All posts by Simon Goodall
How to learn Russian – with Eugenia
Linguist and teacher, Eugenia, talks about why she loves Russian and gives some great advice on how to learn it.
Read onGet ready for Russia! – with Irina
Irina lives in Moscow where she teaches and blogs about Russian. She told us how Russia is getting ready for the World Cup, linguistically and culturally, and gave us her tips for who will win
Read onLife-long learning on the road
Ever wondered how truck drivers cope with language barriers as they travel across Europe? – Meet Pete, who learnt his languages on the road
Read onThe Rosetta Stone app
The Rosetta Stone app allows you to learn away from home, as you travel, commute or whenever you have a spare moment. With all learning materials available for download in advance, you don’t even need
Read onMeet the intrepid linguist Michele
I was keen to interview Michele. Not just because she is so well travelled, but because she has such a genuine passion for languages. She has learnt several languages already, including achieving fluency
Read onHow to find the motivation to work hard and learn?
Life coach and speaker of 4 languages, Naomi Susan Issacs shares tips on how we can all motivate ourselves to start and to keep learning.
Read onWhy Mum’s education is important too
Pursuing further education as a mother not only brings multiple personal benefits, it can also lead to better educational outcomes for children too.
Read onLearning Chinese in the year of the dog
As a new year dawns in China, we’ve been finding out a bit more about Mandarin. What it is, how to learn it and why you might want to start in this ‘year of the dog’.
Read onHow to find the right words for Romance this Valentine’s
To help out all you helpless romantics this Valentines, Rosetta Stone has been taking advice from some experts in the art of verbal love-making….
Read onHow do language tutor sessions work?
Curious about what it feels like to take an online tutor session with Rosetta Stone? – read about my last German class with Noah.
Read onWhy many people are quitting traditional language learning classes and going online
The language classroom can be a frustrating place. As you walk into your new class for the first time, you know that your happiness hangs on several factors that you cannot control
Read onRosetta Stone Native Tutors – Everything you need to know
If you don’t know exactly the right word, you use what you do know to work around the problem and get the point across. It’s better to use the little you know, than to learn a lot and be too scared
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