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Are you interested in language learning?

Do you want to learn Spanish? Perhaps one of the languages of love--French or Italian are more up your alley.

Maybe you are an adventurer and want to learn Arabic. Does Mandarin, the language with the most native speakers interest you?

Perhaps you’d prefer something off the beaten track—does the unwritten language of the Kwiao tickle your fancy? Whether it’s Spanish, Arabic – or Telugu, Gikuyu, or Zulu – we can help.

We offer a language learning method to help anyone learn any language.

The tips and techniques on our website can help you, whether….

… you are taking formal courses,

… you are studying on your own,

… you are just starting to learn a new language, or

… you speak another language, but want to get better at it.


Now Available
Study Abroad Handbook


Planning to study abroad? Having a hard time choosing a program?

Check out our helpful guide "How to Choose an International Study Abroad Program."

Best of all, it's a FREE download.

We offer a method that will turbo-boost your studies and enhance your ability to understand the culture of your chosen country. We will be your reassuring coach to help you through the hard times, celebrate the victories, and provide perspective that will help you laugh at your mistakes.

Here are a few reasons for learning a second language:

  • My fiancé speaks it, so I want to learn it.
  • My daughter is moving to that country.
  • Because it is there.
  • I had to take another language in school, and I chose this one.
  • We are hosting an exchange student from that country.
  • I’m going on vacation there.
  • I have always been fascinated by people from that country.
  • My neighbors speak it, and I want to get to know them better.

What is your reason for studying a second language?

Language Lovers

We love language learning
We are a family of language lovers who have had wonderful experiences living abroad. We’re not academics or professional linguists. We speak from your viewpoint rather than a teacher-directed viewpoint. This interest in foreign cultures came from my grandmother who joined the Peace Corps at age sixty-three. See her above bargaining for bananas? (She's the lady without the hat.)


The Whole World Guide


Love the ideas and language learning tips here in our website? Want to learn more about the Walkabout method? Buy your own copy of The Whole World Guide to Language Learning: How to live and learn any foreign language.

This book is chock full of ideas on how to use Walkabout language learning. It has sample lesson plans as well as language learning drills and practice tips. Order your copy today.

I’m Leslie, and in the late seventies I accompanied my parents Ann and Terry Marshall, who were Peace Corps country directors in the Solomon Islands. We’ve had many successes, survived a few flub-ups, and built special friendships during our travels. Click here to meet us.

If you’ve found our website, you are probably a language learner, or want to be one. Most likely you have an affinity to people in general and a desire to understand them better through living, learning, and speaking as they do.

Please join us in your expedition to cross-cultural fluency. Browse our website—a work in progress—and come back to see what we’ve added. We invite you to share your language successes (and faux pas) so that together we can enrich the experience of others: we will post the best (and worst) of your stories in our Language Lore page.


Check out our latest additions!


Multicultural Literature


Check out the latest additions to our multicultural literature section: Multicultural Stories.

This section offers both fictional and non-fictional stories and essays set in regions around the world. You can read them on line for FREE.

Spanish Blog: Travel and learn with the Marshalls in Cusco, Peru. Find tips and advice about how to implement Walkabout Language Learning in a real world setting. Launched January 2008.

Stories in Cross Cultural Living: Read short stories and essays, both fiction and non-fiction that explore culture from a literary perspective. Launched March 2008.

Learning about Culture: An introduction to the joys and potential pitfalls of living abroad. Learn about culture shock and how to manage it. Launched April 2008.

Or, go to our What's New page to see a detailed list of the most recent pages.


Where do you want to start?

The summaries below describe language learning topics on our website. We add content regularly; check What's New to see the latest. Please come back soon, and often.

What's New on Walkabout Language Learning?
Welcome to our What's New page. This page contains the latest content that we've added to our language learning website.

Welcome to Walkabout Language Learning™
Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language? Walkabout Language Learning™ is the starting point for creating your personal language learning plan. Learn how to teach yourself another language.

Walkabout Language Learning™ Strategies
Walkabout Language Learning™ utilizes three basic language learning strategies. This page introduces you to the basic techniques for learning a second language.

Foreign Language Course: The Daily Cycle
The page introduces the Daily Cycle of the Walkabout foreign language course. It introduces the basic steps in the five step learning cycle.

The Whole World Guide to Language Learning by Terry Marshall
The Whole World Guide to Language Learning teaches a self-directed language learning method. It is great for those living abroad, or anyone interested in learning a new language.

Define language needs: Self-Rating Scale
You’re learning a foreign language. How will you define language needs? Rate your progress? Use this scale to measure your progress.

Language Lore: Culture and Language Stories
Welcome to our Language Lore page. This is the language and culture headquarters. Learn from on our expeditions; share your experiences.

Culture and Customs: Living abroad can be shocking
Living abroad is a great way to learn about the culture and customs of another country. Living in another land brings its own share of joys and difficulties. Learn more about culture shock.

Stories: Multicultural Literature
Language learning exposes us to new cultures and vocabulary. Terry Marshall shares multicultural literature -- fiction and non-fiction -- from cross cultural experiences.

Meet Your Language Guides
Your language guides want to help you learn a foreign language and understand other cultures. The Marshall family will make learning an adventure. They draw on Peace Corps and other experience.

Contact Us
Use this form to contact Your Langauge Guide.com.

Siete Maravillas del Mundo: Místico Machu Picchu
Recien, Machu Picchu era nombrado una de las siete maravillas del mundo. Cuando Ann no pudo subir a majestuoso Wayna Picchu, tenia sus propias experiencias misticas en esta ciudad sagrada...

An International Study Abroad Program? How do I to choose?
Ready to try your foreign language skills in a real country? Here is a practical guide to help you choose your international study abroad program.


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