Skip to main content

If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages, writing, and communicating better in English.

Subscribe to "The Trunk"

Collecting stuff for language learning can sometimes be as satisfying as learning the language.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

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

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Do you want to improve talking or writing about a particular topic or situation?

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

When learning a language is more about the journey than reaching a destination.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Research shows that learning another language in later life can be neuroprotective.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

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

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

A burst of intensive training can help you improve your skills in your target language, quickly.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Have you tried solving crossword puzzles in the language you’re learning?

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Diving into the depths of an article to understand it and learn from it is challenging but worthwhile.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Reading for fun is a powerful way to improve your skills in your target language.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

It took a while, but reading in another language finally became fun.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Can you ask more complicated questions in the language you’re learning without pausing, stumbling or struggling?

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Coaching clients often grumble about the fact they always use the same words when they’re speaking.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

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

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Is it possible to learn a language when you’re older?

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

Janet had been feeling stuck learning te reo Māori for a while

[more]

Category: Language Learning TipsNews

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

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it's the sincerest form of learning”.

[more]

Category: Language Learning TipsWriting in English

Brushing up language skills can help preserve family history for future generations.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips

You’ve perhaps heard of the paint by numbers method to improve picture painting skills. You can also use numbers to boost language learning.

[more]

Category: Language Learning Tips