123: How can we change language education in schools?
Kevin asks: "School put me off languages. How can we make sure that doesn't happen to other kids?" In this episode: I'm joined by special guest Lindsay Dow! How languages are taught in school What mo...
29 Jul 201636min
122: Pronunciation in difficult languages
Tony asks: "I'm learning Danish, how can I better understand their pronunciation?" In this episode: It's vital to learn the basic phonetics of a new language Get a teacher to help you It takes time t...
26 Jul 201610min
121: I'm not motivated to speak, but...
Juliano asks: "I'm not motivated to speak, but I still need to improve!" In this episode: Speaking is a muscle, you need to practise! How I have struggled with motivation before Things you can do to ...
21 Jul 201615min
120: The mother tongue's role in vocabulary learning
Rocco asks: "What role should your mother tongue play in learning vocabulary?" In this episode: Translation is useful (and desirable) at the early stages of learning a language Over time, you should ...
19 Jul 201614min
119: I can't understand English TV
Mateusz asks: "I have trouble understanding TV in English. What should I do?" In this episode: TV, movies and radio are "larger than life" and often contain language that's not common or everyday Wat...
16 Jul 201613min
118: How to choose intermediate material
Marcus asks: "What's the best way to choose intermediate material?" In this episode: There is often no "perfect" choice for intermediate level material The available choice can depend on the language...
14 Jul 201613min
117: Conversation with Steve Kaufmann Part 2
In this episode, I sit down for a chat with Steve Kaufmann. This is part 2 of the conversation. In this episode: What role languages play in our lives Asian languages Chinese, Japanese and Korean Lea...
7 Jul 201621min
116: Conversation with Steve Kaufmann Part 1
In this episode, I sit down for a chat with Steve Kaufmann. This is part 1 of the conversation. In this episode: Learning and maintaining multiple languages Don't your language interfere with each ot...
5 Jul 201621min
