in English, do you ask yourself:

When I write in German or French, I’m much slower than when I write in English.

We use idioms every day to express common beliefs.