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
YouTube is an amazing depository of Spanish content, combining video or images with audio for multimedia learning. Here are some channels we recommend. more »
The elusive fluency is found somewhere between conversational and native language proficiency. Linguists generally agree that it's closer to the latter. more »
An excellent way to learn about another culture is by keeping up with current events. Here are some Spanish news sources to help you get informed. more »
Take learning Spanish to a whole new level by understanding learning blind spots: how they can cripple your progress, and how to find and eliminate them. more »
You'll never learn all Spanish vocabulary, but there are ways that you can specifically work on increasing the number of words you know. more »
There are tons of great French learning and practice opportunities to be found on Facebook. more »
Specific tips on how to practice and improve your Spanish reading skills. more »
Taking an online Spanish test is one of the most effective things you can do to learn the Spanish language. more »
Bilingual dictionaries are essential to every language learner, but using them requires more than just accepting the first translation you see. more »
People often say that dreaming in a foreign language is a sign of fluency, but is it really? The short answer is "No." more »