Here’s the third selection of resources on how to use (and pass) language exams, put together specially for attendees of New Year, New Language 2025. If you missed the first two, here there are again:
Ten brilliant ways to beat exam nerves
A much-loved blog post, in which I help you steady your nerves with tips on what to do … and how to think … as the day of exam judgment approaches! 😉
Ten brilliant ways to beat exam nerves
The fluent show: Language exams – Are they right for you?
I was delighted to be invited to be a guest on The Fluent Show, one of the leading language learner podcasts, hosted by the wonderful Kerstin Cable. In this episode, we talked about how to use language exams as an adult independent language learner. It’s a great conversation. Enjoy!
The ultimate language exam?
The elusive Russian TRKI (Certificate of Russian as a Foreign Language) Fourth Certificate (C2) is one of the most challenging proficiency exams out there. You may not be studying advanced Russian but you’ll be inspired and have takeaways from my series of five interviews with people who’ve passed the Fourth Certificate. Here are links to the first and the most recent two in the series (others linked via these posts):
This top Russian exam really does exist and CAN be passed (interview with Daria)
TRKI Fourth Certificate: the fullest candidate interview yet (interview with Raffi)
Recommended language courses
Olly Richard’s “Uncovered” courses are a great launchpad for the journey from beginner, all the way through to advanced. Available in a range of popular languages. The golden thread running through each course is an enticing story, which keeps you engaged from unit to unit and helps you to absorb the language without realising it. He calls it “StoryLearning”.
I’m proud to partner with Olly in promoting these quality courses and if you sign up for one of the
That was the final set of advanced resources. Hope you enjoyed them and check out the full list of articles here: blog archive.
