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
Don't give up learning, don't criticize yourself - just be kind to yourself, throw caution to the wind, and make mistakes. It's a marathon, not a sprint. more »
Instagram is a photo and video social media site offering easy access to short lessons and memes. Here are Kwiziq's favorite Spanish accounts. more »
When learning a language, immersion is ideal and practice is paramount. more »
AP Spanish gives US high school students college-level Spanish credit. It culminates in the AP Spanish Exam, equivalent to a Spanish 301 final exam. more »
Being self-conscious about making mistakes in your foreign language is counter-productive, so don't be. I know it's easier said than done, I've been there. more »
Think of learning a language a bit like climbing a tall but not-too-steep mountain. The first part is the hardest: it's all bad weather and slog. more »
When taking an official Spanish test, there's more to think about than just your Spanish knowledge: you need to be both mentally and physically prepared. more »
One way to jumpstart your language learning journey is spend some time absorbing the sounds of the language: just listen without trying to understand. more »
KwizBot now checks your answer more carefully against the question so that you will no longer be penalized for including part of the question in your answer. more »
There's a lot of confusion about fluency, but there are two myths in particular that lead to many students abandoning their language-learning aspirations. more »