How to Read 1 Million Words a Year in Your Target Language
📚 Elon Musk allegedly reads 2 books a DAY! That's over 37 million words a year! (For comparison, the average person finishes only 14 books a YEAR.)
14 Jul 202311min
Do You Really Need a Teacher to Get Fluent in a Language?
Some people argue that you must work with a teacher to get fluent in a language, others claim that teachers are unnecessary and that you can learn on your own. So which is correct? Like most things in...
5 Jul 20237min
The Unsung Hero in Language Learning
I have been learning languages for over 50 years. In this time there is one development in particular that has allowed me to learn more efficiently and given me access to new worlds of meaningful and ...
30 Jun 20235min
Language Learning is Like an Iceberg
I like analogies, they help us understand. An analogy I thought of recently was how our knowledge of a language is like an iceberg: what we can produce or think we know at any given moment is just the...
27 Jun 20235min
Active & Passive Vocabulary: When Do We Know a Word?
When do we know a word? Who cares? Just keep pumping words into your brain. Keep on actively pursuing words. That’s what we measure at LingQ. How many words you have grabbed and thrown into your brain...
20 Jun 20235min
How I Immerse Myself in a Language
Language immersion doesn’t depend so much on where you are, although it can. It depends more on your attitude towards the language you are learning, and your actions as a learner.
16 Jun 202310min
How To Improve Your Speaking
Some people are afraid to speak in their target language. It needn’t happen. We can prepare for speaking. We can recognize speaking as a part of our learning process, not a performance to be judged by...
13 Jun 20237min
The BEST Way to Measure Language Learning Success
The journey is the reward. As long as you are actively engaged with your target language, listening, reading, speaking or writing, in ways that you find meaningful and enjoyable, you will achieve your...
8 Jun 20235min
