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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages plus guidance on how to improve speaking and writing in English.

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

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Should boredom ever strike your language learning routine, here’s a creative and fun way to re-ignite the spark.

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

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Communicating clearly and confidently at work is the goal for many international speakers of English.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

The older Julia got, the more she wondered about her mysterious maternal grandmother.

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Whether you’re starting out or whether you’re stuck, you can get moving on your language learning journey via 4 easy steps.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Whether you’re starting out or whether you’re stuck, you can get moving on your language learning journey via 4 easy steps.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Whether you’re starting out or whether you’re stuck, you can get moving on your language learning journey via 4 easy steps.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Whether you’re starting out or whether you’re stuck, you can get moving on your language learning journey via 4 easy steps.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

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

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Can you keep up your language skills even though you’re focused on a vital venture like a new baby or a new job?

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Even when teaching and learning other languages, English keeps popping up.

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Category: Writing in English

It’s not just teachers of English who want to practise their English.

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Finding time to pursue learning a language is almost impossible for some people.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

For language teachers, mentoring can water two plants with one hose.

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

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

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

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Category: Language Learning Advice

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

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

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

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Category: Writing in English