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Teaching ESL as a Non-native Speaker in VietnamMy experience and how you can do it too

A few weeks ago, I came across an article that claimed non-native speakers can’t get a job teaching English in Vietnam. As a Polish national currently teaching in Vietnam for a global language school, I’m a living proof that it’s […]

March 3, 2019February 16, 2020 Ola JagielskaLiving Abroad, Languages and Interactions, Asia
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15 most common English mistakes made by Chinese studentsAnd tips for ESL teachers on how to fix them

Foreign language mistakes can be caused by many things. But many of these mistakes are characteristic of a given nationality, or rather the student’s first language. In this post I write about the most common English mistakes made by Chinese […]

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 Ola JagielskaUncategorized, Languages and Interactions
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7 ways learning languages will make you a better ESL teacherTo benefit both yourself and your students

Let me start by saying that I don’t think it’s strictly necessary to know your students’ first language to be a good ESL teacher. In fact, I know a lot of excellent ESL teachers who don’t speak languages other than […]

January 21, 2019January 31, 2019 Ola JagielskaLiving Abroad, Languages and Interactions
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What is Meaningful Travel?A Roadmap for Purposeful Trips

It’s been over 6-months since we updated our blog’s homepage with the slogan: ‘We believe in meaningful travel’. Since that point, we’ve been asked numerous times on the road: But what actually is meaningful travel? So, we realised a blog […]

January 19, 2019February 23, 2019 Chris BehrsinLiving Abroad, Food, History and Culture, Languages and Interactions
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italki ReviewAn honest opinion from a long-term Italki user

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italki has been a part of my life for quite some time. According to my account, I’ve been a member since 2013. To be honest, I don’t really remember when and how I heard about it. But I started using […]

January 7, 2019January 30, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions
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How Add1Challenge Helped Me Finally Speak Foreign LanguagesA motivating language learning tool

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The Add1Challenge was one of the major factors in overcoming my shyness when it comes to speaking languages (known as speaking block). You see, there are some people that have zero problems when starting to speak in a foreign language. […]

June 24, 2018February 19, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions
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How to Make Friends Abroad10 ways to meet new people after moving country

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I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to make friends abroad. But if you’re moving or have moved abroad, you probably have a good reason for doing so. Perhaps it’s because of a job, a relationship, or […]

June 3, 2018January 30, 2019 Ola JagielskaLiving Abroad, Languages and Interactions
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Flashcard Apps and How They Changed My LifeThe easiest way to learn vocabulary

Flashcard apps, for me, were revolutionary. You see, when I was a teenager, I really struggled with learning vocabulary in foreign languages. It was easy for me to pick up the basic stuff, but when it came to learning 100 […]

May 12, 2018February 19, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions
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HSK 3 to HSK 4 in 5 MonthsHow I achieved it and how you can too

HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试). It’s a standard Chinese language test with 6 levels. HSK 1 is the lowest and HSK 6 the highest. HSK 3 and HSK 4 are in the middle. According to Hanban these two levels […]

April 28, 2018January 30, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions, Asia
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How I achieved 96% in my HSK 3 Chinese ExamHow I improved my reading, listening, and speaking and how you can too

Ola and Michelle Talking in Putian

HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试). It’s a standard Chinese language test with 6 levels. HSK 1 is the lowest and HSK 6 the highest. HSK 3 comes somewhere in the middle. In the post I explain what I […]

March 24, 2017February 19, 2019 Ola JagielskaLanguages and Interactions, Asia
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