The overlooked fact. Using the right language tools makes the difference between learning and not
How important is your method of learning? Learning a foreign language depends much more on the tools you use than your innate “language ability”. Use the wrong tools and you start believing that you don’t [...]
There are 6 different ways to build vocabulary – which is best?
6 Methods of building foreign vocabulary There are six different approaches to acquiring foreign vocabulary. The approach you use will make a huge impact on your rate of learning. As you will see, in later blogs, the [...]
Teacher sneaks KLOO into her classroom – and this is what happens!
Language teachers are at the coal face of language learning - and so they know what works best. This teacher wrote a review on Amazon 3 years after she bought the game - because she [...]
Make your own KLOO cards for FREE
More and more teachers and language learners have been in contact with us about making their own KLOO cards - and could we provide them with blank cards to make them. We thought that this was [...]
When teachers can’t speak the language – how are they going to teach it?
If a teacher cannot speak French or Spanish, how are they able to teach them as subjects? With the numbers of language teachers falling precipitously it's becoming more and more normal for a class to be [...]
Asking for a Pizza and a Coffee – Super Easy
There are two ways of learning a language. Firstly, there is by rote - essentially you'll learn a stock of useful sentences off by heart. And then there is the generative approach: in this method you [...]
What difference does enthusiasm make for language learning? How can I get it in the classroom?
Two great questions that deserve straight forward answers. Q 1. What price does enthusiasm make to learning a language? A. I think we all know the answer to this - but the answer is ALL [...]
What makes a Good Game become Great
What's the secret to a great game?...Well first and foremost it has to be enjoyable. Not many games survive if they aren't any fun!! Less obvious is that they should also be a challenge. Noughts [...]
Finding the Perfect Xmas Gift – a Language wrapped in a Game
It's not easy to find the perfect Xmas gift. There are so many things to consider. But imagine you walked into my shop and you're quite pushy (I'm sure you're not!!) - And this [...]
French Language Trivia Quiz…amazing facts about the French language
How much do you know about the French Language? 15 questions: 8 is an average score; 10 is very good; 12 is excellent Go to our Interactive French Language Trivia Quiz and discover amazing [...]