017: How much time should I spend on pronunciation?
Jenny asks: "My English teacher used to say that it's important to speak with a native-like accent. Do you think it's important to spend a lot of time on pronunciation as a beginner?" In this episode:...
26 Touko 201514min
016: How do you stay motivated when you're living at home?
Yingnoi Lee asks: "How do you concentrate on learning foreign languages when you're living in your homeland?" In this episode: Tactics for staying motivated whilst learning a foreign language whereve...
21 Touko 201511min
015: How do I organise vocabulary from different books?
Judi asks: "I'm learning Spanish from two different books at the moment. How can I keep my vocabulary organised between them?" In this episode: Learning with two different books Keeping vocabulary or...
19 Touko 201510min
014: Can you use one language to learn another?
Linda asks: "What do you think of using the Laddering technique to use one second language to learn another?" In this episode: The laddering technique When does it make sense to use one language to l...
14 Touko 201515min
013: When is it time to move on to another language?
Tamiyo asks: "When do you decide you've learnt enough and it's time to move on to another language?" In this episode: Why are you learning a language in the first place? When are you fluent enough? W...
12 Touko 201512min
012: How can I learn advanced English vocabulary?
Davide asks: "I'm very fluent in English but there are still words I don't know. How can I learn them?" In this episode: Moving from fluent to advanced The law of diminishing returns Learning advance...
7 Touko 201512min
011: I'm 17. Should I bother learning a language?
Today's episode features a question from Ben: "I'm 17. Should I bother learning a language, when technology can already do so much for us?" In this episode: Technology is advancing quickly We're gett...
5 Touko 201511min
010: How can you learn a completely different language?
Today's episode features a question from Cecilia: "How can I learn a language that's completely different to my own?" In this episode: How can you learn a completely different language? Why closer la...
30 Huhti 201512min
