DON'T Complicate Language Learning
Many people are put off learning languages because they think it is difficult to do. Language educators often don’t help, but instead complicate the process with jargon, seeking to describe the minut...
28 Apr 202314min
Stay Curious, Stay Young: The Power of Lifelong Learning
It is so important to stay curious and keep learning new things as you age. I have most certainly found this to be the case. I don’t just learn languages, I am curious about many topics and I feed thi...
25 Apr 20237min
Do You Need to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone? Yes... & No.
Learning a language means leaving the comfort of your native language and confronting the challenges of a new language and its uncertainty. Call it the learning zone. How do we make it more comfortabl...
21 Apr 20237min
Which Language Should You Learn?
People often ask me which language they should learn and my answer is always the same: learn the language you are keenest to learn. Even if you learn for a few months then move on to another language,...
18 Apr 20238min
Culture, Language &…Ghosting: US vs. Europe with @FelifromGermany
Feli is from Germany but lives in the US. She talks a lot about cultural differences on her YouTube channel “Feli from Germany”. There are things she prefers about the US, and some things, not so muc...
13 Apr 202319min
How Languages Shape Our Understanding of History
When I learn a language, I also learn the history of the country. I am transported to that area. I gain a new outlook on the world. It’s a process I always enjoy and am in no hurry to end. In fact, in...
11 Apr 20237min
How to Learn Vocabulary Without Even Trying
For a long time I have been convinced that the simplest and most reliable indicator of our potential and our level in a language is how many words we know. Learning words ought to be a pleasant task a...
4 Apr 202311min
ChatGPT: Should Language Teachers Be Worried?
There are various ways ChatGPT can assist in language learning: Duolingo seems to have enlisted ChatGPT mostly for error correction and role playing. These are not areas of interest to me. However, t...
31 Mar 20238min
