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
Repetition is one of the most important, yet undervalued learning techniques. New research has found a way to make it even more effective. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Learn about le cassoulet, a traditional dish enjoyed throughout southwest France. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Test yourself on making adjectives agree with masculine plural nouns in this fill-in-the-blanks exercise. more »
Online translators are lifesavers when you need something incomprehensible translated, but they have severe limitations and extremely limited uses. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Learn about two famous French candies. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Happy Bastille Day! Learn about the French national holiday in our bilingual audio article. more »