A PhD linguist and polyglot shares science-informed strategies for language learning, including structured projects like accent training and reflections on why people learn languages. Readers get practical multi-part guides and personal, thoughtful essays on motivation and the experience of learning.
Website: https://howwelearnlanguages.substack.com
Pax Francia is a French-language newsletter by an author teaching and discussing French grammar, usage and common learner pitfalls, such as the literary and expletive 'ne'. Issues also include personal essays on learning and living with French, plus occasional cultural notes like a visit to the Puces de Saint-Ouen.
This French-language newsletter teaches the Hmong language to French speakers through lessons on translation, grammar and idioms, including word-by-word analysis of a classic Hmong love song. Its lessons explain how Hmong differs from French, such as the invariable verbs and the omission of pronouns, and show common learner mistakes.
A Quebec French teacher shares cultural commentary, usage tips and common mistakes, and recommendations for French-language media from Quebec. Readers get insight into everyday Quebec expressions, pop culture and history, written in French for intermediate learners.
RealTime Mandarin is a weekly newsletter that pairs graded Chinese-language reading with explanations of current Chinese internet slang and news. Each issue gives readers vocabulary and context for understanding contemporary China, such as the trend of AI-made micro-dramas.
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