The journal
Writing about language: what a level actually means, what is known about learning a language as an adult, and what changes when you already speak more than one.
20 October 2026
Moving between languages within the same day is not unusual around the world, and it is not a handicap to start from. It is a practice, with its own moves, and some of them help directly when you take on one more language.
20 October 2026
People often assume that learning a language as an adult is mostly a matter of willpower. That is partly true, and badly distributed: how your hours are spaced matters as much as how many you put in. What the research shows, what it does not, and what you can do with it this week.
20 October 2026
A2, B1, C1: these labels are everywhere, on job adverts and language schools alike. They describe something precise, and far narrower than most people assume. Here is what they measure, and what they quietly leave aside.
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