

Embrace Patience and Passion on Your Journey to Language Learning
Learning a new language is an exciting adventure that many people choose to embark upon. However, the journey comes with its own set of...
Chiara Maggia
Jul 63 min read
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Unlocking Language Adventures: How Summer Study Transforms Students into Confident Conversationalists
Summer is a magical time for students, filled with sunny days and opportunities for adventure. For those learning a foreign language,...
Chiara Maggia
Jun 12 min read
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Celebrating Milestones in Language Learning: Why Every Achievement Matters
Learning a new language is a vibrant journey filled with numerous milestones celebrating each step forward. As an adult language learner,...
Chiara Maggia
May 182 min read
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Embracing Imperfection: The Importance of Making Mistakes in Language Learning
"You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you" Language learning can feel overwhelming, especially for those who strive for perfection. The...
Chiara Maggia
Mar 133 min read
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Unleashing the Language Learning Spark: Navigating the Uncharted Territories of Motivation and Frustration
Learning a new language can feel like embarking on a thrilling adventure. The joy of mastering new words, understanding the intricacies...
Chiara Maggia
Mar 23 min read
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Are Language Classes Really Too Expensive, or Do We Misvalue Linguistic Learning?
"after many years I do this job, let me tell you, Mr Jackson, that nothing is too expensive. Buyers are just not interested enough to...
Chiara Maggia
Feb 63 min read
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The benefits of Spanish Tutoring
Spanish being the most important foreign language in the United States, it is offered in all schools with the great majority of students...
Chiara Maggia
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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The most common grammar mistakes Americans make (and don't even know).
When it comes to your mother tongue, you expect to be able to use it properly. And yet, when learning another language, you find yourself...
Chiara Maggia
Jun 18, 20244 min read
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Most common difference between Spanish from Spain and Spanish in Latin America
When you start learning Spanish the teacher might ask you if you prefer to learn Spanish from Spain or from South America. You may have a...
Chiara Maggia
May 24, 20242 min read
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The art of tutoring school age students
If your student is not performing in foreign languages at school, you are probably thinking of hiring a tutor. What are your...
Chiara Maggia
May 9, 20243 min read
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Where does The Language Matrix come from (aka the dentist appointment)
I once read a sentence in a book that stuck with me forever "Some things happen in life, that are like questions. It might take a minute,...
Chiara Maggia
Apr 21, 20243 min read
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Is a Native Teacher a better teacher?
If I had to learn a new language I would feel better with a native speaker teacher. Wouldn't you? Yet in my language teaching experience,...
Chiara Maggia
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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The " bigger picture" effect
How would you feel if you were asked to describe your impression of a painting, and you were showed only a few square inches of it? That...
Chiara Maggia
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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The power of VISUALIZATION
We all know there are different kinds of learners in the world, some being "visual". Visual people would easily apply the visualization...
Chiara Maggia
Feb 10, 20242 min read
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The importance of patterns in Language Learning
Do you remember your second grade year, when you were supposed to find the next shape in a pattern, or the missing number? For languages,...
Chiara Maggia
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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The 3 levels of "Fluency"
When students approach me asking to help them be fluent, I have a moment of silence. What does fluency actually mean? In my experience as...
Chiara Maggia
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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What’s Your Blog About?
Welcome to the TLH My Blog! What should you expect from the blog posts? Now that you have come visit our website, you will find a reason...
Chiara Maggia
May 29, 20231 min read
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Active listening vs passive listening (in immersive learning)
Everyone is capable of LISTENING, but how many people are capable of UNDERSTANDING? Sometimes your personal expectations of how much you...
Chiara Maggia
May 24, 20232 min read
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Immersive learning?
When people admire those who can speak more that one or two language, they assume that learning a language is difficult. But is it...
Chiara Maggia
May 24, 20232 min read
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Why learning a language? Because you will discover another you...
Learning a language can be a passion or a must, so what usually drives people to start learning a language is nothing more than the...
Chiara Maggia
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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