In my life, I've studied four foreign languages, two of them thoroughly enough to attain near fluency, and the early part of that trajectory was always pure drudgery. A big stack of flashcards, many ...

Over the past few months we’ve tried out a handful of language learning apps. From Babbel to Busuu to Rosetta Stone, we’ve checked out all different learning styles and methods. One app that’s set ...

You'd be forgiven for being wary of anyone who talks about gamification, with the term having become a buzzword for a lot of people whose main talent is, well, spouting buzzwords. But that doesn't ...

Learning a foreign language offers both students and professionals a great advantage as it allows them to interact with people from other cultures. However, enrolling in language classes takes effort ...

I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been contributing to PCMag since 2011. I launched the column Get Organized in 2012 and ran it through 2024, offering advice on how to ...

Memrise CEO Ed Cooke has a bit of that crazy professor aire about him. With a shaggy mop of hair, he stood on stage for five minutes quoting poetry from memory before even presenting his product on ...

Learning a language – particularly when you’re not living in a country that speaks that language – is no easy feat. But if you’re keen to advance from ‘ciao, come stai?’ to holding an actual ...

The app, powered by the language-learning platform Memrise, will support 25 languages. The app, powered by the language-learning platform Memrise, will support 25 languages. I am willing to bet that, ...