How I Learn Languages From Scratch
When I start a new language, I sometimes know a related language and that helps. This is a video of me starting two languages that are not related to languages I know, Finnish and Indonesian.
7 Mar 202312min
Language Education in Japan & the US 日本と米国の言語教育 in English & Japanese
Mayu has a YouTube channel called Mayu E Room. She helps Japanese people learning English. We talk about the language education system in Japan and also Mayu’s experience in the US. She studied langua...
2 Mar 202315min
Why I Don't Do Language Tests, Drills or Quizzes
Do you think quizzes and tests are essential for language learning? Traditional language instruction certainly has many of us believing this to be true. In this video I explain why I don’t do quizzes,...
28 Feb 20236min
How to Get Started Learning a Language
As Aristotle said “well begun is half done”. Laozi said “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. This is true for language learning. Just getting started is half the battle, but you nee...
23 Feb 20236min
Why I Say “Don’t Aspire to Fluency in Language Learning”
It’s not enough to have a lofty language learning goal like “I want to be fluent”. What matters more is that you focus on what you are going to do every day with the language. Find activities that giv...
21 Feb 20235min
ChatGPT, AI & Language Learning with Luca Lampariello
No better person to talk to about chatGPT, AI, and language learning, than my friend and outstanding polyglot, Luca Lampariello. We are of the old school. Will a younger generation learn languages dif...
16 Feb 202322min
What Are the Basics in Language Learning (And Do They Matter)?
Numbers, colours, days of the week, family members, body parts, greetings, etc. I have never understood the need to focus on such vocabulary when we start learning a new language. In fact, I find it m...
14 Feb 20239min
How To Deal With The Language Learning Plateau
The plateau is a concept that comes up often in language learning. We have some initial success in acquiring new words and gaining a sense of this new language, then we come to that period where there...
9 Feb 20235min
