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Kate

A French-American with job hunting experience on four continents, I've got barrels of advice for multilingual, internationally-mobile students and professionals (like you!). I'm passionate about food, both the cooking and the eating bits, so don't let's start a food conversation unless you have time to spare. I read books and ride horses as often as possible, but never at the same time

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5 easy ways to learn Japanese from home

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If you want to learn Japanese, most people would say “go to Tokyo,” but what if you want to learn Japanese from home? How can you get the oomph of tra...

4 easy ways to learn Spanish from home

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Whether you’re a complete beginner or a half-way decent Spanish speaker already, there’s a lot you can do to improve your Spanish without leaving home...

5 easy ways to learn French from home

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Being stuck at home is a pain, but that’s no reason to give up on your dream of learning French. With all the online resources available for French st...

5 easy ways to learn German from home

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Learning German from home may seem like mission impossible, but it’s not as hard as you think. A huge amount of language learning happens with you sit...

EF Insights: 4 surprising things about how we learn languages

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There is a lot of received wisdom about learning a foreign language: That you have to start young, that older learners struggle and that there is a li...

How to say “Merry Christmas” in other languages

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By now you’ve dug out your Christmas sweater, hung your stockings by the chimney, and are getting in the holiday mood humming Christmas carols all day...

Presenting your language skills on your CV

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You know that language skills, especially English language skills, are important for your career, and you have invested in improving your fluency. So ...