“All you need is love” used to sing the Beatles in 1967. Words Jokes: How To Refrain The Beatles’ Famous Line With TravelLove makes life worth living by relieving stress and anxiety while giving you the change to make thrilling discoveries and share valuable time with others. By forcing you to abandon your comfort zone love might even change you mindset so deeply that you may end up being an unpredictable updated version of yourself far away from the dark colors of grief and loneliness.What if
What is a Langroop?A Langroop is simply a “language group”. More specifically it is a group of language learners who get together with a common learning goal, common interests, or based in a certain location. After our most recent update anyone can now open groups and host language learning events for free on the Langroops website. You can follow the instructions below to open your own independent group or apply to be a community leader and start an official language exchange community. How to s
New York as an International CityNew York City, one of the populous cities in the world, is well known as an immigrant city full of diverse languages and cultures. The extremely dense urban area of New York City is packed with an an estimated population of 8.82 million people, more of a third of which are foreign born. NYC is also one of the most internationally visited cities in the world with an estimated 13.5 million visitors in 2019 (a number which has dropped significantly since the Covid-1
Some things have changed - here are the key things you need to know:Regular Members1. Your member profile:All the member profile editing and management features have moved to a new area that you can access by clicking the "Manage Profile" button at the top of your member profile or by using the new quick access menu on the upper right side of the website header.From the new profile manager you can: Edit your profile and see an overview of your events and langroops.2. Finding Language Exchange Co
With Langroops 2.0 - the Schmooz, we introduced a home built video conferencing system, complete with booking, RSVPing, breakout rooms, and other language learning features as well as Member profiles and a new Members area. The Schmooz system, although not perfect, has essentially allowed us to host an unlimited amount of free online meetings and integrated with the new member profiles, provides more information about attendees and a smoother event RSVP experience. Our next update will make some
Many think that the key to upholding a successful language exchange partnership is finding the ideal partner. Few realize that their language exchange might be failing because they themselves don't know how to be a good language exchange partner. By using the following tips and becoming a better language exchange partner, you will forge better partnerships and increase your chances of finding a long-lasting language exchange partner. 1. Come preparedDon't just show up to your language exchange a
The simple answer would be Facebook Events, but truth is that there are many other ways to promote your online event on Facebook. When promoting an online event on Facebook you want to use the full set of tools that Facebook provides to make sure that people know about your online event and show up to it. Tell your inner circleThe first thing you can do is post about your event on your wall and story. You can post something simple such as a poster for the event or a picture from a previous even
Holding an online event is easier than organizing an in-person event. All you need is an internet connection, a video conferencing software such as Zoom, Google Meet, JItsi etc. and you're ready to go! People can connect to your event from around the world at the click of a button and there is no need to find a venue, work out logistics or check the weather. Host language learning events online for free with LangroopsNonetheless, this doesn't mean getting people to attend your event is any easie
O início de uma reunião, seja ela uma troca de idiomas, um grupo de estudos, uma aula, ou qualquer outro tipo de encontro online, é uma das partes mais importantes da conversa. A maneira de começar sua reunião determina como ela vai ser e é muito importante para manter seu público engajado e entretido. Aqui estão algumas dicas essenciais sobre como fazer isso.1. Chegue na hora"Tempo é dinheiro" e as pessoas do mundo online são mais impacientes do que você imagina. Pessoas que chegam a uma reuniã
What is a language exchange?According to Wikipedia, a language exchange is a method of language learning involving the mutual practice of languages with partners who are speakers of different languages. Language exchange is often a way for language learners to practice communicating in a language they are learning via other methods such as a textbook, lesson, course of various methods of self-study. Language exchange is not usually not viewed as a holistic approach to learning a language but is
Getting started 1. If it is your first time meeting a person, introduce yourself and get to know the other person! Introducing yourself in the language you are learning never gets old and it is a great way to start a conversation with something you are more confident saying!When getting to know people for the first time you can use the “FORD” method and ask them about the following topics:F - familyO - occupationR - recreation D - dreamsExplanation and example questions: https://socialpronow.com
On March 4, three days ago Moses McCormick, a 40-year-old African American, died from heart complications. Most chances that you did not hear about it on the news, but the language learning community was and still in shock, because Moses McCormick, AKA "Laoshu505000", was an inspiration for all learners and might be the greatest polyglot who ever lived.Two days ago, I was just thinking to translate my post about "how languages shape the way we think" when I saw a post from Ikenna (another YouTub
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti was a famous Italian Cardinal and hyper-polyglot (a person who can speak more than 10 languages). Different shreds of evidence estimate that Giuseppe knew anywhere between 30 to 72 different languages. In one of the historical papers from 1858, it was written that Giuseppe spoke above 30 languages with "rare excellence".Any reasonable human being will not fall for these numbers very quickly. It is very easy to see how people can exaggerate other people's ability to sp
All language learning apps suck. Well not all of them, but the vast majority are simply not good. Although there are a few apps that I like to use and consider useful and fun, yet there is still a huge shortage of high-quality apps that provide a comprehensive solution to the whole process of language learning, and not just to a small aspect of it. It always seems to me that everyone in the language learning community is desperately on the lookout for an app or a platform that will provide all t
Yesterday morning after waking up and rolling over in denial several times, I began my morning language learning routine (still in bed) with Spanish on Duolingo. Without getting into the debate over the effectiveness of learning a language with Duolingo, I would like to highlight the importance of a certain feature I discovered yesterday for the first time and what it can teach us about how to learn a language the right way. "Duolingo stories" are short interactive stories in the language you ar
