It didn’t take long for the italki Language Challenge to come around again! And it certainly didn’t take me long to get addicted to it…!

What is the italki Language Challenge?

From time to time, italki run Language Challenges, aimed to help to inspire you and keep you focused and motivated with your language studies.

You have a set amount of time to take a set amount of lessons and if you take the Language Pledge (which you can do right here!) then you even get money back at the end when you complete the Challenge!

Why do it?

Having spent at least 18 months learning German, it wasn’t until I took part in the italki New Year Language Challenge earlier this year that I really began to feel confident speaking German. It’s all well and good using books, CDs, podcasts, apps and whatever else to learn a language but if you don’t have the chance to speak to real people you’ll take a a lot longer to progress. If you want to speak in the language you’re learning, then the italki Language Challenge is for you.

I’m doing it too!

Yes, you read right! Despite my crazy amount of language learning and teaching going on right now, I’m going to take part in the upcoming italki World Cup Language Challenge. Mainly to prove to myself, and you, that you can never be too busy to learn a language…I hope!

Check out the video below to find out which language I’m learning and why, how much I know already, and who I want to win the World Cup!

Are you taking the italki World Cup Language Challenge? Why? I’d love to hear your story in the comments!