CI Clouds: How to Improve Speaking Without a Partner
Reading Methods
Here you will find methods to improve reading. Starred articles are among the ten best on the site.
SHADOWING
11/07/20
Learn what I consider to be the single best method for learning a foreign language
Also appears in READING / LISTENING / SPEAKING
PACING
03/08/20
This is an excellent method that can stand alone or be used after Shadowing a text. It focuses on reading and listening, with the added option of speaking.
Also appears in READING / LISTENING / Speaking
Readers
12/08/20
Want to get to a solid B2 level by reading captivating stories? Well, this tutorial will help you to do just that.
Sifting
19/08/20
How do you know whether or not a text is appropriate for your level? The traditional levels may not tell the whole story for your PERSONAL ability. This method might just help.
Choosing L2
Books and Audiobooks
10/09/20
Talented polyglot and all-round nice guy Kyle Maschmeyer, aka The Armchair Linguist, shares with us his advice and experience that comes from a lifetime of living and breathing foreign languages. Pens at the ready!