Laura is a French expert and Kwiziq's Head of Quality Control. Online educator since '99, Laura is passionate about language, travel, and cooking. She's American by birth and a permanent ex-pat by choice - freelancing made it possible for her to travel extensively and live in several countries before settling permanently in
Guadeloupe. Laura is the author of
Lawless French,
Lawless Spanish, and other websites and books on French, Spanish, Italian, English, and vegetarianism. She spends most of her spare time reading, playing with food, and enjoying water sports.
Posts by Laura
The Kwiziq Spanish team is hard at work creating a Latin American Spanish version of the site. Here's a look behind the scenes. more »
The Kwiziq Leaderboard is a fun way to compete informally with other users on on the network, but Top Testers has always been a bit controversial. more »
Whatever your dreams related to Spanish may be, setting goals is one of the most effective tools in your learning arsenal. more »
To celebrate the run-up to Christmas, the Kwiziq team created an interactive Advent calendar, just for you! But there's a twist. more »
Twitter's microblog format is perfect for mini Spanish lessons like words of the day and quotations. Here are our favorite accounts and hashtags for Spanish. more »
Many students find that their speaking ability lags behind their other Spanish skills. Here are some ideas to help you practice speaking on your own. more »
Practice is vital but there's more to it than that. It's not just practice you need, but rather, according to Anders Ericsson, deliberate practice. more »
Once you've memorized your vocab lists and verb tables, what then? It's time to put your Spanish skills to work by actually speaking. more »
Research shows that growth mindsets are much better for learning, but fortunately fixed mindsets - despite their name - can be changed. more »
There are various tools - including many free ones - available for Spanish listening practice, including online exercises and podcasts. more »